She is willing to pay for it. We (her friends, who are staging an intervention of sorts) feel landlord is being ridiculous. I'm asking on her behalf because 1) I'm taking this sooo personally because I don't think the situation is fair; This to me is no longer about a mouse, it's about a control freak landlord, but anyway. and 2) I also don't think it can wait for her to sign up on AskMeFi and wait the one week it takes for her to ask it herself. Way forward?
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posted by lilacp
on Apr 26, 2013 -
75 answers
I'm about to buy a carpet cleaner but have done way too much research on the subject and have lost myself in sea of conflicting reviews and comparisons and now have no idea what to get so I thought I'd turn to you guys for help.
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posted by wwax
on Apr 22, 2013 -
6 answers
We have white carpets. They suck. Please help me use a borrowed Bissell carpet-cleaning machine to best effect.
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posted by bq
on Dec 4, 2012 -
16 answers
What to do about a possibly pre-existing pet urine stain that has soaked through the carpeting in our rental apartment? Especially since our cat has found the spot and is exacerbating the problem with her own urine!
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posted by moshimosh
on May 6, 2012 -
13 answers
Need advice for getting urine (and other?) out of carpet for blacklight inspection by landlord!!
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posted by starfyr
on Jan 25, 2012 -
17 answers
How do I clean thick, dried povidone iodine (Betadine) out of a carpet? Is it possible without spreading the stain everywhere?
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posted by WasabiFlux
on Dec 7, 2011 -
6 answers
Last week while vacuuming the staircase at my house, I managed to melt part of the plastic from the vacuum cleaner onto the carpet runner. (That runner hasn't been installed a month.) I was able to scrape away some of it with my fingers, but the spots are still crusty. How can I clean melted plastic residue off carpet pile without damaging the carpet?
posted by orange swan
on Jun 11, 2011 -
6 answers
Pregnant, first trimester. My office is having all the carpets, chairs, and upholstery cleaned. I was able to verify with the cleaners that they use a perc "dry cleaning" solution, among several other strong industrial chemicals. Should I be concerned in terms of anything teratogenic/dangerous to my embryo?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 5, 2011 -
8 answers
What is this strange phenomenon happening with ostensibly house trained dogs soiling the house? I just threw out three area rugs that my 4 yr. old Beagle has ruined by pooing and peeing on them, even to the point of blackening the hardwood floor beneath. The very FIRST thing my son's dog does when she visits is crap and pee right in front of us! No shame....
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posted by ~Sushma~
on Mar 5, 2011 -
11 answers
I spilled pink nail polish on a green carpet. How can I get it out? I'm reluctant to try nail polish remover because I fear it will bleach the carpet.
posted by emd3737
on Jun 25, 2010 -
7 answers
Too many pets and perplexing white carpet. Help? Mrs. LT and I live with our brood (4 cats, 1 dog) in an apartment that has . . . wait for it . . . white carpet. We didn't think about this when we moved in, but now the carpet's filthy, and we're trying to figure out a way to save it/our deposit, because otherwise we'll need to move when our lease is up before it gets any worse. Ugh, what can we do?
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posted by liketitanic
on May 1, 2010 -
13 answers
I'm currently renting a flat unit in New Zealand which I will be moving out next month. My current rental agreement states that I do not need to have the carpet professionally cleaned before I move out. I have two cats in the house and the question was raised with the property agent before I moved in. They have agreed to let me have the pets in the house and on the rental agreement, it also states that they are okay with it.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 12, 2009 -
28 answers
Carpet Filter: My company in Washington, DC is looking for an eco-friendly company to come and clean our carpets.
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posted by alexherder
on May 12, 2009 -
1 answer
I live in a place that is rainy or snowy half the year, and during that half it is impossible to keep the floor of my car dry. It has begun to smell pretty bad. I recently had the interior detailed, which included washing the floor mats, and it smelt fine until the floor got wet again, which was almost immediately. Does anyone have a good technique for keeping wet carpet from smelling bad? Drying it is not an option. For bonus points, exactly what is it that causes the smell?
posted by ubiquity
on Jan 3, 2009 -
12 answers
I want to hire a professional carpet cleaner in Chapel Hill / Durham, NC. Requirements: getting hard-to-clean, oddly-stained, cheap
berber carpet looking good; strongly prefer no scent left behind; would love to get this done soon. Any suggestions?
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posted by amtho
on Dec 21, 2008 -
5 answers
I need a carpet cleaner that won't break the bank. What current model do you recommend? (UK models/links only, please)
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posted by chuckdarwin
on Jan 15, 2008 -
9 answers
Just a second ago my daughter spilled approximately a cup of liquid hand soap onto my carpeted hallway. How do I get this up?????
posted by konolia
on Sep 2, 2007 -
9 answers
I need a small carpet cleaner - any suggestions? I only need it for stains on an (old) apartment carpet, including cat urine stains. I don't want something that breaks the bank, and I'm not expecting a miracle-worker - I just want to do what I can to keep from getting my security deposit dinged.
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posted by bibbit
on Apr 27, 2006 -
19 answers
Here's a long-shot: About 20 years ago I bought a pair of custom-made mountain-man-ish/mocassin-style boots that I had fitted at a crafts fair in San Diego. They were moose-hide, awful-looking things with metal buttons, and came with a weird flat, textured rubber sole material that the maker said was actually conveyor belting that he cut to fit the boots. The boots were happily but a passing fancy, but the soling stuck in my memory: It was the best damn pet-hair catching substance in my known Universe... WHERE can I find some more? Attached to a stick, it'd make a smashing carpet brush.
posted by dpcoffin
on Feb 11, 2006 -
11 answers
large broken bottle of honey + carpet = much sticky unhappiness. any suggestions on how i can get the carpet cleansed before the ants arrive?
posted by ubersturm
on May 12, 2004 -
7 answers
