Restoration And Cleaning Of A Carpet Soaked In Flood Water

The carpet is one household item that can easily get soaked in floodwater for obvious reasons -- the carpet is on the floor and it has padding that sucks in water. When your carpet gets soaked in water, you really should act quickly and clean it right away. You should also make sure that it gets completely dry before you place it back in your home. You just need to follow the following simple steps when you do carpet restoration and cleaning.

The first thing you must do in carpet restoration and cleaning is to get your carpet out of the flood water as soon as possible. If the flood water contains sewage water and your carpet has been soaked for over twenty-eight hours, then there is nothing you can do but to get rid of the carpet. Sewage water usually contains bacteria such as Ecoli and you do not want to expose your family to such bacteria just so you can save yourself several hundred dollars worth of carpet. Remember, your priority should be your safety and health.

If the flood water is clean (rain water only) then work fast to get your carpet off the floor and into a dry pavement, then commence the restoration and cleaning process. If your carpet is not glued to the floor, the work should be easy. You just need to roll the carpet out and take it out of your home. If your carpet is attached to the floor with glue, you have no choice but to clean the carpet inside the home. You can only do this is there is no more flood water in your home. If the carpet is attached to floor using carpet tacks or staples, then carefully remove the tacks using a butter knife or a screwdriver.

Once the carpet is outside the home, remove and discard the padding. The padding usually holds the water in and if you keep it on, the carpet will take a long time to dry. The only way you can prevent damage to your carpet is to get it clean and dry very quickly. Part of the restoration and cleaning process is to know when to save and when to discard. Carpet padding is usually inexpensive so it is more practical to just replace it than to try to save it. Discarding the carpet padding should also be more logical health-wise. The carpet padding may be soaked with water that is filled with germs and bacteria.

After getting rid of the carpet padding, lay down the carpet on the pavement and wash both sides with water. You can rent a steam machine to help you with the restoration and cleaning of the carpet or you can just use your regular garden hose to clean it. Purchase some good carpet shampoo so that you can create foam to clean the carpet with. If there are no carpet shampoos available in your area, use a regular pine-scented cleaner. Shampoo the carpet twice or as much as needed. Sometimes the carpet might be all muddy and a single washing won't do the trick. Completely wash away the carpet shampoo using water.

Suck out the excess water using a wet vacuum and then leave the carpet out to dry under the sun.

The carpet is a very valuable piece of household belonging. In case of unfortunate water disasters, a few simple restoration and cleaning procedures should make it all clean and dry again.

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