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Will a carpet shampooer sort this grubby carpet?

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cakecakecake98 · 30/11/2024 21:55

Hi all
We moved into this house a few months ago and a few of the carpets are quite grotty. No idea how long they’ve been here but I’ve hoovered and steam cleaned them and they still look disgusting. They’re meant to be cream!

I’m debating buying a carpet cleaner machine to see if that would sort them but I’m not sure
See pictures attached. Apologies for the hair, I realise now I’ve taken photos of the carpet right at my dressing table!

Will a carpet shampooer sort them or will that just be a waste of money and we really need new carpets down?
TIA

Will a carpet shampooer sort this grubby carpet?
Will a carpet shampooer sort this grubby carpet?
Will a carpet shampooer sort this grubby carpet?
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cakecakecake98 · 30/11/2024 21:56

The photos just look like they need a good hoover but it makes no difference!

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gamerchick · 30/11/2024 21:57

If they're cream, I'd probably get a professional in tbh.

Love the idea of cream carpets but they are the devils spawn.

Whocanbelieveit · 30/11/2024 21:58

You can hire carpet cleaners I think, in Dunelm mill.

Lemonademoney · 30/11/2024 21:58

Oh one of our sons bedroom carpets was like this when we moved in (gross). Rest of the house was dusty but ok but his room was grim! Definitely worth a shampoo but might be worth getting someone in for it as they’ll have an industrial machine. We’ve just about got my sons room looking good now but it took several shampoos, the carpet almost changed colour as the dirt came up.

SpiritAdder · 30/11/2024 22:02

I would just recarpet the house. You don’t know what has been spilled on those carpets or what dog bums have been scooted on them….

cakecakecake98 · 02/12/2024 11:37

Thanks all. I’ve decided to buy a Bissell carpet cleaner and hope this will do it - from what I can see it doesn’t look like these carpets have ever been cleaned since they were put down.
Hoping it works as it’s the hassle of having to move everything out of the room for recarpetting!

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