Whether you want to sell your home fast, just enjoy the one you have, or are comtemplating buying a home in Chapel Hill, Durham or surrounding areas, flooring stains can be annoying.  Knowing how to remove them, and which ones cannot be removed, is helpful.

North Carolina “red clay” is unsightly but can removed from carpet.  Commercial “spray and wipe” carpet cleaners work with the addition of elbow grease; sooner than later after the stain has occurred is always helpful.  Disturbed soil around new homes, prior to the landscaping becoming mature, poses the most challenge with red clay.

The faint blue-ish stains on vinyl floors beneath bath mats comes from the chemical reaction of the flooring itself with anti-oxidants in the rubber backing as the rug dries out.  Unfortunately, there is no way to remove these stains.  There are, however, many quality thick mats which can be used in place of rubber mats to prevent the stains from occuring in the first place.

People will often notice pale colored areas of a hardwood floor when a rug or object is moved.  The lighter color you see is actually the original color of the floor.  Everything else around it has darked over time.  Although it can take months or even years, the floor color will even out once previously unexposed parts are exposed.