Dirt Underneath Carpet

Definition of sweep under the carpet in the idioms dictionary.

Dirt underneath carpet.

I pulled up 1300 ft of carpet and padding over plywood last week and there was a tremendous amount of something like sand underneath the yellow foam padding. Removing the tack. What does sweep under the carpet expression mean. Wait until you see what we found.

Definitions by the largest idiom dictionary. Under the carpet is a pad and under the pad is the concrete. Vacuuming your carpet regularly at least the highest traffic areas will delay the inevitable but once dirt is pressed into the carpet s fibers it s time to do more than vacuum. We will have new carpet installed when we are ready to sell the house.

Most likely it will have many imperfections from lots of paint overspray to footprints to divots where someone dropped something heavy to stains from spills. The padding under the carpet also is rolled up and removed but it will be easier to carry. Next carefully pry up the tack strips while trying to avoid scratching the floor. That concrete will look cool and contemporary right.

Tons of dirt and pet stains. Sweep under the carpet phrase. I have never run into this before at least not this bad. We decided to take the carpet out in our living room.

It was much worse in the traffic lanes. Dirt is bound to get ground in to a carpet that is walked on regularly even if you take your shoes off before doing so.