Drying A Wet Spot On Carpet

At that point you can get a look under the padding and into the sub floor.

Drying a wet spot on carpet.

We tried to dry it up but it has stayed wet for a couple weeks. Vacuum up the. Unfortunately there is no way around it. If the weather is hot dry and sunny you can try drying it yourself by rolling it out on your driveway.

Right at the entrance to a room the carpet has a wet spot. How to dry a wet carpet with baking soda step 1. Keep doing this until they are completely dry. This room is on a concrete slab.

Vacuum the wet carpet with a wet dry vacuum until no moisture remains. At first we assumed our little boys spilled something. It is on the lower level of a split level house built in 1976. Once the water is out peel back the carpeting watch out for those rusted sharp nails on the tackless stripping and remove the wet pad.

If you have furniture and fixtures in the room check to see whether the moisture impacted. Afterwards you will be left with a clean and dry carpet. Cutting into the subfloor around the moisture will give you access to any plumbing underneath. Replace with fresh dry.

The most important part is first stopping water from flowing into the problem area. Seven expert tips for drying a wet carpet 1. Before vacuuming you can choose to spray a carpet cleaner over the surface. If the spot is isolated away from any walls or doors you will need to pull up the carpet.

Place towels over the carpeting and walk over them to get the water to soak up into the towels. Cut the pad into strips roll it up and haul it outside. Use a hairdryer and position it over the wet towels.