Q:than cleaning it at home with my own carpet cleaning machine? For example I have a stain on my carpet in my living room. When I clean it, it looks clean....but a few weeks later it pops up again....if I hire professionals will it come up?

Professional service is definitely better than DIY cleaning because they understand the problem and possess the skills and equipment on how to deal with it.

Q:my carpet it is filthy. it has smelled since the day i moved in a month ago and the bottom of my feet are gray after walking on it. the apartment managers refuse to change it and have told me i can break the lease but i would be penalized. who do i contact to have my carpets tested or confirm that they're not up to standards??

There is no standard for carpet in any area. In fact, the landlord doesn't have to provide carpet at all. It sounds like what is happening is that the landlord is using a cheap carpet cleaning service that is getting dirty water back on the carpet...if the carpet cleaning leaves too much water in the carpet, it will mold and mildew with closed windows. My advice: 1. See if a friend has a dehumidier you can borrow...that will be most of your problem. 2. Find a carpet cleaner that has a Chem Dry system...that is a specific type of cleaning... (NOT STEAM CLEANING!)...I have found these to be far superior. Cheap carpet will also release dye.

Q:THE COLOR IS CYAN, AND THE CARPET IS BEIGE

I had just had the carpets cleaned when the next day dropped a toner cartridge on the carpet. Did not want to have it cleaned again, I tried several different substances before I found one that took all the ink out. It is a cleanser that has peroxide in it, so you could probably try using a mixture of water and peroxide on the carpet. Dab with a white towel. Do not rub, or you will be pushing the color further down into the carpet. As long as you have color coming onto the rag, you are pulling ink out of the carpet. Might take several attempts. You also might have to redo it once the carpet has dried. This is called wicking when the stain comes back up to the surface.

Q:I'm trying to figure out how to place a standard rectangular rug under a horseshoe shaped sectional with an oval coffee table making up the center. Should the rug go under the whole sectional with room to spare behind it? That would have to be a very large rug.Can the sectional be only partway under the rug?

Horseshoe Shaped Couch

Q:I need to carpet my whole house because there are extremely ugly tiles throughout the house. I cannot afford professional carpeting. I want to do it myself. My questions are: do carpet tiles look good? And approximately whats the price of carpet tiles, the amount for one regular size room?

Carpet tiles look fine. I'm in a commercial building where carpet tiles are used almost everywhere, and they look and function quite well. They also have the advantage that if damage occurs, or wear becomes too noticeable, the tiles can be pulled up and replaced. Prices vary a lot according to the design, depth of the pile, resistance to wear, etc.

Q:I have never purchased new carpet and do not know where to begin. What type of carpet is best for high traffic areas? This will be in our living room. Thanks for the input!

Nylon all the way. Wool is superb but very $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Saxony, Plush or Frieze with a 40oz+ face weight with a good padding----Slab Rubber and Frothed Foam are the Luxury pads...light years above Rebond. Note: Buy the best pad you can afford. The pad will make the carpet look better and last longer.

Q:I have a large family room - 25 x 16 feet. I currently have a 9x12 rug on one side and want to add another on the other side of the room. The rug that works best with my existing rug only comes in 5'8x9 or 8'8x10. The first seems a little small and the second a little big. Can you have two large rugs in one room or does that overpower the room? I would only have about 14 between the two rugs if I went with the larger rug. It seems like it would look like a little landing strip. But I don't want the small one to look like a postage stamp. What to do?

Lay out a template of each rug size for the chair and ottoman area. You should be able to see more clearly which size would be best. Also the rug in that area does not have to be large enough for the pieces to set totally on. It merely has to define the area and add interest.

Q:What kind of carpet do you use in the office?

The office carpet can play a very good decorative effect, carpet color and pattern can choose according to their own preferences, but the office carpet can reduce noise, help you to create a quiet and comfortable office environment, once again, the office carpet can play the role of slip.

Q:Best auto carpet cleaner

Hello If you want to clean dirty automobile carpet,hire the best carpet cleaning company.Heavenly Touch Carpet Upholstery Cleaning is great Company! These guys are all nice and come in and get right to work. They delivered the best results and carpet looks great and no more smell.You definitely feel like they do good work for a good price.For more information,you can call us at (408) 252-5402 or visit the website Good Luck! Thanks Pretson

Q:I'm considering renting a house. So I can't make any permanent changes. The house has carpet in the living room but not the bedrooms. I would like to install some carpet in the bedrooms, but someone told me I would have to glue it down. Is there a way to install carpet without having any effect on the real wood floors beneath?

any carpet you install is going to damage the wood floor and you are going to pay to have it re-done average price 500 dollars a room the land lord will inflate the bill use double sided area rugs or get slippers