Cleaning Berber Carpet - Comments
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Good advice. It worked.
R. Hock at December 29, 2007 02:53 PM
Posted by: R. Hock at December 29, 2007 02:53 PMHow to get furniture depressions out of carpet??
Thank you.
Linda at March 17, 2008 12:47 PM
Posted by: Linda at March 17, 2008 12:47 PMI have successfully used a steam iron on the steam setting. Don't press the iron to the carpet, just hit it with the steam jets. Use a towel to lightly rub the spots and absorb the water. You may have to try that several times to get satisfaction.
The Flooring Lady at March 17, 2008 06:40 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at March 17, 2008 06:40 PMWe have a dog we adopted from the animal shelter, turns out she was an abused dog and all of a sudden has taken a liking to using one particular side of our dining room as her outdoors. I was leaving it up to the bf to clean up as he is the one home all the time, it appears as if he hasn't been doing so and we have a berber carpet that has designs imprinted in it. I walked over there today and it is yellow and hard. I mixed some carpet detergent with water and put on it and then began to use a steam cleaner on it, Is there anything else I can do that will help? Thanks.
Ashley at March 18, 2008 05:01 PM
Posted by: Ashley at March 18, 2008 05:01 PMYou can start with a diaper on the dog. Really! I met a dog just this week who wears a diaper because of her age and "leaking" problems. I don't know if they got the diaper from a pet supply store or made it themselves, but it wrapped around her and had a hole for her tail to come through. It worked well.
A vinegar and water solution will also help clean the spot as well as deodorize it. When it's dry from your various attempts to clean it, generously sprinkle baking soda on the spot, rub it in, let it sit for several hours and vacuum it up.
You may have to do more cleaning after that to get this stain up, but you'll have a good start on a clean carpet.
The Flooring Lady at March 19, 2008 12:24 PM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at March 19, 2008 12:24 PMWe just installed a new Berber carpet in our home. We noticed a spot right in the center, not sure what it was..Used an over the counter rus cleaner and tried to get it out, that didnt work than used OxyClean and now the area (spot) seems to be a larger and the spot has grown. Please advse how we get this spot out as it looks terrible and we are sick over it. Thanks
Sherrie
sherrie Doyon at April 6, 2008 08:54 AM
Posted by: sherrie Doyon at April 6, 2008 08:54 AMIf it was there when it was installed, I think the flooring company needs to take care of it. Either they need to come in and clean it successfully for you, or they need to replace the carpet with one that's not stained.
The Flooring Lady at April 6, 2008 09:30 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at April 6, 2008 09:30 AMIs there any way to remove set in pet stain and odors from berber carpet. How can i tell what kind of berber i have? I bought a house and the carpet was already here, it looks to be a few years old. Summer is here and it is now off gasing!
Linda at May 18, 2008 09:59 AM
Posted by: Linda at May 18, 2008 09:59 AMYou could start by doing what I recommended 3 entries up from yours. If you still have a stain, you'll have to try to figure out what kind of stain remover is recommended for your carpet composition.
Are you sure that your carpet is off-gassing? If so then it's made of synthetic materials and not natural materials. I wouldn't think that off-gassing would be a noticeable problem with the carpet or padding if it's a few years old, that's usually a problem when it's new. Perhaps some kind of chemical cleaner was used on it when the house was being prepared to go on the market? How long has it been since you moved in?
Sorry for all the questions.
The Flooring Lady at May 18, 2008 11:22 AM
Posted by: The Flooring Lady at May 18, 2008 11:22 AM
Thanks, I did use vinegar and water. It seemed to help with the newer stains. I guess i'll have to call my realtor to fine out what kind of berber i have. I have only been in my home going on 3 months. I love your web site and thank you so much.
Linda at May 19, 2008 05:06 PM
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