Has your home been flooded recently?
Well, we feel for you. One lousy inch of water can lead to $25,000 of property damage. Everything from your furniture and electronics to books and childhood treasures can be destroyed.
For obvious reasons, though, it’s your flooring that usually comes off worst.
This is especially true when your home’s fitted with high end carpet! Waterlogged carpets can impact the flooring underneath, grow mold/mildew, and be damaged beyond repair unless you act quickly and effectively in the aftermath of a leak or flood.
Want some expert advice on what to do? Keep reading.
Fix the Flooding First
The very first thing to focus on is to stop the water from entering your property.
If a pipe’s burst, your sink’s overflowing, or water’s coming out of your toilet, then that’s the first problem to solve. Only then, having halted the flow of water, can you set about drying the carpets.
Skip this step and any efforts at drying your floors will be hampered from the outset. Consider calling a plumber for help if you can’t identify the source of flooding or figure out how to stop it.
Don’t Forget the Furniture
The next step is to clear out your furniture from the flooded living space.
Act fast! The longer it sits on a soaked surface, the more likely it is to suffer serious damage. Of course, a room full of furnishings will also make it harder to dry the high-end carpets underneath.
Set about removing everything from the area as quickly as possible. Put your chairs, tables, storage, bookshelves, and so on somewhere dry; remember to work in pairs to shift heavier objects without hurting yourself.
Dry Your Soaked Carpets
It’s finally time to begin the drying process.
Alas, knowing how to dry wet carpet in basement settings (or any other, for that matter) isn’t always obvious. Start by removing any remaining surface water. In worst-case-scenarios, you might even need a sump pump to drain the area.
Next, rent a wet vacuum from a hardware store (if you don’t already have one) to get rid of the moisture from the carpets. For more significant flooding, you might have to use an extractor as well. These are effective pieces of equipment that should make light work of the task.
Create Ventilation and Dehumidify the Area
The vacuuming and/or extraction process should remove the majority of water from your carpets. But there might still be work to do!
Any dampness left in the carpet will cause hazardous mold and mildew to develop. It’s time to open your windows, turn on your fans, and use a dehumidifier to get the last drops of moisture from your floors.
What to Do With Waterlogged High End Carpet
There’s nothing fun about suffering a flood or leak at home- especially when you’ve got high end carpet lining the floor.
Taking swift and appropriate action is the only way to dry it out and prevent permanent damage from occurring. Hopefully, the information in this post will help you do exactly that.
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