We picked up a flip house and the laundry room was already de-floored down to the slab, leaving this glue looking stuff on top. it's not bumpy or anything, just swirls like someone took glue and smeared it around. Most of the rest of the house is tile, unblemished, so I'm thinking this wasn't tile. Does anyone know what leaves this behind when you take it up?
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More details: This is a 350k house, 4000 sq ft. It's in a laundry room. Do people put carpet in laundry rooms? Vinyl might be right. Other corners were cut, we're finding.
Don't get me started - for some reason, my best friend's mom carpeted the kitchen and bathrooms in her house. After that, I think anything is possible.
My sister did that at her house many years ago. Could not understand it.
However, except for the kitchen and bathrooms our house is carpeted. I know it's not in style, but my comfort is more important than the current fade. Nothing like walking on warm, soft carpet in bare feet, especially on cold winter day.
I have a carpeted Airbnb guest suite. 2 years ago I had a guest who smoked in this room (against the rules) and 9 months ago I had guests smoking in there. This was a total of only 4 nights of stays. I have been closed down for the last 9 months, so nobody has stayed in there and I have left the windows open in this room for months. So it has had LOTS of time to air out. Yet as soon as I walk into this room when the windows have been closed for a day, I smell this smell. It kind of smells like linen to me. But perhaps I just don't know how to identify a musky mold smell. Not sure. It's not a really strong smell but I have a sensitive nose and so I smell it.
I tried removing pillows and linen out of the room. That didn't help. I have also tried removing the mattress. That's not the cause either. So it has to be the carpeting. The carpeting is pretty new too. People have only stayed in this room for a total of about 180 days with this new carpet. Any insight? And should I hire a professional to do a chemical clean or a steam clean? Will such cleanings even help?Read More
[color=#000000]Looking at the various offerings for carpet cleaners - i.e. uses a surfactant solution, among the models that are configured like an upright vacuum is there one that's made solidly - effective and will last? Or do you have to go to something like a Rug Doctor to get one that really works. I've rented in the past, it's just a chore to have to lug it home and back to the store. [/color]
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01-20-21, 06:22 AM
