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Dry wet carpet flood.
Here s what you need to know to dry out wet carpet.
If your basement floods and you have wall to wall carpet then you have about 48 hours to suck out and dry all the puddles before the carpet starts to smell terrible and grow mold.
Follow these steps for drying your carpet properly and preventing the spread of moisture and mildew.
By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine.
Towels for wet carpet.
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.
Fans bleach and cleaners.
The tools are simple.
With this method both the wet carpet and pad can be saved in place without any demolition or removal.
The first step to drying out carpet padding and carpeting post flood is actually removing the water.
Seven expert tips for drying a wet carpet.
How to dry wet carpet in your flooded basement how long do i have to dry that wet carpet.
Next use a wet dry vacuum or shop vac to suck up as much of the remaining moisture as possible from the carpet fibers.
It is absolutely vital to act quickly when water has accumulated in any area of your home.
If you have wet carpet there s no time to lose.
Here are a few methods for drying wet carpet.
The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area.
On the other hand if you re trying to dry anything larger than a small piece of carpet you re going to have to dry it where it lies.
To dry wet carpet quickly start by spreading towels over the area to soak up some of the excess moisture.
Red cross officials say many homeowners can get rid of the mold just fine after a flood but it will require a bit of elbow grease.
I know it sounds like too short of a time.
The sooner you start cleaning up after water damage the sooner you can stop mold from growing under your carpet.
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.