Wet Carpet Drying

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Wet carpet can be an issue as there are all different types of carpet.

Our Wet Carpet Drying Brisbane Division, Wet Carpet Drying Sunshine Coast Division and Wet Carpet Drying Gold Coast Division understand how all carpets are made and constructed.

All our technicians are qualified through the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) which enables them to identify if the carpet is wool, nylon, polypropolene, acrylic etc, if the carpet is woven or tufted and whether the secondary backing is natural or synthetic.

Carpet can be saved 100 % in most cases. These are the things we look for:

  • How long has it been wet?
  • What category of water is it?
    • Clean - eg. clean water from a pipe
    • Grey - eg. washing machine dump pipe or busted fish tank
    • Black - eg. sewage or flood water
  • Is the backing delaminated?
  • Does the carpet have permanent stains from the water damage, e.g. wood grain, dye stains?
  • Is there mould growth?

Process for saving wet carpet:

  1. Full extraction of standing water with equipment to also pull water from underlay
  2. Set up high speed air movers and dehumidifiers to pull the moisture from the air
  3. After the area is dry, relay the area if needed
  4. Professional Deluxe Steam Cleaning process to clean the carpet
  5. Treat with grey water antimicrobial, antibacterial treatment if required - this can also be misted under the carpet by our professional mister

There are 2 main ways to dry carpet:

  1. In situ - In situ is a very good method for just about any job.  If the whole area is wet, this is the best method for most situations.  After extraction, fans and dehumidifiers are put in.  The fan forced air is blown across the carpet, pushing the moisture into the air where the dehumidifiers pull out the moisture and pump it into a drain.
  2. Tenting carpet - Tenting means that the carpet is lifted so that air can be pumped under the carpet.  However, this could create problems with stretching of carpet and damage to underlay.  So this is mainly a great method for small areas eg. 1/4 - 1/2 rooms or 2 square metres etc.

 

Problems we can fix from our Wet Carpet Drying Brisbane Division, Wet Carpet Drying Sunshine Coast Division and Wet Carpet Drying Gold Coast Division:

Let us know or contact us. One of our qualified people from each division can help - Wet Carpet Brisbane Division, Wet Carpet Sunshine Coast Division and Wet Carpet Gold Coast Division.