You should deal with.
Carpet feels moist.
I have vacuumed probably 8 times in the last 2 days.
If you have had a water leak or similar accident wherein the carpet was left wet for an extended period of time you will.
Can i wet vac my carpet after using a cleaner.
Our carpet almost feels damp but isn 39 t but stuff comes off onto your feet and i have vacuumed.
And steam cleaned and vacuumed up baking soda.
Can i use vinegar to remove a sticky feeling out of my carpet.
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.
Most wet cleaning results can be improved by spraying a cleaning agent on the carpet a few minutes before.
Other firms charge extra for highly soiled areas or for individual stains.
Any floor that remains damp or wet for more than a day may grow mold.
Ask about this up front.
Why does my carpet feel sticky.
Carpet stains and carpet cleaning extras.
Damp paint don t always solve the problem in most cases but is a quick fix to determine what is causing the problem in one case of.
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.
What is wrong with this carpet i don 39 t know what else to do.
Whether you hired a professional carpet cleaner or tackled the challenge yourself using a carpet cleaner it will be slightly wet afterwards.
Some firms include stain removal in the base price.
Cleaning residue can turn into a sticky texture and give you this feeling.
This scenario occurs mostly in basements.
Mold will live and feed on damp carpet causing unsightly stains a musty odor and the potential for health problems in all who are exposed to it and its spores.
It s most common in buildings with concrete foundations or poorly ventilated crawlspaces.
It can cause a handful of other problems.
Yes vinegar works great for removing sticky textures out of a carpet however you need to do a bit more than that.
Moisture moves from wet to dry so lacking a perfect vapor barrier under the slab continuous to the outside and up the foundation wall the moisture below the slab will always be migrating right through the concrete to reach your carpet since you can t change the vapor management below the slab next best approach is to manage the moisture as it passes through.
Moisture can rise through the floor and foundation by capillary action.
However some rugs can feel moist for up to 24 hours depending on the time of year and humidity.
Hi all i have worked in quite a few damp properties that range from condensation to rising damp as earner has pointed out things like opening windows and air brick blockages are the common remedys advisable to try.
If you notice that your carpet is damp the cause may be a leak from the floor underneath.
It comes from damp concrete and poorly drained ground and besides making the basement and lower stories uncomfortable it can damage the floors foundation and other woodwork.
