Had to soak a rug overnight so I threw this pit together. Brought the wrong 2x4's with me! Here is what I did - I used baseboard heat fronts to make "extenders" along with the 2x4's - worked pretty good! had another idea also - if you need to make a quick pit you could use pavers to make any size you want. Would take a little longer but would work. I happen to have a bunch of extra pavers form a patio I built.
Pretty cool! I have a question..... under what circumstances would I need to soak a rug other than pet treatment or deodorizing? Do you soak every rug, or is regular hwe good enough in most cases? Just curious
You do not need to "soak" every rug like this unless it's contaminated (odor, flood, mold, etc.) - but you DO need to wash natural fiber rugs. HWE is for synthetic fibers and carpet. Here's an article on why rugs are not cleaned in the home - just so you understand why cleaning wool rugs with HWE in the home causes damage to them. Some cleaners share this with their clients to help explain why they need to take the rugs out of the home to clean. POST => Why Rugs Aren't Cleaned In The Home Hope it explains things well enough, Lisa
I don't soak all rugs - this was in a flood and for some reason there were little pockets of fibers that were matted down (check some of my other posts and you will see what I mean). I decided to let it soak overnight to let the fibers relax and hopefully correct this. Rug really should have been tossed.
OK , Say a oriental, White with reds , greens and dark blue bleed heavily. I can WASH them with no problem? I had one I turned down because if I touched it with a cold wet cloth the all the colors transfered. So I could put this in a rug pit with no problem? I don't think its a good idea. What could I do to keep the colors from migrating?
