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How to Remove Carpet Indentations

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By georgelarson
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Carpet Care - How To Remove Carpet Indentation
Carpet Care - How To Remove Carpet Indentation

Indentations in your carpet occur when furniture sits in one place for a long period of time. When you want to move the furniture or better yet, have bought new furniture, the question is how to remove carpet indentations.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    How To Remove Carpet Indentations

    This easy carpet maintenance uses three household items - iron, white light weight kitchen towel, and water. A spray bottle is helpful, also.

  2. Step 2
    Carpet Indentation
     
    Carpet Indentation

    How To Remove Carpet Indentation Process

    Place the white kitchen towel over the indentation in the carpet. Spray the towel until it is wet, not soaking wet. With the iron on medium heat, to start with, iron the towel creating steam. When the steam stops lift the cloth to see the carpet begin to lift up. Repeat this process until the carpet indentation is no longer visible. If this process of how to remove carpet indentations is not producing results raise the iron temperature to high and repeat the steam cleaning process.

  3. Step 3
    Steam Is How to Remove Carpet Indentation.
     
    Steam Is How to Remove Carpet Indentation.

    How To Remove Carpet Indentations With Steam

    There are many irons that have the steam function. Place the kitchen towel over the carpet indentation, press the steam function on the iron, and use the same carpet steam cleaning process to lift the carpet indentation.

Tips & Warnings
  • This is a carpet care tip was handed down by my Grandmother and will now be the answer to your question of how to remove carpet indentations, too.

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aimeek said

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on 3/11/2009 Interesting article. To be honest, my last house had hardwood so I haven't thought about this much now that I have carpet again!

circusmama said

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on 3/6/2009 Sounds easy to do - I'll have to try it next time I rearrange furniture!

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on 3/5/2009 simple and easy to do carpet indentation removal tips

Meri said

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on 3/5/2009 I wish I'd known this method of getting carpet indentations out years ago. I am going to try this right now!

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on 3/4/2009 Thanks for sharing. I'll need this soon as I will be moving some furniture. 5 stars

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