We decided to take the carpet out in our living room.
Dirt underneath carpet.
I mean piles and piles.
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Sweep under the carpet phrase.
I have never run into this before at least not this bad.
I pulled up 1300 ft of carpet and padding over plywood last week and there was a tremendous amount of something like sand underneath the yellow foam padding.
Bleach water can help but it won.
Under the carpet is a pad and under the pad is the concrete.
Tons of dirt and pet stains.
What does sweep under the carpet expression mean.
We will have new carpet installed when we are ready to sell the house.
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Next carefully pry up the tack strips while trying to avoid scratching the floor.
Wait until you see what we found.
It was much worse in the traffic lanes.
Most likely it will have many imperfections from lots of paint overspray to footprints to divots where someone dropped something heavy to stains from spills.
Vacuuming your carpet regularly at least the highest traffic areas will delay the inevitable but once dirt is pressed into the carpet s fibers it s time to do more than vacuum.
I took some pictures but i have not downloaded them yet.
The padding under the carpet also is rolled up and removed but it will be easier to carry.