What is that dark line around the walls, stairs, under doorways and around vents? Can you remove them?
is a term used to describe dark, grayish lines that may appear on carpet around baseboards, under doors, along the edges of stairs and possibly away from walls where plywood subflooring materials have been joined. This has become a common problem today because homes are much more airtight than in the past. Filtration soil may be fireplace or automobile emissions, residue from furniture polishes, fine sand or clay particles, cooking oils, a host of other soils or a combination of soils that can accumulate on the carpet face fibers in areas with a concentrated flow of air over the carpet or through tiny cracks or other open areas under the carpet. The soiling condition can occur quickly, or it may develop over a period of months or years. The level of soiling is dependent upon the volume of airflow and the level of pollutants in the air. Filtration soiling is not a result of the quality of carpet selected. The condition will obviously appear more pronounced on lighter colorations than da
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