The carpet tag has no wiki summary.
1
vote
3answers
65 views
What is involved in ripping out carpets and put in fake wood floors for an apartment floor overhaul?
I'm caught between living very frugally and hating cheapo, dirty carpets that spread wall-to-wall in every apartment I've ever leased. I'm probably handy enough to put in vinyl flooring myself, but ...
2
votes
1answer
48 views
How do I remove an unknown stain from my carpet?
I just moved into a place and underneath my bed there's a weird spill. I'm Not sure what it is: it's dark red and thick and dry. Is there any way to clean it or if not cover it up so it doesn't spread ...
2
votes
1answer
65 views
How can I protect my rug from being dented by table stands?
I have one rug (rug on top of carpet in my apartment) in the living room where a center table rests, and one rug under the dining table. Each of the rugs have developed dents at the point of contact ...
3
votes
2answers
75 views
Is it feasible to cover low-pile carpet with a 1/4" subfloor and vinyl tile in a kitchen?
Scenario: I'm the owner of a multi-unit 2 story apartment. The people living up and down are cousins to each other and are in the process of switching apartments -- long story, don't ask. The upstairs ...
1
vote
2answers
83 views
How can I remove an energy gel stain from my carpet?
I appear to have a small solid 'clump' on my carpet. I'm guessing that it is from an energy gel, which is basically corn syrup mixed with water. Usually I'm pretty good on carpet stains (hey, I'm ...
1
vote
1answer
187 views
Should I carpet the stairs or install hardwood flooring first?
I will have hardwood on my first floor and carpet on the stairs and 2nd floor. My question is: regarding the transition, is it better to carpet the stairs first and then do the hardwood (as to avoid ...
0
votes
0answers
58 views
Is it possible to purchase giant sheets of foam rubber flooring?
I need to install a ring of anti-fatigue mat material (foam/rubber) that has an outside diameter of 20 ft and inside diameter of 12 ft. I seem to only find it sold as interlocking squares though ...
3
votes
2answers
357 views
How to fix a bump in the carpet?
How can I fix the bump in my carpet? Please see two images below
Click on photo for full size
2
votes
1answer
619 views
How can I transition from carpeted stairs to an engineered hardwood floor?
I want to replace the carpet in my bed rooms(actually the whole 2nd floor) with engineer hardwood floor. The stair is from 1st floor to 2nd floor which will keep carpet. But I can't imagine how/where ...
1
vote
1answer
106 views
How should I remove carpet in preparation for sanding and polishing floorboards?
I have a bedroom I want to convert into a nursery. The room's mostly carpeted, with a small section missing where a wardrobe was built in. From what I can see, it's just carpet over floorboards, no ...
4
votes
1answer
204 views
Should I use a carpet kicker or stretcher?
I recently retiled my master bathroom. Our bedroom has carpet and I need to stretch the lay the carpet adjacent to the marble transition. For this small space would it be best to use a kicker or ...
4
votes
1answer
235 views
Is heavier weight carpet padding a waste of money?
I'm looking to replace the carpet in a living room that was left in a state of considerable filthiness by the previous owners of the house.
I went to a local carpet dealer who also does installation ...
2
votes
1answer
91 views
How can I repair the carpet around a new shower?
I just had a new shower put in, and the existing carpet doesn't quite go close enough to the bottom of the shower. It looks uneven. Is there something I can buy to make it flush?
2
votes
4answers
3k views
How do I remove dried paint from carpet?
I dropped a brush while painting my office. We have brand new carpet and of course, I dropped the paint brush in a spot where there was no drop cloth >:(
I thought since it's latex based paint I ...
4
votes
1answer
529 views
How do I install carpet tiles in a below grade room?
A few years ago, I saw an advertisement for carpet tiles that had a jagged edge so there would be less movement in the interlock between tiles, and prevented the need for glue. (would like to find ...
0
votes
1answer
713 views
How to clean up spilled paint on carpet?
My drunken roommate came home last night and knocked a whole can of paint all over the carpet. I just found it this morning, half-dry. I scooped most of it up, but there's still the bottom layer ...
11
votes
1answer
230 views
What are our options for carpeting the basement of a split-level house?
