Nothing improves a room’s appearance more than replacing soiled, dirty, or torn carpeting. A carpet with outdated styles and colors can prove just as damaging to a room’s decorative theme. Before you can install a new carpet, however, you’ll need to remove the old one. Pulling up carpet can be a labor-intensive project.
The various carpet materials differ in their ability to resist stains and wear. And the higher a carpet’s pile, the more difficult it is to get all the dirt up when vacuuming. Some materials, such as wool and acrylic, also abrade more easily because the yarn does not hold its integrity as well as some other materials. Finally, some carpet materials fade more easily than others when exposed to sunlight.
Depending on stains and wear, carpeting may need to be replaced every five to ten years or so-obviously, carpet in less- traveled or less heavily used rooms will show less wear than carpet that is on a direct path from the living room to the kitchen, say.