Can You Put A Box Over Wet Carpet

I have my study table and computer.

Can you put a box over wet carpet.

It saves on the cost and labor of pulling up and disposing of the existing carpet keeping carpet waste materials out of the landfill. A neutral color with a cut wool pile and no heathering or interesting variation. Cheap enough and the cotton bath mat can go into the washer. In most cases wall to wall carpeting is very basic.

We are cleaning the whole house with rug doctor because we are selling the house. And if the existing carpet was glued down not tacked it can be a huge time saver to lay the new carpet over the old. I don t really mind about the furniture its kinda old. I pre cut several plastic sheets to have them on hand in case they get soiled.

Like wood 3 beds chairs i don t have any other places to put the furniture. Here s a link to a success story over fluffy carpet if you d like to try it. Sure i d get my security deposit back but i d have to live with a disgusting 8 x 10 cover up in the meantime. Let the baking soda sit on the carpet for several hours up to 24 hours to allow it ample time to soak up the remaining moisture and odor from the carpet.

Choose something with a different texture and or fiber like jute sisal silk. Can i stay in the room. A rug over carpet. I put down a transparent sheet of plastic 2mm thick painters drop cloth style much bigger than the litter box on the carpet.

I then put a regular sized heavy cotton bath mat in front of the box. I have two questions. Sprinkle a large amount of baking soda over the damp carpet. You want the rug to bring life to the floor like in laura s adorable melbourne home shown above where she layered a graphic flat weave over beige carpet and a basic tiled hearth.

On the face of it installing new carpet over the old carpet does have some advantages. We didn t know enough about our future to justify the time and expense. Walking too soon can track dirt into the still wet carpet and moving furniture before the carpet is thoroughly dry can dent the fibers or leave rust or stains from furniture finishes.