One of the most common first steps that our customers take after they discover bed bugs is dispose of their mattress sofa or other furniture.
Disposing of furniture with bed bugs.
Many communities require that citizens do at least one of the following.
This should be done in the unit before it is.
Attach a sign to the furniture clearly stating bed bug infested do not take to discourage other people from taking infested furniture to their.
The premise behind that action is simple.
We can t stress enough make sure all furniture is enclosed in a cocoon of non porous material that being said we like plastic wrap.
Make several slices into the mattress and box spring to render them undesirable for use.
When it comes to disposal you want professionals you can trust to remove affected furniture quickly efficiently and safely.
Purchase or obtain furnishings from a low risk reliable source.
They found bed bugs on the bed so throwing away the bed gets rid of them.
The first point to discuss is that disposing of infested furniture is often not necessary as most items should and can be salvaged.
Do this in the room where the.
Inspect for bed bugs before bringing it into the building.
For example mattresses can be slashed.
Make sure there are no holes or crevices where bed bugs can fall or crawl out.
Do not purchase used beds and be cautious of disposed furniture and other.
Spray paint in bright colors bed bugs.
Wrap all contaminated furniture with plastic wrap or special bed bug bags.
Furniture should be wrapped in plastic so bed bugs cannot escape.
Item was stored so that bed bugs do not spread throughout the house.
Even if more are hiding somewhere else getting.
Before disposal wrap the item in heavy duty plastic and securely seal it with duct tape.
Get rid of clutter around the bed.
Look in all seams cracks and crevices.
It is important to do this because a couch on the curb is very likely to get scooped up.
Wrap the mattress box spring or other furniture in heavy plastic taping it.
If you have decided to throw out bed bug infested furniture.
Though many exterminators can salvage most or even all of your furniture most homeowners find themselves unwilling to sleep on a mattress after bed bugs have been found even after the infestation has been addressed.
If you are disposing of infested furniture such as couches it is important to try and ruin the structure of the furniture like breaking the frame of the couch or ripping cushions.
Look in fabric rips and.
At jiffy junk we understand how important it is to get rid of infested furniture ethically and responsibly.
Bedbugs may live up to a year without feeding so keep the cover on your mattress for at least a year to make sure all bugs in the mattress are dead.
Break up bed frames or furniture to render them unusable.