Right. I understand the need for rugs in older multi-floor homes. If I lived in a cold place and could afford it, radiant in floor heating would be my 1st choice. I know real wool rugs are expensive but in a rental that allows pets, I guess I don’t understand the appeal. In any case it seems like two sets of all textiles is necessary.
Gypsy is only 240 sq ft. On my knees and I use windex and a paper towel…
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Keugenias knees are compromised so our approach won’t work in her big home!!
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On my tile the magic eraser/generic melamine sponge is essential. Since a new one is a nice, bright white it’s always a revelation to see what comes up off a freshly mopped floor.
That’s what I do with mine once or twice a year. Power-wash, then wet-vac to suck as much water out as possible. Hang over the railing or chairs to dry.
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That’s a great idea. I don’t need to do that in summer here but in most places that would be a big help.
yes, we have a bissell, not this “pet” one but it’s the same. we love it.
but for odour removal, hmm. i’d probably sprinkle bicarb and let it sit for a while, then vacuum out. for urine we now use vinegar, water and a drop of detergent (wool mix for a wool carpet), pour it on, gently agitate, let sit for a bit, suck it all up.
this is what we did! our new puppy had managed to wee on 80% of our woollen rug, which was too big a job for the bissell, and it’s one of the knobbly style rugs, not flat, so we took it outside and I used the vinegar/woolwash mix on it, let it sit for a bit, then hosed the whole thing down. it took a few days to dry.
i’ve recently added a squeegee to my mopping routine (at home, not in abbs which get mopped 4 times a week) and it is amazing, it might be that dragging water over the tiles is pulling dirt off the grout, but it always gives me dirty water that I mop up with a cloth.
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