Removing Wet Basement Carpet

Tough spots might require a power oscillating tool.

Removing wet basement carpet.

When moisture gets underneath the carpet a musty odor will form. Use a wet dry vacuum to remove excess water. Doing so will interfere with the new layer of adhesive that is used to lay the new carpeting. Here are some before photos.

Here s what you need to know to dry out wet carpet. For every part of hydrogen peroxide used use five parts of water. If your home has recently flooded this is most likely the reason for the unpleasant odor. Pulling up the carpet to pull up the carpet start by removing the baseboard or molding along the walls.

The wet bar wasn t completely offensive or anything i just didn t like the placement of it. On a concrete floor the carpet pad is often glued into place. This is also a great remedy to remove the mold spores and eliminate the musty odor. The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area.

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. Wet vacs are the perfect tool for. If your carpet is wet a wet dry vacuum can help limit mold growth by removing the wetness that facilitates it.

In this case use a floor scraper to remove the pieces of padding that remain stuck to the floor. For mold smells dilute your vinegar with water. Mix 1 cup 237 milliliters of white vinegar into 2 cups 5 liter of warm water. When a carpet smells musty or smells like mildew it can be a result of humidity or spills that fell onto the 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. Using foam carpet shampoo as an alternative. And if you are replacing the carpeting with tile the left over bumpy adhesive. Even if it s only water a funny odor can accumulate over time.

Remove as much moisture as possible with a wet dry vacuum. The easiest way to get the moisture or water out of your carpet is by removing it with a wet vacuum. Use pliers to pull padding staples when removing carpet from stairs. The cool thing about removing mold mildew and musty odors is that there are many solutions that can be applied.

Make sure that the water is warm. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine.