Q:what's the characteristic of a good quality area rug?should I buy machine made or hand made?

There are many nice machine made rugs that are not very expensive.You can find them at department stores, which often have sales, and home improvement stores -- which are good ones for high traffic areas. Hand made ones will be more expensive, it's all in how much you can afford.

Q:I'm looking for the best vacuum cleaner that washes house rug/carpet. Any price will be ok. Once it does the job. Thanks

Steam vacuum cleaners are the best among all other vacuum cleaners. It removes all stains perfectly due to the steam cleaning feature. But always prefer to use some most trusted brand to get best equipment.

Q:1600*800 what size carpet is appropriate below the tea table?

Generally according to the sofa and coffee table from the distance to set, as long as the big tea table 50~80 centimeters can be, that is, 1.7 meters *0.9 meters or so (can be bigger, even the living room shop is better).

Q:What kind of carpet is good

Has the characteristics of sound absorption, comfortable etc.. Handmade woolen carpets and silk carpets are high-end carpets. The biggest characteristic of nylon carpet is that it has strong abrasion resistance, or chemical fiber carpet, warm, elegant color, corridor or public areas can choose Axminster carpet, you can also use nylon carpet, it won't fade color. Home is usually handmade wool carpets or silk carpets, generally, the hotel room will choose the wool carpet, it's not easy to aging and very beautiful

Q:how to deal with the open side of the woven carpet?

The resilience of the blanket directly affects the comfort of the carpet, the bottom lining is not easy to leak out, the better the flexibility. The greater the density, to see whether the bottom liner comes out. Generally you can fold the carpet back to back in the selection of carpet

Q:Carpet is worn to padding something black under the carpet its showing and landlord is cheap and doesn't want to fix anything. Exterminator told landlord a year ago it needed replaced but landlord ignored. My kids and I have to wear flip flops in the house because this carpet is nauseating. I was going to buy a carpet cleaner but im not wasting my money or time on this carpet. Been here 8 years and carpet was here before I moved in.

if you have lived there 8 yrs and the carpet was there when you moved in all the wear and tear is as a result of you living and using it, it would appear you failed to keep the carpet in good condition, which would be part of your responsibility when renting it is not likely the landlord can even replace it until you move out, or you somehow move all your furniture so it can be replaced I had a tenant we needed to replace the carpet but there is no way I would ask the carpet layer to move ALL her furniture to lay down a carpet, she had a whole lot of furniture

Q:is a carpet cleaner job hard or an easy job?

For the most part, it is a fairly easy job, but this does not mean it is not challenging. You may get several jobs in a row where the carpet is immaculate and they homeowner's have moved everything for you. Then, you'll get a job where there are spots everywhere, that have been set (made into stains) by previous cleaning attempts and the homeowner will be expecting miracles. Easy or hard, it can be a rewarding job. You work a miracle on someone's carpet and the smile on their face makes it worth it.

Q:Can I use a fabric dye (RIT), and just paint it on the 3quot; wide border? Want to change from present light blue to dark brown.jackie

I have worked with Rit dyes quite frequently and although they are good dies for natural fibers, I am not sure painting a boarder will net the results you desire. First of all, the dye has to be mixed with salt. Because you will not be able to rinse and spin the dye out of he rug, that salt will just remain in your rug when the dye has dried. This may leave salt crystals in your rug along with making it quite stiff. And,because the dye is wet, it will certainly bleed outside of the boarders of the rug. Another problem is the dye bleeding onto the floor causing permanent damage. Even if you can jump over these obstacles, the dye will remain in the rug, full strength because it can not be rinsed and spun out, so it can easily transfer the color from the rug to your shoes to other areas of the house. And, heaven forbid, if the rug gets wet at a later date it will reactivate the dye and boy I will hear you cursing from here. So, you see, using this type of dying process is really full of challenges and there is too much to go wrong so I do not think it is worth the risk. However, there may be other dyes I am unaware of. Do an internet search on dyes and also rug dying to get some helpful hints and possible products that will net you the results you are after. I have lots of resources that I will check on and edit my answer if I get more information.

Q:My walls are painted light gray, I am looking to replace my carpet. Which color matches well with light gray. I had a light blue carpet. Should i get the same color

Light Gray Walls

Q:can garment steamer iron the carpet

Of course, because it is steam, the water evaporates very fast, but it needs to be aired after ironing, or sun it.