Browse Forums Flooring & Floor Covering Re: Carpet colour help please! 2Jul 30, 2007 8:18 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Carpet colour help please! 3Jul 30, 2007 9:01 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Carpet colour help please! 8Aug 01, 2007 8:13 pm Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Carpet colour help please! 10Aug 03, 2007 1:08 pm Thanks for all those explanations Ash, much appreciated!
I have printed out your information so I can now tell my clients the real info. Thank you! Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Carpet colour help please! 11Jan 09, 2008 8:16 am Ash, if you're reading this, I wanted to ask you how often I should vacuum the above carpet. I've checked the Feltex website and they have lots of useful info but only for commercial applications where they say it should be vacuumed daily. Surely I don't have to do that?
BTW, the carpet looks stunning, I love it. Re: Carpet colour help please! 12Jan 09, 2008 10:15 am mek Ash, if you're reading this, I wanted to ask you how often I should vacuum the above carpet. I've checked the Feltex website and they have lots of useful info but only for commercial applications where they say it should be vacuumed daily. Surely I don't have to do that? BTW, the carpet looks stunning, I love it. Good Common sense should prevail. I could quote Standards and such, but really, its up to you. It will depend on your environment, amount of traffic (number of occupants+pets+guests) etc. Think about your hard surfaces such as a mantle piece. You see how dust accumulates in your home. You may not see it, but it will be settling on your carpet as well. I know I have been quoted as saying upright vacuum cleaners are much more efficient (coz they are), but a good HEPA canister vac will be OK if you do it regularly. With your carpet, an upright may be a little more aggresive than you need for general vacuuming. Here's what I'd suggest for an average family (2 adults, 2 kids).... Pick up litter, and stuff ASAP. Little crumbs, and bits can be recovered by hand or with a carpet sweeper. About every 1 to 2 weeks, thoroughly vacuum exposed areas. About every three months, move furniture as required to give an all over, thorough vacuum. Pay attention to under beds. When your Woolsafe technician comes after about a year, vacuum well before he comes, including along walls & crevices. He should give it a detailed vacuum with a commercial upright vac as well before steam cleaning it. Remember, an important preventative maintenance matter is keeping entrances to your home well swept, and empty door-mats of accumulatee soil every few weeks or so. Have you got a Woolsafe approved carpet spot cleaner handy? Cheers! Ash. Re: Carpet colour help please! 14Jan 09, 2008 10:44 am bec ash are there recommended wet/dry vacuum cleaners on the market? also what do you use as a spot cleaner? Wet/dry vacs are handy to suck up spills etc, (I have no names to suggest) but they are usually very poor in terms of air filtration in the dry mode, so I don't recommend them for general dry vacuuming. I use a diluted carpet detergent that is Woolsafe approved, that I buy in 20 litre drums at about $160 each. This list of spotters is from the Woolsafe site as tested and approved (but I haven't used any). They have to meet stringent Woolsafe criteria though. 1001 Pet Stain & Odour Remover WD-40 Company 1001 Troubleshooter WD-40 Company Carpet Power OzKleen Dyzolv Dyson Appliances Escort Stain Remover 1 Clantex Escort Stain Remover 2 Clantex Host Spot Remover for Carpets Host/Racine Industries Inc. Mr Muscle Multitask SC Johnson Vax Spot & Stain Remover for homes with pets Vax Woolclean Absorb-It Wools of New Z. (Nth Am.) Woolclean Carpet Spot Removal Kit Wools of New Z. (Nth Am.) Woolclean Dry Spot Remover Wools of New Z. (Nth Am.) Woolclean Spot Remover Wools of New Z. (Nth Am.) Re: Carpet colour help please! 17Jan 09, 2008 9:38 pm Bloody hell! This is getting confusing Bek or Mec or Mek or Bec or whatever!!!!
This is an excellent product that I'd recommend. The Zenith Encap spot & stain remover. You might need to contact Sonitron to see where you can buy a bottle locally. See http://www.sonitron.com.au/BRIEFS%20OCTOBER%202007.pdf Besides that, any of the Woolsafe spotters already mentioned. Any new wool carpet will shed fibres, especially in the beginning. Don't worry about it. It gradually settles. Ash. Re: Carpet colour help please! 18Jan 09, 2008 10:43 pm royalblue Bloody hell! This is getting confusing Bek or Mec or Mek or Bec or whatever!!!! LOL, that would be old age catching up with you Ash!!!!! Re: Carpet colour help please! 20Jan 09, 2008 11:12 pm royalblue **Phoenix** LOL, that would be old age catching up with you Ash!!!!! I'm only as old as I feel. I just have to make sure I 'feel' young'ns! LOL, ...LOL http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee299/matthewnathan/Emoticons/happy096.gif Thankyou so much 😀 I've decided on White on white for doors and trims, White on white 50% on ceiling and Mt buller for walls. Fingers crossed it will look OK 😀 2 7471 Thank you @. Tried to play with the facade models but the exact colour is not matching up. 2 3503 1 16163 |