Wet carpet needs to first be identified as either soaked carpet, or mildly wet as when the carpet is cleaned, or carpet which is completely under water. The amount of water in the carpet and the length of time it has been in the carpet are important considerations in determining what to do with the carpet.
If the water has been in the carpet for any length of time, then it will be necessary to remove the carpet from the home. Black mold and other fungus will have grown quickly and it will likely have grown on the flooring beneath the carpet. Black mold is a rapidly spreading mold and very harmful to the health of the occupants. The safest way to protect the occupants and the flooring beneath the carpet is to remove the carpet and the carpet pad. Then the flooring beneath the carpet can be cleaned by a mold remediation process. The experts for wet carpet in Escondido can determine when the carpet has been wet too long to salvage.
Carpet that is mildly wet can be salvaged if the flood damage technicians get to it in time. These technicians will bring in strong suction devices to extract the water from the carpet. Usually these devices are mounted in a truck so the suction can be created as strong as needed to extract all of the water. Other devices are used which have powerful suction capabilities, and they are designed to work on small areas of the carpet. These can be very useful in getting all of the water out. The processes available for these carpet conditions are successful in getting the pad dry also.
If the carpet is under water, meaning water completely covers the carpet to a depth of 1/4 inch or more, then the solution is to first use the suction equipment to extract all of the water from the area. The experts at wet carpet in Escondido can advise you on whether the carpet can be saved. In many instances it can be saved, but in other instances the carpet will have to be removed along with the pad after the water has been extracted.
Each wet carpet situation must be evaluated because there is no general solution that applies to each condition. This is why you need the experts to recommend the best solution.
