{"id":586462,"date":"2024-07-25T20:49:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T20:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rugdoctor.com\/cleaning-tips\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:33:13","slug":"let-jar-lids-do-the-heavy-lifting-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rugdoctor.com\/cleaning-tips\/let-jar-lids-do-the-heavy-lifting-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Furniture Moving Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-let-jar-lids-do-the-heavy-lifting-for-you\">Let Jar Lids Do The Heavy Lifting For You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a certain sense of accomplishment that comes from cleaning your house\u2014dusting off the dirt of everyday life and starting fresh. But we all know there are certain spots that don\u2019t get the love they deserve. It\u2019s nobody\u2019s fault, really. After all, even the most determined housekeeper has trouble lifting that 10-ton sleeper-sofa to clean the carpet underneath, with or without help.<br>&nbsp;<br>So, how do you get to those hard-to-reach places to make them as clean as the rest of your house without ruining your furniture, carpet or back?<br>&nbsp;<br>There\u2019s actually a very simple solution that\u2019s been lurking in your pantry or fridge this whole time: jar lids. With just a twist, jars of olives, pickles and salsa become handy tools in your quest for cleaner carpets.<br>&nbsp;<br>By placing a jar lid (metal side down) under each leg of the furniture you\u2019re moving, you can easily push it aside. The smooth surface of the lid slides across almost any carpet while protecting it from sharp edges and potential snags. The metal lid is rigid enough to help support the weight of your furniture and keep it from digging into the carpet. It also helps the furniture slide over any impressions left in the carpet from furniture that\u2019s been sitting in the same spot for a while.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>BONUS TIP<\/strong>&nbsp;from the pros at BISSELL\u00ae by Rug Doctor\u00ae: Be sure to use jar lids that are in good shape. A lid with a punctured or nicked surface could leave a rust stain if you\u2019ve placed your furniture on carpet that\u2019s still damp from cleaning.<br>&nbsp;<br>Credit for this simple, yet effective, carpet cleaning hack goes out to Wendy Edwards via her Designed to Dwell blog (<a href=\"https:\/\/designedtodwell.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/moving-furniture-with-ease.html\">https:\/\/designedtodwell.blogspot.com\/2011\/08\/moving-furniture-with-ease.html<\/a>).<br>&nbsp;<br>Give it a try and get your&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">entire<\/span><em>&nbsp;<\/em>carpet as clean as it can be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a certain sense of accomplishment that comes from cleaning your house\u2014dusting off the dirt of everyday life and starting fresh. But we all know there are certain spots that don\u2019t get the love they deserve. It\u2019s nobody\u2019s fault, really. After all, even the most determined housekeeper has trouble lifting that 10-ton sleeper-sofa to clean the carpet underneath, with or without help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":586512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[222],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-586462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carpet-cleaning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Furniture Moving Hack: Jar Lids | Rug Doctor by BISSELL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Even the most determined housekeeper has trouble lifting that 10-ton sleeper-sofa to clean the carpet underneath. 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