Hardwood floors are beautiful add a touch of warmth to a home and require little maintenance.
Found blood on wood under carpet.
It is possible to restore a floor to its former glory with a simple cleaning even if it has been under a carpet for a long time.
This is because the heat will cause the blood stain to really set in the carpet.
Pet or other similar stains may be found under carpet in older floors.
Uncovering the 1960s hardwood floor under carpet.
Then we cleared the room and began ripping out carpet.
The strips popped up easily with a short pry and i had a couple staples i had to pull with some pliers.
You may find an enormous amount of dirt that sifted through the carpet and padding over the years.
Most came out and stayed in the carpet.
It will continue to reappear until the carpet and pad are deep cleaned by either a machine or professional.
Do not rub as this might increase the blood stain.
Rather get cold water on a towel and dab the blood stain.
Start the carpet removal procedure by prying the baseboards off the walls with a pry bar.
We gathered the tools needed for removing carpet over hardwood floors see our list below.
For starters as tempting as it might be don t race over to the sink and apply hot water to the blood stain.
Also hot water is a most definite no when it comes to getting blood out of a carpet.
You can for instance use kitchen paper towels to gently dap the blood stain.
I did it myself.
However it is going to take more than one going over to fully remove the stain.
If you plan to reuse them tap out the nails with a hammer number each one and stack them in a safe place.
Hot water actually works against you setting the stain into the carpet and making it significantly harder to remove.
Pulling back the layers of carpet and padding we found that the hardwood floor looked ok.
Floors with minor.
Instead the stain should be blotted off.
Discovering a hardwood floor under old and worn out carpeting is very much like winning the lottery.
How to get blood out of carpet.
The stain was on the carpet and soaked through to the pad the carpet got cleaned but spot cleaning only cleans the carpet not the deeper stain in the pad.
I pulled up the carpet in our late 60s bungalow to reveal pristine 2 x3 4 hardwood flooring.
Wipe up any excess blood on the carpet.
More than likely it is the pad under the carpet that still has the stain.
The carpet must have gone in very soon after build.
If the bloodstain on the carpet is fresh first wipe up the blood with a dry white cloth or non dyed absorbent paper.
With much older floors you may find screws and nails that previous homeowners used to stop squeaks.
He suggests using a paste wax and buffing the floors to a gloss.
