Stop Draught Marks On Your Carpets Edges

by Ian Harper MBICSc

Are you unlucky and get those black marks around the edge of you carpets? Well help is at hand on how to prevent them. They can be one of two things causing this problem.

So what the cause? Air. It moves around your home between the gaps in walls and floors trying to find a way out. This is what is happing if you have black marks around the edge of your carpets.

Sealing these gaps will stop this. Use sealer around the baseboards and tape on the floor making sure that the tape is of the type that will stop air. Gaffer tape works great.

It’s now possible to get big rolls of card that is used under carpets for this problem. Lay this down tape joints and run tape around the baseboard. Job done.

Here are some way to deal with this problem.You can get rolls of card that carpet fitters use under foam back carpets. Lay this under the underlay and tape the joins. Then run tape around the gap under the skirting

Using cedar paper and flexible tape work well. When you get the carpet cleaned it will need to be cleaned with the right product, so use a cleaner that know his stuff.

Lift carpet Run gapfill along bottom of skirting if these marks are where the fitter laying the carpet has punctured the underlay use flexible tape and seal these up. Refit carpet.

Get some cedar paper from B&Q. fill skirting gaps with flexible sealer, lay cedar paper. Then carpet underlay, tape all joins in the carpet underlay. Refit carpet. You must make sure you seal it air tight as the air will find its way through. That should fix the problem now you just need a carpet cleaner like me to fix the dirt problem for you.

About the Author:

About the Author Ian Harper owns and operates a carpet cleaning company, <a href=”http://www.carpet-upholstery-cleaner.com which specializes in the Eco friendly cleaning of carpets, and soft furnishings, using the most up-to-date efficient methods and micro-splitting, detergent-free, bleach-free solutions. You can learn more about these technologies by visiting the website for his Carpet Cleaners Network.