How Do You Fix the Water Damaged Carpet

May 18, 2021

A carpet gives an aesthetically appealing look to your house. It retains airborne dust particles to improve the indoor climate. And it provides warmth and comfort to your home. However, water spills can damage the carpet. 

Treating the carpet damaged by water can help you prevent the growth of mould and avoid long term structural damage. Once the mould sets in, it could be costly to remove. 

Here is a step-by-step guide to fix the water damaged carpet from Kleen Slate Services Professional: 

  • Unplug all your electrical devices and remove them out of water. 
  • Move your furniture away from the water damaged carpet.  
  • Remove water from your water damaged carpet. Use towels, mops, and buckets to remove as much water as possible from your carpets since it is not safe to use power near water. 
  • Depending on the type of carpet underlay present we may need to remove the underlay. 
  • If water damage affects your walls, then you need to treat your walls since mould grows on damp walls. 
  • Open your windows if it is not raining outside and use fans or dehumidified to fully remove water and dry your water damaged carpets. 
  • Once you fully remove water from your water damaged carpets, use professional carpet deodoriser and disinfectant to keep your carpet smelling good as it looks. The deodoriser and disinfectant also remove microbes and other nasties from your carpet. 
  • Keep the foot traffic over the water damaged carpet to a minimum while fixing the water damage. Once the carpet is dry, the foot traffic can resume. It could take around 48 hours to completely dry a carpet with a fan. 
  • Once water damages your carpet, you need to remove the water quickly. It is much better to hire professional cleaners to remove water. Why? They have industrial equipment for removing water from water damaged carpets. Professionals do a thorough job and they completely dry your carpet before they leave your house. 

Also read: How to Prevent Mould After Water Damage

If you are looking for a professional cleaner to clean your water damaged carpet in your house in Perth, Western Australia, then contact Kleen Slate Services to save you time and energy. We can also advise you on how to clean and maintain your water damaged carpets.

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Lewis Harriman

Lewis Harriman is an award winning entrepreneur. His business, Kleen Slate Services was named Business of the Year at the 2019 RKCC Mineral Resources Regional Business Awards. Certified by the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration, he provides Methamphetamine property testing and decontamination cleaning, all property restoration services, trauma and crime scene forensic clean-up, as well as range of cleaning services to domestic, commercial and industrial properties. He is a strong advocate for supporting local business, being members of BNI, Rockingham Kwinana Chamber of Commerce and Rockingham Business Sundowners.