How to Save Water Damaged Carpet

8/14/2019 (Permalink)

If the carpeting in your Kapolei home becomes flooded, contact SERVPRO professionals today.

Experiencing any kind of flooding can be devastating to homeowners or even overwhelming when thinking about repairs. If your Kapolei, HI home has been affected by flooding there are many questions to be asked when deciding to either replace the flooring or get it cleaned. Here is a guide of questions to ask in deciding the course of action.  

• How long was the room exposed to flood water?
• Was the flood water contaminated?
• Does everything, including the padding, need to be replaced?

Once these questions are answered contact a water damage restoration specialist to help expedite process and assess the flooding damages in your home.

Things to Know:

Time Exposed to Water

After 72 hours of exposure to water all flooring needs to be replaced. Once any material is exposed to water for over 72 hours the material may delaminate or begin microbial, fungi, growth. This includes even the padding below your carpet! Padding is thick and heavy, making it extremely difficult to clean and dry.

Contaminants

Though flooding caused by a pipe break within the home may be fairly clean, flooding coming inside from the outdoors carries many contaminants, including dirt, debris or even sewage. When determining how clean the water is consult a water damage specialist, who can establish the steps taken in either cleaning or replacing the flooring.. 

Saving Flooring

When possible and with careful consideration, flooring materials may be saved! In deciding with a water damage specialist to save your flooring, the carpeting is carefully rolled up and removed for cleaning and disinfecting. If needed the padding is then removed and thrown out and new padding is placed. Now the original flooring is ready to be placed. 

No matter the water damage; whether it be a burst pipe,an overflowing bathtub or dishwasher clean up and restoration is always a necessity. To ensure a smooth and easy restoration of your home work together with your trained water professionals.