Q:Just wondering if anyone knows a product that will loosen carpet glue without ruining the finish on a terrazzo floor... the previous owners of our house covered up the terrazzo with carpeting and glued down the padding... not a lot of glue, but enough for me to say bad words, and I'd really like to take some of the carpeting out, but can't afford to have someone else come in to refinish the terrazzo at this point...Anyway, does anyone know of anything I could use?

complicated one that. Any solvent which will dissolve the glue will additionally dissolve the adhesive protecting the fibre glass jointly. Is it an animal based glue? The scent often supplies that away, form of a fishy scent, like Copydex. i think of the terrific guess is probably a mechanical answer, i.e. scraping it off with a great blade. you may get particular the type to scrape glass sparkling of glue that would desire to artwork.

Q:I have a rug that my sister gave me as a gift. The colors are perfect for my home and it's the perfect size for where I need it. But there's a problem - it's in a high traffic area (landing on the stairs) and it won't stay put. It creases in the center and gets pushed up against the wall as the traffic goes by - causes safety hazard because now we're tripping all over it, and i'm getting so tired of bending down to straighten it. I know it probably wasn't an expensive rug, but I would hate to throw it out. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get it to stay on the carpet? I was thinking about gluing some thing on the bottom corners to weight it down.... maybe that's a crazy idea. I was also thinking maybe there's a way to attach it to the carpet, like a safety pin.... probably crazy too because then i'd just end up with holes in my carpet. Maybe someone more creative has an idea or knows of a cost effecient product that could help me.

The thing I did when I had this problem, was used double sided tape. Get the kind that is about 2-3 wide and run a strip of that all along the sides of your throw rug. Hopefully, that will work. You should be able to find that at a store such as Menard's. There are these rubber type runners that also work to hold rugs in place. But I'm not sure they work on carpet. I know they work well on vinyl flooring and tile. If worst comes to worst, and you really don't want to move this rug to a different area, I suppose you could use a staple gun to staple it down. You would have to use a butter knife to remove the staples if you wanted to ever move it. Good luck, sounds like it's irritating right now.

Q:We want carpet installed in three bedrooms. I know they have the $139 special for installation, but how much extra is old carpet removal, haul away and to move the furniture out and then back in the rooms?Thanks!

My okorder and found a local guy with great reviews and we showed him what we wanted with samples, and he ordered it and placed it down, for about 1/2 of what the major store chains charged. No extra charge for removal. He did a wonderful job, and cleaned up after themselves. They also moved the furniture for us. :-)

Q:I have a light beige and ivory rug with blue and green details. It doesn't match my decor, which is neon pink, bright green, and gold. How can I get rid or dye out the blue parts of the rug? What about bleach?

You want to do this at a laundromat, biggest machine possible. in cold water, bleach the rug. It may take two tries---using the largest possible machine, try a cup of detergent and a cup of bleach, and see what happens. If you get the desired shade, or lighten it enough, then you can immediately dye it (To a darker shade, of course.) Otherwise, double or triple the bleach, no detergent, and run it again. You may put additional bleach in the compartment where the fabric softener goes, and it will bleach it again on the rinse cycle. After you dye it, as a courteousy to the next person, run it through a cycle with detergent, empty. Or you can do a load of dark, old clothes, like blue jeans. To dry it, lay it on a flat surface, turning it occasionally, and avoid direct sunlight, ideally it will be in the shade on a warm, breezy day. If indoors, dry it on an old sheet on a carpet, with a fan pointed at it, again, turning it every hour or two. Good-luck---Brian

Q:The canister filter on (specifically, directly under) my 55 gallon sprung a leak, and in total has leaked 20+ gallons of nitrate-laden water onto the carpet around the stand. The canister is undergoing repairs ATM but the carpet is still soaked. Will I have to break down the aquarium and pull up the carpet, or can I keep mold from growing another way? Also, the canister was removed and will not be back up for at least a day, so how long can I keep my fish in there without an ammonia spike?

use a jet vac to get the carpet as dry as possible then put a fan on it

Q:Hello, my cat keeps peeing on the rug in the laundry room. My mom has to wash the rug daily becasue she pees on it during the day. The rug is bigger with a rubber bottom,is that the problem? She also used to pee on the bathroom rug and it was little,with also a rubber bottom and we had to get rid of that rug.My mom hasnt taken her to the vet yet...does anyone have and easy and simple recipies to get her away from the rug? Thanks Taylor :)

She may need to be taken to the vet, she may have UTI, or Urinary Tract Infection, our older cat has this and she pees on the coach. You may either need to remove the rug from the room, however she may pee on the floor, get her a litter box in the laundry room, or sanitize the rug very well. You could also replace the rug with something water proof, if that would work in your house. I found some symptoms of UTI in cats and you may check to see if your cat has any of them! Good Luck with your cat and I hope that I helped you out!

Q:the way of how to calculate the area of carpet

0.4*3*10+0.3*3*10=21 square meter

Q:Living room is15 squares, what size of the carpet is appropriate?

decoration effect of the living room is on behalf of the owner's temperament and style, it is generally very concerned about,and many people use marble and solid wood floor to show the noble and elegant of the owner.

Q:A bottle of gorilla glue spilt on the carpet (the kind that dries white) I can't get it off without tearing the carpet up...and I live in an apartment. Do I have to rip the carpet out or is there a way of getting it off. If I have to rip the carpet out how do I replace that patch?

I recommend renting a carpet steamer and running the spot over a few dozen times, if that doesn't work then you might need to patch it, alternatively any Non-bleach cleaner (Unless your carpet is white) and a lot of elbow grease has never been known to hurt

Q:how do you get dark spots out of my rug

If your talking about dog stains use white vinegar. My puppy pees on our white carpet all the time (she's being toilet trained) and my mum rung the stain removal people and they said use straight white vinegar and it works