Carpet damage.
Discussion
The house we rent at the mo has the cheapest nastiest plastic heavy carpets you can imagine.
Missus had a bodyshop party there the other week and a candle got knocked over and spilled wax over a large patch of carpet.
I did the man thing and used a thin towel and some greaseproof paper to melt the wax and have it absorbed by the greaseproof paper. Unfortunately it appears that the carpet has a lower melting point than the wax..... there's now a patch of melted plastic in the middle of the carpet.
I'd rather not replace it if I didn't have to - any ideas on how to make amends? I've tried a wire brush without much luck. Will try a stanley knife next to separate out the strands.
Missus had a bodyshop party there the other week and a candle got knocked over and spilled wax over a large patch of carpet.
I did the man thing and used a thin towel and some greaseproof paper to melt the wax and have it absorbed by the greaseproof paper. Unfortunately it appears that the carpet has a lower melting point than the wax..... there's now a patch of melted plastic in the middle of the carpet.
I'd rather not replace it if I didn't have to - any ideas on how to make amends? I've tried a wire brush without much luck. Will try a stanley knife next to separate out the strands.
A rented place you say?
Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
DavesFlaps said:
A rented place you say?
Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
Thought about that - but it's an unfurnished place, so the hole will appear somewhere in the house. Trying to find a piece they won't miss!Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
alfa pint said:
Thought about that - but it's an unfurnished place, so the hole will appear somewhere in the house. Trying to find a piece they won't miss!
If it has one then check the loft, often people put offcuts and spare carpet up there after it's been laid. Though any fix you attempt will be a short term one, you'll end up paying out of your deposit when you leave the property.alfa pint said:
DavesFlaps said:
A rented place you say?
Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
Thought about that - but it's an unfurnished place, so the hole will appear somewhere in the house. Trying to find a piece they won't miss!Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
Why don't you just tell the landlord and pay for the damage you and your friends have caused. Would you be happy if the landlord damaged something of yours and covered it up.
Perhaps the landlord put a cheap plastic carpet in there for this very reason.
How about claiming on your contents insurance if possible.
jefword said:
alfa pint said:
DavesFlaps said:
A rented place you say?
Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
Thought about that - but it's an unfurnished place, so the hole will appear somewhere in the house. Trying to find a piece they won't miss!Cut out the damaged area of carpet.
Lift a piece of furniture from the same room and cut out a piece of carpet exactly the same size.
Place nice bit of carpet in the hole, securing it with double sided tape or something.
Hoover it for a bit until it looks acceptable.
Place damaged bit in the hole under furniture
....or buy a rug.
Why don't you just tell the landlord and pay for the damage you and your friends have caused. Would you be happy if the landlord damaged something of yours and covered it up.
Perhaps the landlord put a cheap plastic carpet in there for this very reason.
How about claiming on your contents insurance if possible.
as said above, you're going to be charged for it post tenancy - subject to "fair wear n tear"
suggest you take photos of carpet as is, get a quote for replacement for similar. you're then forewarned for the inevitable conversation post inventory check. From where you can then either pay up or argue the cost down.
if deciding to replace now, then only do so post agreement of the landlord. otherwise, you could be made to reinstate the original albeit damaged carpet.
suggest you take photos of carpet as is, get a quote for replacement for similar. you're then forewarned for the inevitable conversation post inventory check. From where you can then either pay up or argue the cost down.
if deciding to replace now, then only do so post agreement of the landlord. otherwise, you could be made to reinstate the original albeit damaged carpet.
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