Q:My roommate used a rug doctor to clean the carpet, she is a complete cleaning novice, and did it while i was at work. She sprayed to much of the cleaning liquid and left us with slightly damp carpet, it now smells. I have been spraying it with febreeze, but it doesn't seem to be helping too much.I was planning a dinner for some friends on friday night, but it's just embarrassing. Is there anyway i can at least minimize the smell by then?

Ok, is the carpet still wet?? If it is, then get yourself a dehumidifier to dry it out. If it is dry and still smells then there is most likely mold under there. The mold smell will not go away and the worse it is, the worse for your health it is. Have the carpet steam cleaned first, then still get yourself a dehumidifier to dry the carpet this time just to be sure it dries in a timley manor and does not do this again. If after a steam cleaning it still smells... well then the carpet is ruined and will have to be replaced. Good luck.

Q:I'm doing an article about what kinds of rugs to keep out of the sun and I need a creative title for my article.Much thanks :)

rug forrigno, rug munchah's you've got a nice rug rugs are hairy sometimes check these dirty rugs out! Who's rug was that last nigh pugs with rugs speakin' of rugs fun with rugs Your sun have a rug?

Q:Suppose you want to install carpet in a room that measures 18ft x 20ft. The carpet you want costs $28.50/sq yard and comes only in rolls that are 12 feet wide and at least 100 ft long. If you only allow one seam (where the two pieces of carpet meet), what is the most efficient way to lay carpet and how much will the carpet cost?I keep getting that the total carpet will be = to 44 sq yards, and that will cost $1254, no matter what, you need to spend about $3800 on carpet. So there is no more efficient way to lay the carpet?

carpet area = (18*20)/9 = 40 sq yards and if an exact size was available, would cost $1140 but since you HAVE to buy a roll 12ft x 100 ft , the carpet will cost you $3800, as you have calculated

Q:I am planning to rent rug doctor to clean my apt.but afraid whether its so noisy

My father has worked for Rug Doctor over 20 years, and therefore we own one. It's a little loud, but I don't think it is that much louder than any other vacuum. My brother borrowed it once to clean his, and he had no complaints from neighbors. It works pretty good too... and I am not just saying that because I am associated with the company either, lol.

Q:How do I wash the plastic carpet?

Also called rubber 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. The plastic carpet soft texture, color fresh, comfortable and durable, non flammable, and self extinguishing, not wet, not moth eaten, not mildew, good elasticity, abrasion resistance, according to arbitrary area

Q:I dropped a hot coal on my carpet today.I cut the exact same kind of carpet from my closet (to somehow put ontop of the burned area).What would be the best way of putting it in the ruined area of the carpet? Super glue? Should I hire someone? How much would it cost me?

If it is an installed carpet then you will need a carpet installer to fix it, around a fifty dollar repair. If it is a loose layed carpet then flip the carpet over and cut a square out of the carpet big enough to remove the burn, next cut a piece the same size from the piece that you are going to use to fix, now place the piece in the hole making sure the pile stands up and lays down in the right direction, after putting in the hole rather then using an expensive carpet tape just duct tape it into place.

Q:I recently lost a large wall rug in my house due to a fire. The only information I have for it is the following: My grandmother purchased it from a traveling salesman in Canada sometime between 1967-1971. The dimensions of the rug are approx. 6ft long by 3-4 ft tall. It has a picture of polar bears on icebergs. The edging was red yarn-like fringes.I think that this rug is worth something but I can't find anything like it. I need to put a value on it for insurance purposes so I want to find out its true value and need documentation to prove that that rug, or one close to it, is worth a certain amount of money. My other grandmother had a similarly sized rug, possibly sold by the same guy, but it had a bullfighter and bull on it. Any help on this matter is greatly appreciated.

I'm not incredibly familiar with rugs, but I can try to give some help. After searching around a little bit, it seems that most of the rugs fitting this description are between $200-400, but rugs also run much higher in price. If it is a hand-made rug of that size made by a fine rug-maker, you could be talking $1000 dollars or more. I can't say too much more, since I'm in no way qualified to appraise a rug, since I don't know enough about them, but I included some links in the sources that might help you price your rug. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Q:Why is there so much chromatism when producing multi color carpet

So different batches, because dyeing is ralated with the temperature and humidity of the air, the higher the humidity, the darker the color, the lower the temperature, the brighter the color

Q:My house is 5 years old. The carpet looks like it is 15 years old (cheap builders carpet). I have 2 dogs (both about 50lbs) and a cat. We are trying for our first child. Would you reccommend the hardwood laminate flooring or a better quality carpet?

Here is what I have noticed with my friends who have laminate or hardwood floors versus those of us that have carpeting. 1 - Wood floors are very unforgiving with crumbs and such on them, you have to constantly sweep them to keep them looking nice and crumb free. When they go unswept they will actually look worse than most carpetings. 2 - Carpets with pets will need to be vacuumed at least every other day. While carpeting is forgiving and doesn't show all the crumbs that might be on the floor, you do have to worry about spills and the whole allergens being trapped in it and all. 3 - With laminate flooring, if you drop something on it there is always the chance that the laminate will crack and the wood underneath will show through..while something like Bamboo, which is a renewable resource is the same color all the way through. So, for me it is a matter of wether you want to vacuum constantly or sweep constantly. I grew up in a household where we had carpeting and dogs inside. None of us had a problem with allergies or anything like that...but, my Mom does vacuum every other day and would also sweep the tile every other day as well. I think it is sixes as far as work and upkeep goes...wood is just more popluar right now.

Q:Would a chestnut suit this rug?

Of course like others have said, any color initially will be fine, aslong as it does the job but if you are looking to make a chesnut stand out. I find purple to be a good color and also green, but make sure you get the right colored green. a medium/dark green , really bright or really dark does not look as good.