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Carpets
A floor covering, chosen and maintained with care, can last
for decades. Vinyl tiles, linoleum, carpeting, wood
flooring, ceramic tiles… the range of choices is impressive!
Besides maintenance and durability considerations, the style
and designs should be looked at carefully as they may have
to match other decorating schemes over the coming years.
Laying carpeting on basement concrete
Installing carpet on basement concrete is not recommended,
but if you must, choose a carpet without an attached
underpadding. A separate rubber based underpadding will
resist humidity more effectively and will dry more easily if
flooding occurs.
Rugs
without furniture marks
To get rid of furniture leg marks in your rugs, pass a steam
iron over the mark, but without touching the rug. The steam
will penetrate into the rug and a few passes with the vacuum
cleaner will finish the job.
Burned carpet treatment
To deftly hide cigarette, or other types of burns, on a
carpet, first scrape out the black residue with a small
knife or a scissor blade. If the burn mark still shows, cut
out a square of carpet from around the burn and replace it
with a small piece of rug taken from the corner of a closet,
which won't show.
Getting rid of paint on a carpet
It's possible to get dry paint stains out of a carpet by
pouring a few drops of paint thinner or stripper on the
stain and thoroughly rubbing the spot with a dry cloth.
Follow this with soapy water to prevent potential long and
short term damages from the stripper. Test this method first
by trying it on a less visible area.
Footprints on the carpet: try the iron
You're moving your furniture around, but they've left
imprints in the carpet? Lay a humid, folded cloth over the
imprint and iron it with a hot iron, being sure that the
iron always stays in motion. The carpet pile will rise up
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