11 47 est 11 july 2014 updated.

Threadbare carpet causes. Switch on a heater or a fan. Not unexpectedly the underlay appears to have perished. All of the irritants and organisms in the carpet become airborne and be breathed into the lungs. It could be carpet moth.

This can cause asthma attacks or flu like symptoms and can cause or aggravate coughing. Most often a rug or carpet becomes bare as surface fiber is simply worn away by foot traffic over a long time. Potential signs of an issue might be damage to rugs and carpets where fibres have become loose or noticeable threadbare patches. It is a good quality carpet axminster layed on a concrete ground floor but at 21 years old its nearing the end of its useful life.

Threadbare carpets grubby walls creaky floors. The threadbare carpet treatment sometimes a penny saved is an accident waiting to happen. One of the more serious health complications from unclean carpets is asthma. Remember any high moisture diy carpet cleaning method poses the risk of over wetting your carpet.

When you see the moths the damage has already been done and a small patch of threadbare carpet could just be the tip of the iceberg. This is one of the prime causes for ripples in the carpet later on especially if you don t take extra care to dry it properly ex. By jenny coad for the daily mail. Wool carpet is especially a delicacy here in brisbane for the carpet moth.

Once your carpet starts to become threadbare and worn it means it has definitely seen better days time to invest in new carpet. Larvae can exist for up to two years and you won t see them as they munch away out of sight in dark or low lit places. Matting of carpet fibres tends to affect polyester carpets more because while they can feel soft underfoot they tend to have a weak resistance to matting. Don t fret the shabby chic look has never been more fashionable.

Weakened immune system. I think i ve found carpet moth what now. In some rare cases a rug or carpet may become threadbare due to chemical exposure e g a wool yarn dissolved by exposure to bleach or a nylon yarn brittle by exposure to a strong acid. If you ve come across patches of damage in your carpet the first and best thing to do is have a good investigation in each room look under heavy furniture behind curtains and rugs to gauge the extent of the problem.

It is actually the carpet moth s larvae that causes the destruction feeding predominantly on keratin found in natural fibres such as wool.

• Three Drawer Plastic Container