Carpet Stains? Try this Inexpensive Cover-Up

You just steam-cleaned the carpet in your children’s bedroom, but this time, it didn’t seem to help much. Face it. It’s time for new carpet. With your children still in elementary school, you’re not sure you want to break the bank and spend a fortune on new carpet.  A less expensive option might be to recover the bedroom floor with carpet tiles.

Coming in a wide range of styles and sizes, carpet tiles are easy to install yourself and can be replaced as needed. Should your child accidentally spill juice on a few tiles and stain them, all you’ll need to do is pull up the tiles and replace them. The cost and convenience make carpet tiles a worthwhile option to pursue for many families.

Before you run out and purchase several boxes of carpet tiles, do your homework. Find out exactly what is involved in installing carpet tiles and make sure you can handle the installation. Don’t forget to ask about the pros and cons. Should you have to replace a carpet tile a year later, how well will the new one match up with the old ones? Will you actually be able to see that the replaced tile is new? For some people, there is nothing better than plush carpet installed by a professional over firm padding, while for others, the ease and convenience of replacing carpet tiles themselves overrides that.

Once you are certain that carpet tiles are the way to go, calculate the square footage of the room where you plan to use the tiles. This will tell you approximately how many tiles you will need. Make sure you purchase extra for any mistakes you may make in cutting or require later for replacements.

In just a few hours, you can remove the old carpet and recover the floor yourself with new carpet tiles. Then, the next time a nasty stain occurs, all you’ll need to do is pull up the tile and replace it. No more dragging out the steam cleaner and hoping that you can get rid of an ugly stain.

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