Carpet Feels Damp After Rain

Efflorescence spalling of concrete or masonry.

Carpet feels damp after rain.

If you don t have a wet vacuum dab the damp area with towels until it s feeling a little drier. When you have a leak in the slab foundation of your home that water accumulates and sometimes has nowhere to go but up. Remove as much water from the damp carpet as possible using a wet vacuum. Deterioration of carpet or wood.

Within a week or so the damp spot progressed to a puddle 4 by 6 feet that a wet vac couldn t really keep up with. Rot and decay of wood headers joists sill plates and columns. It smells slightly mildewy and feels cold like there might be moisture. And eventually that water will reach your flooring and cause visible damage.

We have a 2 story home and the ground level is the one that is wet. Work in small sections at a time. Damp carpet or warped hard flooring. I did go outside and look along the wall that is damp and it appears the soil in the garden there is high above the foundation level and even with the weeping holes.

Staining and blistering of wall covering. Maybe i m going crazy but after a big rain my living room just feels damp. 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. I checked the attic and there are no signs of leaks or dampness.

Condensation on cold walls and floor in summer. The rooms upstairs are fine. Odor mold and mildew. If you have a wet vacuum go over the damp spot to take out as much of the moisture as possible.