Wet Carpet Pad

If the carpeting was professionally installed wear leather gloves and pull up the carpeting and padding from the tack strip along the edge.

Wet carpet pad. Use a wet dry vacuum to clean up as much water as soon as possible. Use the wet dry vacuum to suck as much water from the padding as you can. Additionally if the carpet has been wet for more than 48 hours the floor and padding beneath the carpet probably have mold as well. The first step to drying out carpet padding and carpeting post flood is actually removing the water.

Keep all electrical cords away from the water or wet padding. Carpet with a pad. Leaving wet carpet sitting risks not only damaging the carpet and the padding beneath but risks damaging your subfloor as well. You can shampoo your carpet but that won t remove all the mold.

Unattended wet carpet is prone to mold and mildew. Cut the pad into strips roll it up and haul it outside. Wet carpet can be a perfect breeding ground for mold especially if the air is humid and the water remains in place longer than 48 hours. Once the water is out peel back the carpeting watch out for those rusted sharp nails on the tackless stripping and remove the wet pad.

Use a fan to dry out carpet and pad. Fold each corner of the carpet so you can see the pad. When you leave moisture sitting in a warm dark place these toxins will invade your home and once moisture and mold permeate a carpet pad it s impossible to. You can also attach a hose from a wet dry vac to the exhaust placing the hose under the carpet as far into it as you can.

It s important to act. Keep an eye on the fill tank and make sure you dump it before hitting overflow. You ll want to move the extractor slowly across the carpet to suck up as much water as possible. Fold the carpet away from the wet carpet padding.

The best way to dry wet carpet is by using a wet dry vacuum if you don t have one you can rent one from a local hardware store. The sooner you start cleaning up after water damage the sooner you can stop mold from growing under your carpet. The wet vacuum cleaner removes water from the carpet itself but it may not be able to remove it from the padding if the water has wicked through the carpet backing or soaked in under the edges. Once you have the pad pulled up dispose of it immediately.

How to keep wet carpet from molding. Don t rush this step. If the subfloor seems dry continue to dry out the carpet and pad using and fan you have at your disposal. Stomp on the padding with a clean shoe to force water to the top and vacuum it away with the wet dry hose.