Water Damaged Flooring
If you live in an area that is prone to flooding or your house is built over a basement, no doubt you’re constantly worried about finding water in your living space. Even a small amount of water can have long-term effects on carpet, hard wood, and linoleum.
While any amount of water damage to flooring is not good, damage to carpet is perhaps the worst. Carpet by its very nature absorbs water and is more difficult to dry than hard wood and linoleum. For seriously water damaged carpet – and flooring of any kind – such as that left over after a flood, it’s important to contact a professional such as those at Landry’s Painting in order to put their knowledge and expertise to work to get the job done quickly and efficiently.
Below are some things to keep in mind when dealing with water-damaged carpet.
The best solution
The best solution to seriously water damaged carpet is disposing of the material in question, drying the area, and putting down new carpet.
When it’s too late to save
If you wish to save your damaged carpet, it is possible to do so as long as the carpet has been wet for less than 48 hours and the water was not sewage-based.
If you want to save the carpet
If you are set on saving your existing carpet, it will have to be 
removed and dried. Make sure it is dried flat or it may not reinstall correctly. While the carpet is drying, remove and dispose of the pad. The sub-floor will also need to be dried to avoid damage and mold.
The carpet itself
If you are saving the carpet, after it has dried it will need to be cleaned, disinfected, sanitized, and cleaned again.
As you can see, your best bet is to dispose of the damaged carpet and start over. Even when disposing of damaged carpet, it is important to make sure everything else is dry and clean as well. This is where your local professional painter becomes important.
Landry’s Painting is proud to offer both fire and water damage repair along with interior and exterior residential and commercial painting to the residents of Inland Empire, San Bernardino, Riverside, High Desert, and surrounding areas.
