Water Damaged Carpet

By

ChloeA

Typically water damaged carpet (and the pad beneath it) has to be replaced. It's not possible to dry it out before mold and mildew starts to grow. Probably the kind of severe medical problems mentioned above are somewhat rare, but it's not a healthful situation to have in your house if you can avoid it. If nothing else, I'd try having it professionally dried.

By

yoder178

Most insurance companies pay for replacement.

By

Ausjulie

Please don't try to dry it yourself, my son in-law used a fan blower to dry his, and my 2 year old grandson ended up fighting for his life for days in hosp and is now a severe asthmatic, still at 14 years old.

By

MCW

You might have to call a rug cleaning business to extract the water from the carpet. If this isn't done, mold and mildew could set in.

I live in San Diego, and due to the heavy rains this year now have a drenched corner in my sunken living room.