Prevention Those Black Marks Around The Edge Of Carpets

by Ian Harper MBICSc

What causes those black marks around the carpet and skirting boards? Two possible answers to this first is fluff where the vacuum not picking it up or

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.

Normally you get a small gap under the skirting or baseboard. This is where the carpet tucks into. And if you’re unlucky where the air finds it way out. Leaving a black mark behind of dirty dust.

Seal all the underlay so it just one big piece of underlay with no gaps.

Or after taking up the carpet run a product like gapfill round the baseboard. Tape the joints on the underlay making sure there are no holes in the underlay as you will get marks on the carpet above if you miss these. Put carpet back down and clean.

Run sealer around the edge and fit hard board over the boards

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.