Q:Right now, I have wood flooring in my house built in the 1930s. Is there a chance that there could be carpet under the original hardwood flooring?

It would be extremely unlikely that carpet would be underneath hardwood. Quite often you will find the opposite: hardwood flooring is often found underneath carpet. Hardwood flooring requires fastening to a very solid surface, which carpet does not provide. You should go to a floor heat register in a room in question, and take the vent cover off of the register. You will find a perfect dissection of the flooring layers, with the subfloor at the very bottom. What you find in between that and the hardwood will answer your question. Hope that helps!

Q:I bought a turquoise accent rug from target and it's bleeding onto my tile. The label says spot clean only but if I put it in the washing machine will all of the color come out? Is there any other way to clean it?

Hmm. I have bought the same type of rug only in a dark blue with the note to spot clean. I had the same thing happen except on linoleum. I didn't really pay much for it so I thought I'd try washing it on a gentle cycle, the materials it was made from was pretty durable (don't know what yours is made of) so I washed alone and added vinegar to the wash (which is said will set the color). I washed mine on a medium load to make sure the water completely covered the rug, add the vinegar to the water as its filling. I poured mine in but if I had to guess I used about 2 cups and don't use detergent. I stopped the cycle and let the rug sit in the solution for about 1/2 hour then continued the wash cycle. I thought it did a good job. I used the vinegar/water wash a few times and noticed that it did help with the bleeding. Good luck whatever you end up doing.

Q:How to distinguish between good and bad carpet?

Is the carpet backing peeling strength: on the back of the tufted carpet latex glued with a layer of mesh cloth, in the selection of the carpet, hand bottom cloth gently tear up, look at the adhesion degree, such as adhesion is not high, the bottom cloth and the blanket body is easy to separate, so the carpet not durable.

Q:I had to pull back the carpet in my hallway. How do I get the edges back down smoothe along the walls? There are strips of carpet tacs.

For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/aygRH The tacks are embedded in the carpet tack strip. When you hammer them down, you loosen them up from the carpet strip. So they'll be more prone to popping back up. Especially in a high traffic area. They usually pop up when the carpet is wearing down. You could replace the carpet strip and re-stretch the carpet, or think about new carpet altogether. Either way, replace the strip.

Q:Can laundry detergent be used to clean the carpet

It depends on the materials of your carpet. Small is no peoblem. If the carpet is too large, then you have no way to clean by yourself. use shampoo, don't try to clean antique carpets on your own, the other is no problem,

Q:I have carpet in my great room. The color is desert sand. I have two small children who have spilled drinks and other things and stained the carpet in several places. Is there a home remedy to cleaning this carpet without having to hire Stanley Steamer or rent a rug doctor? I have a Bissel steam cleaner, but it just doesn't do the job.

I too, have kids (and a dog...) and I know how tough it is to keep up when it comes to the carpet. There are powder carpet cleaners that work great. I know you can get them at Oreck or Sears, and I'm sure other places as well. These are great products because you don't have to wait for the carpet to dry after using. Also, try Basic H-It's a Shaklee product and works wonders on all kinds of stains. My sister got me started with Shaklee and not only are their products environmentally safe but they really do work great! As you stated that you have small children, cleaning chemicals may not be something you want to put on your carpet.

Q:help on rug costs-- geometry?

23) area of first rug: 1363 in, area of second rug 9024 in you get the ratios of the rugs by dividing the two rugs by each other. (9024/1363) is 6.62in:1:in 24) yes the bigger rug is a better buy. you get 30 inches per dollar, the other one is only 17 in/dollar

Q:It's like a Persian rug (much less expensive--a rustic rug for our lodge-style home that's perfect as a wallhanging, but we want to hang the rug like a tapestry using velcro against a velcro-stapled board (as they do in museums). The problem is that the weaving is so virtually impenetrable that I'm breaking needles, fraying thread, creating callouses, dying a slow death :-) This will take me next to forever. There must be a better way than doing this by hand. Or, am I simply using the wrong equipment? I'm using curved upholstery needles, thimbles, upholstery thread (the thread often frays or comes out of its knot!), pliers (for the intense pushing of the needles through the shield-like rug backing. Please help!I just need to sew a two-inch strip that's about 6 ft. in length, but I've spent half a day sewing about 3 inches!

Instead of sewing on the Velcro, use a stapler, with the flat side of the staple on the back of the rug. The bent prongs will be hidden in the nap of the weave on the front side. If you have to sew it, use a very thick upholstry needle, or one for counted cross stitch. The needle is very heavy and has a broad eye. Use a small piece of rubbery plastic to grip the needle as it goes through the Velcro and rug. Use quilting thread or buttonhole twist, doubled and run through a piece of candle or beeswax.

Q:My daughter is 4 and right now she just has a big piece of loose carpet (not even fitted to the room) over linoleum. We plan on putting in different flooring, and I'm thinking of carpet tiles. Is this a good choice for a kid's room?What are some pros and cons with both carpet and carpet toilet?

Carpet tiles over full carpet. The carpet in my childhood bedroom has silly putty stuck in it, marker stains, nailpolish stains, paint spills, you name it. Carpet tiles are good for young kids because you can REPLACE them. Accidents happen, kids are messy and getting someone to clean your carpet is expensive. This also gives you the option to change the flooring when your daughter gets older if she wants something different. Picking up carpet tiles is cheaper then hiring someone to take out old carpet and install new.

Q:HOw can i make my carpets look brand new and fresher like when it was new. i steam clean but it looks flat how can it look better

have the pros come in twice annually.