Will those furniture indentations in my carpet come out?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008I frequently get asked the question above and I am unhappy to say that the answer is no. When heavy furniture sits on carpet for many years, the backing of the carpet gets stretched out of shape. The only real way to take it out 100% is to actually cut out that part of the carpet and replace it with a new piece. But that is basically trading one problem for another.
There is some hope though for at least some relief. You can put an ice cube in the holes and just leave them there to melt. The cold water from the ice cube will cause the backing to shrink a little giving you some improvement.
I hope this helps. Please leave some feedback if you try this and it works or doesn’t. I’ve recommended it before and the results were surprisingly good but not perfect.
