Q:I just bought a new roll of Reptile Carpet. I've never used Reptile Carpet before, but I decided that you have to experiment with substrates to see what your reptiles like best. Anyway, I want to know how to clean the carpet. The roll I bought came in a kit with other things made by Zilla (reptile supply brand. and it didn't come with any instructions on cleaning the carpet. I know you can clean it, because I've read online comments on Zilla being a very good brand of carpet because of it's eco-friendly (made out of recycled bottles re-usable by washing). Could tell me how they clean their Zilla Reptile Carpet, or any other brand that is basically that same as Zilla's carpet? I would like to know how you clean it, what detergents/soaps (if any) to use, and how to dry (is it machine dryable, or air dryable?)

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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!

This Site Might Help You. RE: Carpet recommendations? 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!

Q:dried into wool rug

I don't have wool rugs, but I use Nature's Miracle spray pretty successfully on my carpeting. I looked at the directions on the bottle, and it doesn't say either way that you can or cannot use it on wool rugs; just says for use on all surfaces including carpets (recommends testing small spot in corner). You can purchase it at your local PetsMart if you have one. They sell a small size for under $10 which is nice if it doesn't work (but I bet it will). Then afterward, you can buy it in a much larger size, which per fluid ounce is a much better deal. So funny you should ask this question -- right before I logged on to Yahoo! Answers this AM, I had to remove a urine stain -- a gift from my little 5 lb. chihuahua! Thank goodness she's not a Great Dane! (only for that reason)!

Q:My 4 year old cat only pees in his litter box once after the litter is changed. Then he pees on everything! From rugs, to carpet, to clothes left on the floor. We've washed every rug he's peed on, just in case it's a territorial thing, but he just won't stop.

i agree with amy k it sounds like he isn';t liking the litter, my female 18 month old was doing the same thing only it was on beds. I asked around and found out some interesting things. When you wash the rugs afterwards spray an oder nutraliser like feliway or piss off this nutralises any oders that the cat can smell. Like dogs cats have a way more sensitive nose to us so he can probably still smell his urine on there. This stuff works well and can be bought from a good pet shop. Also i switched my litter to the crystals. My cats had to get used to it because they were used to the clumping litter but the crystals draw away the oder and draw the wee to the bottom so it lasts longer. Try this n see if it helps :) Good luck

Q:I already have my carpet and padding. We purchased a whole house of like new, but used carpet at a great price for our LR and BR's and we have carpet padding. We planned to pay to have the carpet installed, but we are now completely out of money and paying someone is not an option. I know it will not be as nice or last as long, but I am wondering if we can glue the carpet down? It's just a regular mid-grade plush carpet. I am also wondering if this can be done with carpet padding or can it only be glued directly to the sub-floor? I am trying to figure out if I could staple down the carpet padding and somehow glue the carpet to the padding? Any help/suggestions on gluing down carpet with or without padding would be appreciated. Thanks!

Carpet and a separate pad cannot be glued down . This system needs the tack strip on the perimeter. Any and all carpet can be just glued direct. Not a comfortable walk on regular carpet but it can be done. Getting the stretch on this type of carpet installation is hard for a DIY er. Glue direct commercial carpet is a different story. Plus consider what you d pay for glue ( not cheap) and reconsider having it professionally installed. Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL

Q:my brother spilled water on the carpet and instead of drying it up he just threw a towel over it and left it all night. now the carpet smells really bad of mildew. i tried washing it with soap and water and it helped a little. i tried febreeze but that did no good. i don't have a steam carpet cleaner.

The carpet just sat overnight and now smells of mildew? Wow. First you need to kill the mildew. I would spray it with Lysol so that you saturate the wet spot. You need to make sure that the padding underneath the carpet will be clean and dry, so you may even need to lift up the carpet to check the padding. If the water has saturated through to the padding, you need to Lysol that too. Then blot it with a towel to get as much of the moisture out as possible, and turn a fan on that spot and leave it for a couple of days until you are sure it is completely dry. Then work some baking soda into the carpet and vacuum it up.

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Actually pinky it would be a multiple of Pi because going once around the world would be 2Pi...

Q:We are replacing the carpet in two spare rooms with laminate flooring. What is the best way to get rid of the carpet?

Carpet is usually held down with tack strips on the sides. Cut in the middle of carpet roll up, pull off the tack strips and dispose of......

Q:I bought a kitchen rug from Jcpenny's last year some time and it is dirty now and doesn't look nice, so I was wondering how often do you have to replace kitchen rugs?

Zoe is right,wash the darn thing or if it is too big to fit in you washer,shampoo it with a rug shampooer.. OR ..Take it outside and hose it down with the hose and scrub it with a scrub brush and some laundry detergent.Hang it up to dry or just throw it over something, so it can drain and dry out.

Q:How to deal with the cigarette ash on the carpet?

Sweep the ash with a small brush, and then treat the rest of it by vacuum cleaner.