Hi, you know, I didn't even THINK of the carpet being a problem when we discussed replacing the old one. Plus, the noise factor of me walking around right over them downstairs made laying down carpet make more sense. It is a prefab house, so it isn't built really sturdy and sound proof like the older house that I lived in.
Yes, it is forced hot water heat that comes out of the baseboards. The stuff that is coming out is all the tiny carpet threads and wallpaper debris, along with DIRT. I don't think the grates were ever cleaned.
I did not know that one could buy actually filters for the baseboards. I would imagine that Home Depot or Lowes or some such store would sell that type of product. Once I get the grates or fins as they are called, cleaned, I will look into the filters. Thanks!! |