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Carpet Cleaning
We have a new 2 year old townhome that has standard carpet installed.
We upgraded the pad but not the carpet. There are no kids or pets in the house and we vacuum it on-and-off (not regularly). Now I find that in areas of high usage, the carpet looks awfully old (other areas look much much better). Is there a way to rejuvenate the carpet. I hear horror stories of shampoo based cleaning. Would steam vacuum bring it back to life? Thanks in advance SR. |
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On 24 Sep, 15:42, newbee wrote:
We have a new 2 year old townhome that has standard carpet installed. We upgraded the pad but not the carpet. There are no kids or pets in the house and we vacuum it on-and-off (not regularly). Now I find that in areas of high usage, the carpet looks awfully old (other areas look much much better). Is there a way to rejuvenate the carpet. I hear horror stories of shampoo based cleaning. Would steam vacuum bring it back to life? Thanks in advance SR. Can't hurt to try a Rug Doctor or other rental cleaner. These don't use "shampoo", they use hot water and a detergent that doesn't produce a lot of suds. Rug Doctor (and I assume others) have pre-treament solutions for high-traffic areas. I just did my house this weekend and was impressed by the visible and tactile changes to various grades of carpets. |
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On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:42:34 -0000, newbee
wrote: We have a new 2 year old townhome that has standard carpet installed. We upgraded the pad but not the carpet. There are no kids or pets in the house and we vacuum it on-and-off (not regularly). Now I find that in areas of high usage, the carpet looks awfully old (other areas look much much better). Is there a way to rejuvenate the carpet. I hear horror stories of shampoo based cleaning. Would steam vacuum bring it back to life? Try a spray upholstery foam, let sit a moment and scrub with a nylon brush. Vacuum.. Not as harsh as carpet cleaners. -- Oren "I don't have anything against work. I just figure, why deprive somebody who really loves it." |
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I would try Rug Doctor with the vibrator agitator.
It did a great job for us. "newbee" wrote in message ups.com... We have a new 2 year old townhome that has standard carpet installed. We upgraded the pad but not the carpet. There are no kids or pets in the house and we vacuum it on-and-off (not regularly). Now I find that in areas of high usage, the carpet looks awfully old (other areas look much much better). Is there a way to rejuvenate the carpet. I hear horror stories of shampoo based cleaning. Would steam vacuum bring it back to life? Thanks in advance SR. |
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