To do that pull up the carpeting wearing gloves to reach the padding.
Carpet flooded foam padding.
Replacing just the padding is much less expensive than having to re carpet your entire home.
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So if you were to reuse the padding it will be damp and begin to mildew grow mold and smell under the carpeting.
But you ve got to act fast.
Typically water damaged carpet padding must be replaced.
Carpet padding is like a sponge and will absorb a lot of water but it will not dry out.
The padding under the carpet will need to be replaced if it s been affected in a flood.
If the carpet isn t dry within 72 hours it ll start to grow mold.
When your house floods it s not only the carpet that gets wet.
Be it an overly wet carpet cleaning flood or other water damage the carpet padding must dry thoroughly to eliminate foul odors mold and mildew growth.
Then pull out the padding and dispose of it.
It s also the padding under the carpet.
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To decide what to do if your basement is flooded go by these rules.
Now lay the carpeting back down flat so that it doesn t dry bunched up.