How do I make an ugly stained carpet look nice?
My new apt had ugly gross stained carpet and I can't afford to clean or replace. What can I do to make it better
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You can rent carpet cleaner machines from many grocery stores or home improvement stores. A deep clean will likely help a lot!
It is convenient and easy to rent a carpet shampooer from most grocery stores, they carry the shampoo supplies too.
If not all the areas come clean or are badly stained you could cover them with furniture or area rugs.
I am a firm believer in vinegar or baking soda....if there is mold of any kind, mix one large bottle of vinegar and a regular bottle of peroxide. I have heard this is what the home remodelers used after the hurricaines to kill the mold. So this is just a cheap way of killing the mold, using lots of ventilation. It works, I would spray rinse with fabreeze to knock out offending smell. Also, pull up the carpet first and vacume or sweep up all the sand or dirt on base wood floor.
This will make huge difference after you get the rug steam cleaned from the grocery store. It will even smell better. Use lots of ventilation and or turn the AC on cold with some fans blowing.
Why would you rent an apartment where they would give a tenant a filthy apartment? If they won't clean the carpets, what else are they not doing? Rent is expensive and you deserve better!
I'm with Naomie, make the landlord deal with it!
Rent a carpet cleaner. Even cheaper. I love Spot Shot carpet cleaner for stains. The stain one in the aerosol can.
Tell landlord you are renting carpet cleaner and deducting everything from rent unless he will have it professionally done. You should have made them clean first before you signed lease were the stains documented in checklist so the lanlord doesn't say you did it and keep your deposit or chrg you for repairs &/or new carpet replacement. if your having trouble with landlord you can go to local tenant/landlord housing dept. at county, city,courthouse/bldg and put your rent in escrow acct. until they step up and fix it then they can collect all the rent that has compiled over time it takes them to correct problems. stand up for yourself just do it with some tact,don't fight with them don't want them as enemy if you have to live there especially if you just moved in & signed lease for a year or so.
If your landlord won't do anything, and lots of them just won't, see if you can rent a carpet cleaning machine. Lots of local stores rent them. My friend used one they rented on a filthy carpet, and the results were quite good. It's an expense, but it will make you feel better about your surroundings.
Good luck in your new home and life.
Hi there,
Use Marker Pens (Sharpies) to outline the stains and then do a doodle over the stains and then colour them in. Or make flower shapes and colour those in.