Q:I have to enlarge a raised hearth into a living room. It is already a 12quot; wide x 57quot; rectangle, 8quot; high, into the room with the carpet stretched to tack strip to the old design. I have to make it 10quot; wider into the room to meet code for the fireplace. How should I cut the carpet so that it can be stretched to the new design? My instinct is to draw out the new design, plus the tile dimension, onto the carpet and razor cut along that pattern. Is this correct, or does anyone have a better suggestion? Thank you.

how long is the project going to take? if it is just going to be a few days and you plan on someone getting a stretcher and stretching the carpet back in the new place,I would just pull all the carpet back from one side of the wall,where the herth is, and then put it in and let the carpet guys go from there.... they will also have to take up the old tackwood and put new around the hearth so that would make it a lot easir for them...... if for some reason,like the room is to odd shaped you can't do it like that just allow a couple inches in from the measurements of the new hearth on the carpet and rough cut it...........

Q:I have a rug that my sister gave me as a gift. The colors are perfect for my home and it's the perfect size for where I need it. But there's a problem - it's in a high traffic area (landing on the stairs) and it won't stay put. It creases in the center and gets pushed up against the wall as the traffic goes by - causes safety hazard because now we're tripping all over it, and i'm getting so tired of bending down to straighten it. I know it probably wasn't an expensive rug, but I would hate to throw it out. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get it to stay on the carpet? I was thinking about gluing some thing on the bottom corners to weight it down.... maybe that's a crazy idea. I was also thinking maybe there's a way to attach it to the carpet, like a safety pin.... probably crazy too because then i'd just end up with holes in my carpet. Maybe someone more creative has an idea or knows of a cost effecient product that could help me.

There are special mats you can buy at Lowes, Home Depot, Linens n Things.....just about anywhere that you place under the rug to hold it in place. There are two types. One is for use on carpet and the other for hard floor surfaces. They come in sizes. I have an oriental on carpet that used to creep until I got the mat. All of my rugs on the hardwood floors that are not self gripping have them as well. They work and do no harm to the carpet or floors.

Q:We've recently moved houses and have found there is sandflies/biting insects everywhere. Into the afternoon my TB mare especially is being eaten alive by the insects and is rubbing herself on the fences and she now is starting to loose her coat because of it. I'm looking at buying at coat for her that we can put on her to hopefully stop the insects but as well the sun, but I have know idea what type of rug I should get her... We live in a really hot and humid area so we need something cool. Is there anyone who can help??

There okorder and also maybe on OKorder. I had a TB who had the same issue. Other things that help are: coating them with flyspray every chance you get AND using those Fly Predators things... they really work but I think the season is over for them.

Q:What are the carpet materials, and what kind of carpet is good?

Decorative performance is as good as the pure wool carpet, and more affordable price.Chemical fiber carpet: chemical fiber carpet is also called synthetic fiber carpet, such as polypropylene fiber carpet, polypropylene fiber carpet, polypropylene (polyethylene eye), chemical fiber carpet, nylon carpet and so on. It is a tufted or woven synthetic fibers made of the surface layer, and the underlying linen stitched. The chemical fiber carpet has good abrasion resistance, elasticity and low price, and is suitable for the ground decoration of general buildings.Plastic: plastic carpet carpet is made of polyvinyl chloride resin, plasticizer and other auxiliary materials, through uniform mixing, plastic form, it can replace the carpet and carpet use. Plastic carpet soft texture, bright colors, comfortable and durable, not easy to burn, and can be extinguished, not afraid of wet. Plastic carpet is suitable for hotels, shopping malls, stage, residential and so on. Because the plastic carpet is water resistant, it can also be used in the bathroom to prevent the skid.

Q:I have a rug that is handwoven from India. I am finding it hard to keep free of debri. When I used a vaccum little fuzzy things came up on a few spots of the rug. Any other ideas?

Hand Woven Rugs From India

Q:What's on the carpet, dirty, urgent, etc

The first thing I think of is the stitching of foam floors in children's rooms, and it's Waterproof

Q:my carpet seems to have air trapped underneath it and its bulging up. Is there anyway for me to get it out?

You a kicker tool to strech the carpet.

Q:I need a 10' x 6' or 11' x 7' area rug. the rug will be underneath a table and chairs with wheels. lots of traffic in this area. what should I look for? what type of material? who is a good manufacturer of area rugs?what retailer sells good ones?

first of all, are you looking for an heirloom piece? Try oriental rugs or persian rugs. Very costly. Can set you back a couple grand but will increase in value over time. you need to look behind the rug for the quality. You are looking for handstitched and lots of detail, etc. The most important characteristic for me is durability and washability. Some you can put into the washer, others need special cleaners, some are spot clean only. The second characteristic important to me is texture. I like plush soft carpets that you can walk on with your bare feet. Of course, color choice and design are important. (floral? transitional? contemporary?) I like transitional. I'm a fan of Mohawk and Shaw area rugs. You can find them at Home Depot. Reasonable prices for machine made rugs.

Q:How big is a 8 x 12 rug?No rude answers please If your not going to help me thank you! :)

12 feet one way and 8 feet the other.

Q:Acrylic carpet, acrylic carpet price?

The ratio of dyed polyester, polyester fine material is much better. But it's very different from the price of wool.. General price is in 250-300 yuan / square metre or so... I hope I can help you, do not understand can private letter