You could use hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine bleach. It’s not as effective as a disinfectant but it’s odorless, cheap, and probably a lot more effective than vinegar. If you get 3% concentration (the most common) you’ll probably need to pour a whole bottle over the clothes, then wait an hour or two.
Depending on what’s underneath the carpet, you could consider just removing it.
That’s an idea. I’ll look for some hydrogen peroxide next time I’m at a store.
I would love nothing better than to rip out this carpet. Even if there was nothing but concrete underneath it, I would gladly consider that infinitely better than this mess of crumbs, kitty litter that the cat kicked out of the box, cat hair, human hair, cat vomit, cigarette ash, dust, the microscopic creatures that feed on all of that, and their poo. It’s an ugly orange colour that was fashionable when it was installed over 30 years ago. In some places, it’s threadbare. It’s a nylon carpet, which means it holds onto hair and dust and won’t let it go.
I’m a renter, though, so it’s not my decision. I’m not sure if getting rid of the carpet (and replacing it with nothing but the bare concrete underneath it) would devalue the property (“carpeted” sounds so nice and soft under your feet—though this the carpet is neither) or increase its value (it really is a terrible carpet). I might bring it up with the landlady, but I’m tempted to just put up with it for the year or so longer that i’ll be here before i can move in with my girlfriend.
You could use hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine bleach. It’s not as effective as a disinfectant but it’s odorless, cheap, and probably a lot more effective than vinegar. If you get 3% concentration (the most common) you’ll probably need to pour a whole bottle over the clothes, then wait an hour or two.
Depending on what’s underneath the carpet, you could consider just removing it.
That’s an idea. I’ll look for some hydrogen peroxide next time I’m at a store.
I would love nothing better than to rip out this carpet. Even if there was nothing but concrete underneath it, I would gladly consider that infinitely better than this mess of crumbs, kitty litter that the cat kicked out of the box, cat hair, human hair, cat vomit, cigarette ash, dust, the microscopic creatures that feed on all of that, and their poo. It’s an ugly orange colour that was fashionable when it was installed over 30 years ago. In some places, it’s threadbare. It’s a nylon carpet, which means it holds onto hair and dust and won’t let it go.
I’m a renter, though, so it’s not my decision. I’m not sure if getting rid of the carpet (and replacing it with nothing but the bare concrete underneath it) would devalue the property (“carpeted” sounds so nice and soft under your feet—though this the carpet is neither) or increase its value (it really is a terrible carpet). I might bring it up with the landlady, but I’m tempted to just put up with it for the year or so longer that i’ll be here before i can move in with my girlfriend.