Dry Out Carpet Padding

Blow air between carpet and padding.

Dry out carpet padding.

You can do this yourself or call a professional for help. 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. In most cases where water has saturated your carpet your carpet padding is a goner. With a wet vac remove the water thoroughly same as above with a.

If the weather is hot dry and sunny you can try drying it yourself by rolling it out on your driveway. So if you were to reuse the padding it will be damp and begin to mildew grow mold and smell under the carpeting. Carpet padding is like a sponge and will absorb a lot of water but it will not dry out. Cut the pad into strips roll it up and haul it outside.

You re going to want to try to dry the pad without removing the carpet especially if the pad seems to have only gotten a little damp and the subfloor seems dry. Accidents happen that result in the saturation of your carpet padding with water or liquids that require you to dry the padding. The best way to dry wet carpet is by using a wet dry vacuum if you don t have one you can rent one from a local hardware store. Replace it to prevent the main carpet from becoming saturated with mold.

Now lay the carpeting back down flat so that it doesn t dry bunched up. The first step to drying out carpet padding and carpeting post flood is actually removing the water.