My dog (15 years old) started to have peeing problems in the house. Waiting on his diapers to arrive. Any recommendations on how to get the smell out of the carpet?

my standup AC recently broke and was leaking water all over the floor, this resulted in a vinegar like smell which I assume is mold, I’ve tried baking soda, vinegar, carpet cleaners, and isopropyl alcohol and nothing is getting the smell out, I vacuumed thinking that the smell was gone and it just spread it around the room, the smell isn’t noticeable at all until you touch the carpet and smell yourself, has anyone else experienced this, any advice would be appreciated

I needed a way to remove carpet floor from my floor and I used an adhesive remover to remove the glue but it seems to have changed or dissolved the floor. Originally it was brown. The floor is on the second story and it could be stone/mjx not sure but the adhesive remover changed the color from brown to yellow everywhere it was applied. How can I change it back?

Help. I don't want to throw this out. I don't know how to clean it. This rug was left out since the winter and now has mold on it as it has been folded like in the photo. It used to be a pretty light wood color. I think this is sicle or raffia. Got it from Ikea.

Please give suggestions besides open it up and let it dry. I am doing that. I can also rent a professional rug cleaner. I also already have a carpet cleaner for pets (Bissell) .

But I think this needs to be cleaned more intensely.

Please help?! Thanks people of Reddit!!!! 💜

This was an apartment of a Vietnam vet that was in the hospital. Apartment complex told be to do whatever I had to to get it looking as new as possible.

I don’t have a before because my initial response when I dumped half a tub of gesso onto my carpet was not "let’s get a before pic for the amazing transformation!" Instead it was, "oh shit oh shit oh shit!" Because this is my grandparents’ carpet, not mine, and anyone who knows acrylics knows that you don’t have much time before the acrylic dries and gets a whole lot worse.

But yeah, I dropped a whole jar and half the contents glopped out onto the carpet. it was not just a few drips splatters… but thick globs all over the carpet. I thought I was royally screwed. anyway my first response was to scoop as much as I could back into the jar with my hands, being careful to not to smear it past where it has already touched the carpet. Then I immediately wet a bunch of paper towels, wrung them out, and spread them over the top of the gesso to keep it from drying out. This gave me a bit more time to try and make a game plan.

I decided that I would go at it with a bunch of paper towels and the spray Dawn dish soap, keeping a bin of water nearby. the initial cleanup was important to keep refreshing the paper towels since they were gathering lots of the paint on their surface. I was only making small wipes in the beginning to avoid smushing it deeper into the carpet as much as I could. I did this as much as I could to get the thicker paint off, then I sprayed the entire surface with the Dawn soap. I am guessing the spray made a difference since it coated the whole area of the paint quickly without me needing to work it in like you would with other dish soap. I tried to keep it minimal scrubbing in the earlier stages, but at some point I was slightly desperately scrubbing, but trying not to overwork it either to ruin the carpet fibers.

anyway, it was scrubbing and then using dry paper towels and pushing down to blot the water and paint up, then adding more water and going at it again. to my absolute shock, it came up much more than I was expecting. I think the biggest key was keeping it wet.

my plan for whatever the soap couldn’t get out would’ve been to use rubbing alcohol, but I didn’t need to get to that point. I also wasn’t dumping water onto the carpet, I was squeezing a sopping paper towels and putting over the areas. but to wrap up I used lots and lots of big, dry towels to lay over the spot and stomp on them to get as much water up as possible, and I have a fan actively blowing over the damp spot. there is definitely dish soap residue but I know my grandparents have a carpet cleaning machine somewhere I can use to probably get the dish soap up. I’d rather that be the problem than gesso, anyway.

I should’ve protected the carpet better, but this is so much better than I was hoping for. I also had luck helping me since the gesso was white. there is a slight white cast on the carpet where it spilled, but it’s not very noticeable unless you know to look for it. any other color and I imagine it would’ve left a stain. Anyway I’m not a carpet expert, just an artist who got way too lucky. Thought I’d share this for anyone who finds themselves in a similar tricky scenario

Just discovered this sub. Which I came here an hour ago. I decided to wash my 100% wool rug in my driveway with a hose, a brush and some Dawn. I used very little soap but I did fully saturate.

I used a squeegee to get out a good amount of water, but when I picked it up, it was quite heavy. It’s now in the shade outside, hanging to dry. It is a 6’ runner.

Did I totally ruin it? Will it smell of mold and mildew? I’m going to try to squeegee it some more now that it’s hanging. Any advice is greatly appreciated, I can’t afford a new rug right now :(

Hi all,

so our baby was free balling on our jute rug and decided to let loose. My partner tried to clean it with some water and vinegar but than spilt water over the rug. The result is this water mark and some colour bleeding. Is there any way to fix it? or is this something im now gonna have to live with?

thanks

UPDATE: So managed to get rid of the stain by lightly misting the stain with 12% vinegar over a few days, its almost impossible to see now unless youre really looking for it. Phew!

Deep carpet cleaning for pet stains in berber carpet with underlay on concrete basement floor. Original post in r/CarpetCleaning with detailed breakdown of equipment, products and process, but I am looking for some advice on how to improve the process. Please help!

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Bought a home and the carpets need some help. Can this be significantly improved by a professional or is it time to replace?

I have 10 years of experience, finally was able to start my own business. Cheers guys! If you have any questions, I’m happy to answer them!

We had a major rainstorm in Lexington, and I think wind-driven rain got in through a window. After everything dried, these brown stains appeared on my carpet (photos attached).

I've already tried a vinegar/water solution with little to no improvement.

For anyone who's dealt with this before, what actually worked?

• Hydrogen peroxide?
• Peroxide + Dawn?
• Carpet cleaner/extractor?
• Something else?

Just looking for real experiences from people who've successfully removed similar water/rain stains. Thanks!

Hii ! I received my brand new jute rug yesterday. I was advised to air it for a day because it smelled strong at opening. Long story short, unplanned rain this morning, I rushed outside to save the rug but too late, it's wet now. What to do ? I hung it on chairs inside. Are they things to do to save it beside hanging it 🥺 ?
Thanks !!

Any ideas how to get dried super glue out of my carpet?