Steam clean all carpets to properly sanitize and deodorize.
Carpet flooded foam padding.
Density carpet pad with spillsafe moisture barrier 80 sq.
Then pull out the padding and dispose of it.
Accidents happen that result in the saturation of your carpet padding with water or liquids that require you to dry the padding.
To do that pull up the carpeting wearing gloves to reach the padding.
Now lay the carpeting back down flat so that it doesn t dry bunched up.
So if you were to reuse the padding it will be damp and begin to mildew grow mold and smell under the carpeting.
It s also the padding under the carpet.
Replacing just the padding is much less expensive than having to re carpet your entire home.
But you ve got to act fast.
The padding under the carpet will need to be replaced if it s been affected in a flood.
If the floodwater was clean broken pipe burst washing machine supply hose or a foundation leak you can probably dry out and save the carpet the pad is iffy.
To decide what to do if your basement is flooded go by these rules.
When your house floods it s not only the carpet that gets wet.
Be it an overly wet carpet cleaning flood or other water damage the carpet padding must dry thoroughly to eliminate foul odors mold and mildew growth.
If the carpet isn t dry within 72 hours it ll start to grow mold.