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Edge Of Carpet
ceridwen
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I'm about to have new carpet in a room and want to avoid one of the things that happened to the previous one - ie an edging of dirt around the edges by the skirting boards. Even when I use a stiff handbrush (sometimes - as I'm a housework hater) on those edges they still stay dirty-looking.
In the process of swopping carpet I will be swopping from beige to a mid-brown speckled type one (I dont do patterned carpets) - so that will help hide the "multitude of sins" - but I fear it will still happen, just not be so noticeable with the darker colour.
Any suggestions please? - both on stopping it happening and what to do if it did happen again.
In the process of swopping carpet I will be swopping from beige to a mid-brown speckled type one (I dont do patterned carpets) - so that will help hide the "multitude of sins" - but I fear it will still happen, just not be so noticeable with the darker colour.
Any suggestions please? - both on stopping it happening and what to do if it did happen again.
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If you hoover regularly round the edges with the hoover attachment it should prevent it.0
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its probably coming up from underneath. seal the bottom of the floorboards/skirting board with sealant before laying the carpet."The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j0
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Sometimes my hoover doesn't seem to reach to the very edge of the carpet; I have used parcel parcel tape to pick up dust etc at the edges - the sticky brown stuff - which might not be as thorough as brushing but is very easy!0
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