tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post7202043914557299867..comments2023-06-28T07:30:23.194-07:00Comments on Kirsten Saell: you know you should shampoo your carpets more often when...kirsten saellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-88943300340844695782010-03-30T13:39:23.826-07:002010-03-30T13:39:23.826-07:00hiya k... it has been a while
have a look on my p...hiya k... it has been a while<br /><br />have a look on my page re. time and/or time travel challenge from l a mitchell... i posted mine there already, deadline's tomorrowlaughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-91824218932244188672010-03-29T18:01:53.977-07:002010-03-29T18:01:53.977-07:00Hey, laughingwolf! Long time no see. :)
I finally...Hey, laughingwolf! Long time no see. :)<br /><br />I finally gave up on the carpet. I'd spent about 6 hours on it altogether, multiple passes scrubbing and sucking, and then one long pass on each bit where it took five minutes to cross the room, because I went a millimeter at a time until NOTHING was coming up. <br /><br />But the cleaner I'm using just doesn't have the suction to get the carpet even remotely dry. And over the last two days, as it's dried, yup. It's pulled all that dirt up and I now have ugly brown patches all over the beige.<br /><br />I've got a pro coming in on Wednesday to see what he can do. He says his equipment is good, but sometimes it's just a lost cause. If that's the case, I'll have to pull it all up and have new rugs installed. $$$, but what can you do? Couldn't sell the place with them looking like they did, and if I can't get them clean, then they've gotta go. Bluh.<br /><br />I suppose if I really wanted to go cheapo, I could caulk the subfloor joints and paint, but that would require scraping off all the glue. Or I could price out laminate--the really inexpensive stuff. But I'm sure some cheap carpet would be less money. Oy. This job just gets bigger and bigger...kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-54110740491436178292010-03-29T06:06:23.975-07:002010-03-29T06:06:23.975-07:00yeah, hardwood floors are easiest to clean...
ca...yeah, hardwood floors are easiest to clean... <br /><br />carpets, of any kind, are super dirt and crap catchers, allowing for colonies of breeding toxins :(laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-22777637991303575972010-03-23T20:56:29.182-07:002010-03-23T20:56:29.182-07:00Oh Leah, it's gross. Absolutely gross. When I ...Oh Leah, it's gross. Absolutely gross. When I pulled up the carpet to install the laminate, there was a glued-down underlay, and a second underlay stapled down on top. And in some places, there was a half inch of dirt between them. <br /><br />When we pulled it up off the stairs, it was even worse. <br /><br />You do have to let things dry right out, though. But man, I won't be letting them get this bad again. Bluh.kirsten saellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778076783406073225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3224767438853700573.post-41109924920040493222010-03-23T17:29:28.441-07:002010-03-23T17:29:28.441-07:00Dude, if you have carpet in your new place and it&...Dude, if you have carpet in your new place and it's fairly new, I've heard it's not a good idea to shampoo it very often. I've heard that mold builds up under the mat from being wet and it also breaks down the fibers faster.<br /><br />But I don't know. If I could, I'd install wood floors. We have cats so the fur builds up on the carpets, but we only spot shampoo for cat spit up. Otherwise, we cleaned it once when we moved in 10 years ago. I'm askeered to find out what's underneath it. Heh. Probably colonies of critters and dirt beings.LVLM(Leah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01344785501583933784noreply@blogger.com