The basement level of our house (1/2 below grade) is currently just vinyl tile on concrete slab. It's cold during the winter, so we would like to carpet it. We do not get water penetration through ...
-3
votes
2answers
210 views
How can I locate and remove a lingering odor? [closed]
My parents have a stench in their room and we can not identify it.
It smells fishy. We have already tried changing the bed sheets, smelling the carpet, etc. They are clean I know that.
What is the ...
8
votes
1answer
140 views
Is there anything special needed to cut out a section of carpet?
I am cutting out a section of carpet as I expand my entryway, and I want to ensure it's held down properly.
I am putting a 4' high wall up where the double red line is, and cutting out that section ...
2
votes
2answers
842 views
What to expect when tearing up carpet?
What should I expect when I tear up carpet? My brother's dogs have stained my carpets with their pee and poop, he also has tracked in grease from his work boots and stained it with tattoo ink. I want ...
7
votes
2answers
754 views
How can I remove a coffee stain from carpet?
Recently a cup of coffee was spilled on the carpeting of our home. We tried to get the stain out with a chemical solvent to no avail, and called in the experts. Unfortunately due to our preprocessing, ...
5
votes
2answers
4k views
How do I remove THIN layer of carpet glue from concrete?
The folks who owned this house before us were the cheapest people around. They glued carpet to our concrete floor with a very thin layer of glue. Now, I'm having a terrible time scraping it off. I ...
6
votes
1answer
762 views
How do I attach a carpet runner down a staircase with a turn in it?
I need to install a carpet runner down a staircase. This is a typical installation with the brass bars in the corner between the tread and riser to hold it down. The difficulty is that the staircase ...
2
votes
0answers
159 views
should labor charge include waste percentage? [closed]
The carpet company is charging so much per yard for the carpet, and labor included. A 10% waste factor is added on. That means I'm paying 10% more for the labor, right? Is that normal? I'm told by ...
4
votes
2answers
1k views
Should I bind the edge of an unbound remnant rug? If so, how do I do so?
I was looking at possible area rugs for my apartment and found that the cheapest one was something called an "unbound remnant." However, a little googling revealed that unbound remnants shed their ...
2
votes
2answers
682 views
How to remove the “new carpet smell” (VOCs) from new carpet?
My wife is pregnant. We just had new carpet installed in the soon to be baby's room. We didn't realize until after it was installed that the "new carpet smell" is actually a bad thing. From what I've ...
5
votes
1answer
346 views
Can I install carpet in the attic?
I'm planning on adding a plywood floor to part of my attic. I have some old carpet that I'm thinking about laying on top of the plywood. Is this a bad idea?
2
votes
1answer
407 views
How can I remove old tea stain from carpet/rug?
I once accidentally spilled some tea on my carpet, and since I was in hurry I couldn't clean the carpet at all. The stain is now dried up, and my landlord is asking me to replace the whole carpet. How ...
6
votes
3answers
6k views
Should we install carpet before the baseboard and door casings?
We just had a carpet layer come in for measurements and a quote. We've not put in the baseboard or door casings yet, but the carpet layer has suggested that this will make things easier.
Is this true ...
12
votes
1answer
498 views
Where should the floor transition from tile to carpet go?
I have 2 rooms planned, one will be tiled and the other will be carpeted with a door opening between them. Where should the tile stop and the carpet begin? In the figure below I have 3 different ...
4
votes
1answer
131 views
Is the carpet in my condo one solid continuous piece?
I ask this question more to satisfy my curiosity than to tend to a pressing need. But looking at the carpet in my condo (two bedroom) I don't notice any cuts in it. Was it installed as one continuous ...
1
vote
1answer
223 views
How do I remove polyethylene that's melted to a nylon carpet?
The situation: some workmen put down a polyethylene drop cloth, and then set a halogen light on top of it. So now I have spots approximately 2" in diameter, where the former melted into the latter.
...
4
votes
1answer
1k views
How can I repair a section of carpet that a cat scratched up?
Much to my displeasure, my (wife's) cat has torn up a large section (2'x6') of carpet. Eventually we would like to sell the house and this would definitely be noticed. Is there any way to repair the ...
