Carpet Feels Cold And Damp

If you notice that your carpet is damp the cause may be a leak from the floor underneath.

Carpet feels cold and damp.

When i vacuumed the smell got worse temporarily. Damp problems in a house can be due to a number of causes such as rain getting through the walls or roof moisture being absorbed from the ground condensation settling on cold surfaces or a. There s no apparent smell but i swear the carpet feels damp not wet just cold and damp. But i honestly cant tell it s it s just cold from being on the slab or legitimately wet underneath.

Maybe i m going crazy but after a big rain my living room just feels damp. I cannot find the source of the problem. And steam cleaned and vacuumed up baking soda. If you have had a water leak or similar accident wherein the carpet was left wet for an extended period of time you will.

Wet or damp carpets are the perfect breeding ground for fungus including mold. There is no dampness on any of the walls or floor and i cannot find any cracks that might be letting in air. You should deal with. And the relative humidity measured on a hygrometer might even have gone up to 70 percent or more.

So i turn on the air conditioner and after a short time the air in the house becomes cool even cold but feels damp and sometimes actually wet. I have vacuumed probably 8 times in the last 2 days. I bought a general tools pin type moisture meter model mm1e and it is reading around 14 throughout the two rooms. Any floor that remains damp or wet for more than a day may grow mold.

Feels and smells wet. The temporary fix was to rip up the carpet knock a hole in the concrete slab repair the leaking pipe fill in the hole with quickcrete cement and restretch the carpet once it and the pad had dried. We have a crawl space under the entire house that is only accessed from the outside. Relative humidity inside the house may be 60 percent or more.

Note the locations and hire a professional to make repairs to the roof as necessary. It can cause a handful of other problems. Investigate any drywall damage or musty smells by removing drywall if necessary and looking for water damage in the framing. What is wrong with this carpet i don 39 t know what else to do.

This scenario occurs mostly in basements. Trace the source of any leaks and seal the roof or siding as. It smells slightly mildewy and feels cold like there might be moisture. A damp carpet can be more than a nuisance.

Our carpet almost feels damp but isn 39 t but stuff comes off onto your feet and i have vacuumed. My bedroom feels constantly damp so does my bedding and clothes. Mold will live and feed on damp carpet causing unsightly stains a musty odor and the potential for health problems in all who are exposed to it and its spores.