Removing Wet Basement Carpet

Even if it s only water a funny odor can accumulate over time.

Removing wet basement carpet.

Here s what you need to know to dry out wet carpet. If you are cleaning the concrete floor after removing carpeting in preparation for laying down a new floor it is imperative that you do not skip removing the adhesive. The easiest way to get the moisture or water out of your carpet is by removing it with a wet vacuum. Here are some before photos.

Using foam carpet shampoo as an alternative. Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs. When a carpet smells musty or smells like mildew it can be a result of humidity or spills that fell onto the carpet. The basement desperately needed new carpet but before we can have carpet installed i wanted to remove the wet bar in the basement.

Wet carpet especially in a basement can be extremely heavy because of all of the moisture that it has soaked up due to flooding or leaking. In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor. Use a wet dry vacuum to remove excess water. If your home has recently flooded this is most likely the reason for the unpleasant odor.

The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine. Remove as much moisture as possible with a wet dry vacuum. The wet bar wasn t completely offensive or anything i just didn t like the placement of it.

When moisture gets underneath the carpet a musty odor will form. The cool thing about removing mold mildew and musty odors is that there are many solutions that can be applied. For every part of hydrogen peroxide used use five parts of water. If your carpet is wet a wet dry vacuum can help limit mold growth by removing the wetness that facilitates it.

A wet carpet in a flooded basement may be salvageable depending on the water source but you have to work fast before mold starts growing. On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place. To successfully restore a floor from water damage you need to do more than just dry the carpeting you need to get to the next layer and make sure that the foundation and the floor is completely dry. This is also a great remedy to remove the mold spores and eliminate the musty odor.

Doing so will interfere with the new layer of adhesive that is used to lay the new carpeting. Make sure that the water is warm. For mold smells dilute your vinegar with water. Mix 1 cup 237 milliliters of white vinegar into 2 cups 5 liter of warm water.

Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool. And if you are replacing the carpeting with tile the left over bumpy adhesive.