1
vote
1answer
323 views
If I want to deodorize my carpet with baking soda, should I spray water on the baking soda?
http://www.housekeepinghere.com/weekly/baking-soda-carpets/ says that I should keep the carpet dry, while http://www.repair-home.com/flooring/carpet/carpet-cleaning-solutions.html says that I should ...
5
votes
2answers
286 views
Would hardwood or carpet be better for a humid place?
We live in northern New Jersey (read: can get really humid).
We have wall-to- wall carpet in our bedroom. The humidity caused it to rise like a can of surströmming (rotten herring). I have three ...
3
votes
3answers
3k views
What is an alternative to a vacuum cleaner for cleaning carpets?
There are reasons we are not interested in a vacuum cleaner at the moment. I'm sure the same applies for other people. Is there an alternative that can get rid of dirt as well as pick up bigger ...
2
votes
2answers
283 views
How do I move a carpet tack strip about an inch inward (ie, remove about an inch's worth of carpet)?
When I had carpet installed in my room, I had removed the baseboard from one of the walls. When the guys installed new carpet, they put it flush against all baseboards and then flush to the wall ...
7
votes
5answers
1k views
Carpet company wants to charge me for the waste they will have left over. Is this normal?
My floor measures out at 296 sq ft, but the carpet company wants to charge me for 330 sq ft. Their reasoning is that they are not charging me for the actual square feet of total area, but for the ...
5
votes
1answer
329 views
How can I fix a not-quite-hole in my carpet?
The actual strands of my carpet have been pulled up in a half-dollar-sized area, but the base weave that holds it all together is still intact. Is there any way I can repair this without doing a ...
5
votes
2answers
4k views
How do I keep my carpet edges from curling upwards?
A brand new rug that was put in under the coffee table has one corner that seems to keep lifting up and people keep stumbling on it.
How do I fix this?
9
votes
3answers
2k views
How can I keep a rug from moving?
Not sure if this is the right place for this question but....
I have a rug that is about 15x20 feet. My problem is that every three weeks or so I need to take everything that is on top of it (coffee ...
2
votes
1answer
188 views
How important is carpet warranty when determining which to pick?
I have a quote, one from a big name national store and one from a local carpet store, the specs i.e. face weight, thread twist, density, etc are exactly the same, both are made from nylon, etc. ...
7
votes
1answer
344 views
Broken step on staircase
We have a broken step on our carpeted staircase. How can I remove then refit the carpet without damaging it? When the carpet has been removed, I will have to repair the step if possible, then refit ...
5
votes
4answers
7k views
How do I lift a fitted carpet without damaging it?
We recently bought a house and had a bit of work done on it. We then had carpets fitted in a lot of the rooms and all was fine.
Recently noticed in our spare room (after shifting some of the crap ...
15
votes
4answers
2k views
How can I insulate my garage door?
Over the past year I've been converting our integrated garage so that it's a usage space.
I've painted the walls, got lighting, power and water connected (To allow for a washing machine to be ...
5
votes
2answers
7k views
How do I make where my carpet meets tile look nice?
We've recently replaced our kitchen tiles. I pretty happy with the results but have no idea what to do with the edge. How do I clean this edge up so that it looks more appealing?
1
vote
4answers
749 views
How can I remove superficial pet urine stains from subfloor?
After removing the carpet from our bathroom closet, I found urine stains on the plywood sub-floor (serenity now).
It sounds bad but the floors are quite sturdy so I'm reasonably certain that it's a ...
3
votes
2answers
2k views
How do I remove glued-on carpet?
I'm trying to remove carpet from a small closet in our bathroom (at most 3.5 ft by 3.5 ft). I started to remove it and it looks to have been glued around the perimeter. What's the easiest way to ...
3
votes
2answers
373 views
Recommendations for carpet tile installation
I have a high-traffic game-room that needs to be re carpeted. I've decided that carpet tile is the way to go because I want to be able to wash or replace individual carpet tiles when they are damaged ...
3
votes
3answers
2k views
How do I fix flattened carpet pile? Can I prevent this from happening?
As is often the case when replacing furniture, I've just bought a new sofa, but the old one has left "footprints" where the carpet pile has been squashed under the feet of the old one.
Is there ...
