Q:We have our carpet cleaned once a year and after 6 months all the stains are back. A carpet cleaner told me if it was cleaned properly the stains wouldn't return. My carpet is a type of berber, but not the good berber. I have always used steam cleaning. My question is would a chem clean be better. Another carpet place told me probably the stains were down in the pad. Is there a cleaning that would go deep into the pad otherwise I am faced with getting 1200 yards of new carpet. You imput would be greatly appreciated.

The best carpet for cleaning is nylon. Most inexpensive berber is made from Olefin, which by it nature is very difficult to clean. Olefin is an oil derivative and once anything greasy goes down it kind of binds to the carpet. As to why the stain reappears, the answers that you have gotten are correct. All carpet cleaning methods only clean the fibers of the carpet not the base. Once it is cleaned it looks clean only to have whatever is down there wick right back to the surface. There is no system that cleans the pad or the backing unfortunately. There are some powders that once placed on the carpet will pull the stain to the surface for better cleaning, but it is a very time consuming expensive process and probably not worth the trouble. The only thing that I can recommend is to make sure when you do have your carpets cleaned that they are using truck mounted steam cleaning. That is the most powerful method in the business and if anything has a chance of sucking up the dirt that is it - Good Luck!

Q:They prefer dry food to wet. I am feeding them IAMS kitten food....I have washed the throw rugs but what is best to use on the carpet and how do i keep them from peeing again? They were just at the Animal Coaltion in June...and were pronounced healthy....

To clean the carpets, you'll have to use a steam cleaning machine. I would also suggest using cat NO! on the area - once it's marked, no matter how much you clean it - they will come back....using the cat NO! will assist in keeping the cat away. Are you cleaning out your litterbox daily, and adding new litter to replace the old? Is there enough litter in there? There should be 3-4 inches. Do you have enough litterboxes if you have more than one cat? Ideally you should have 1 box per cat, and if you live in a multistory - one box minimum on each floor (including a basement). If you are putting in any additives, make sure they don't have a smell - what smells good to us, may be offensive to a cat. And finally, do not put your litterbox near the cats food - would you want to eat in a smelly bathroom? The only other reason for a cat to spray is it's un-neutered, or it's feeling stressed or anxious, or there is a health issue.

Q:Carpet iron is different from ordinary iron

Carpet should not be washed locally, but also avoid using gasoline and other organic solvents scrub, so as not to fade and damage carpet fluff. Such as carpet appears in the use process of cashmere, can use clean towel soaked in hot water to clean, use the hair dryer blow gently after the comb straight, careful family can also ironed hair Shun ironing cloth pad, carpet can restore.

Q:I'm thinking a dark purpley magenta... or perhaps a shaggy brown rug might suit. Ideas?

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Q:I'm looking for a new rug for a private elementary school library. It must be clear colors, thick enough not to roll on the edges and steam-cleanable. Any ideas?

First off - Rugs/Carpet usually do not Wear out. Matting or crushing is what the consumer perceives to be wear, but it is usually a result of soil build up without proper maintenance. Your rug/carpet must be professionally steam cleaned once a year and the vacuum you use must be checked to see that the bead-er bar is functioning properly to beat at the fibers. Second - price will play a huge part in the size and type. Since this is for an elementary school and they probably do not have rug/carpet in budget, my guess is that you will be paying for it? Suggestion - go to a local carpet store and pick out the least expensive to your taste, have the store order to your size and then have it bound around the edges. You can pickup double side tape and use this to hold carpet flat. This may be your least expensive way. Good Luck.

Q:its dark brown hair dyeits dry nowits a bathroom carpet

Getting hair dye out of carpet is tough - and if you're to have much luck it's best if you can get at the stain immediately. Here's what to do: Step 1 Blot the stain immediately with a clean, white cloth. Step 2 Mix a solution of 1/4 tsp. liquid hand-dishwashing soap and 1 cup lukewarm water. Step 3 Blot stain with soap solution, using a clean, white cloth. Blot from the outside of the stain, working inward. Step 4 Let sit a few minutes. Step 5 Mix a solution of 1 part vinegar to 2 parts lukewarm water. Step 6 Dab stain with vinegar solution, again working from the outside in. Step 7 Once the stain has disappeared, flush the area with cold water and blot dry with a clean, white cloth.

Q:Saw a picture of the Mega Doily Rug... Awesome. Made with cotton rope and a size S crochet hook or your hands. Is it true that you can really take any doily pattern and just use this huge cotton rope to make a rug? Would you have to alter the pattern at all?Thanks for any help! Wanna make one for my grandma.

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Q:I'm looking for an 8x10 area rug and so far have found myself in no-man's land — everything affordable is ugly or boring, and everything I like costs $2,000 or significantly more.Can you recommend a company or designer with attractive rugs of that size for under, say, $1,500?

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Q:How easy and sensible is it to lay a new carpet over an old one? How would you do this?I cannot rip the current one out as I am renting

Your renting! buy you a carpet and place a border around the edge, when you leave, roll it up and take it with you. you bought it! You won't be hurting their carpet if it gets dirty roll it up take it to the cleaners of carpet. Roll it out cut it to the wall seam where you have to seam with a carpet seam iron and carpet tape. On the border edges get some border cloth tape fabric that comes in long rolls and a canvas hook and like this ________line is your carpet lay the tape like so __________< this < reprsents you boarder tape you can rent a carpet hand held sewwing machine or you a canvas hook a few overlaping loos threw the carpet and bottom edge of the border tap roll the top of the border edge over the seam of the border egge and with a hot glue gun run a bead and hold it two seconds use gloves the glue gun is hot. you end up witha nice straight border on the carpet side and the glue holds the bottom side to the bottom of the carpet.When you need to use another strip of border tape Make the border tape overlap and form an small angle over the new roll of border tape being applied. You can get the border tape in matching colors or using a diferent color accent the carpet.

Q:Living room, bedroom all installed floor heating.Like this it can not use carpet, is it true?

Carpet has the characteristics of hiding dust. two, When burning, there is particles floating upward through the carpet, this is that the carpet has thermal insulation effect. hinder the floor heating to dissipate heat;