We all know how it works: you buy a house and the carpets all look great. After a period of time, however, stains start showing up here and there. You have no idea what caused it, but you know it was something the previous tenants left. How do you fix the problem?
There are two ways to take care of a carpet stain, depending on the location of the stain. This first method is for the game room, where two stains keep showing up in the middle of the room.
1. Cut out the stained carpet section. Here is a picture of the carpet which has been cut out, rolled up for disposal and showing that the stains go all the way through the carpet.
2. Because it is nearly impossible to match the carpet, replace the missing section with hardwood. This picture shows the bamboo flooring chosen for this problem area.
3. The floor needs to be flatter for hardwood than for carpet, so have reinforcement installed under the floor below the new section of hardwood. This picture shows that substantial reinforcing was added under the new bamboo hardwood area.
4. The glue holding the hardwood to the subfloor is very slow drying. Place a heavy weight on the hardwood to hold it securely while the glue dries. This picture shows the rather large multi-purpose weight we selected from the Brunswick Billiards and Flooring Weight Company. Notice how well it holds the new flooring in place. It is recommended that the weight be left in place until you are absolutely sure the glue has dried. This may take many years.
Oh, I almost forgot the second method of repairing carpet stains. In the event the stain occurs in the wife's sewing room, give her $10 to buy a cheap throw rug to put over the stain.
I hope this has been helpful.
There are two ways to take care of a carpet stain, depending on the location of the stain. This first method is for the game room, where two stains keep showing up in the middle of the room.
1. Cut out the stained carpet section. Here is a picture of the carpet which has been cut out, rolled up for disposal and showing that the stains go all the way through the carpet.
2. Because it is nearly impossible to match the carpet, replace the missing section with hardwood. This picture shows the bamboo flooring chosen for this problem area.
3. The floor needs to be flatter for hardwood than for carpet, so have reinforcement installed under the floor below the new section of hardwood. This picture shows that substantial reinforcing was added under the new bamboo hardwood area.
4. The glue holding the hardwood to the subfloor is very slow drying. Place a heavy weight on the hardwood to hold it securely while the glue dries. This picture shows the rather large multi-purpose weight we selected from the Brunswick Billiards and Flooring Weight Company. Notice how well it holds the new flooring in place. It is recommended that the weight be left in place until you are absolutely sure the glue has dried. This may take many years.
Oh, I almost forgot the second method of repairing carpet stains. In the event the stain occurs in the wife's sewing room, give her $10 to buy a cheap throw rug to put over the stain.
I hope this has been helpful.
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