Seeing your favorite carpet being damaged due to water is really frustrating. For years you would have been cleaning & maintaining the floor covering to keep the new looks. But one day due to any reason, it got ruined. How heart breaking it is? Lately, water has been the cause of damaging the floor covering. Especially when there is organic decay, deterioration of fiber, heavy soiling, mold growth, heavy soiling, stained, smelly and soggy runner it's a real big problem.
There are different types of remedies for overcoming the carpet water damage successfully. Here are few of them.
If your floor runner has been spoiled due to water that overflowed from the sink/ toilet, then it is wiser to discard it. If you think removing the carpet and replacing it is a big problem then you need to restore the rug from damage either yourself or by hiring a professional. Here are few tips to refurbish the carpet yourself.
* Remove all the furnishing over the damaged fitted covering over the floor. At times, fabric has the tendency to leave the stain and it would look weird, when the carpeting dries.
* Start extracting the excess of water.
* Once the carpet restoration professional comes, ask them to clean it using disinfectant.
* When the rug is cleaned ensure that no traffic is there on the carpet. This will help in keeping the backing of the floor covering intact and eliminate the chances of de-lamination.
* In addition to it, see that there is no tack strip and carpet padding. Try to elevate the rug and use the right equipment for drying the rug. One can use fans, or dehumidifiers to speed up the process.
Hope these tips will help in restoring the carpet completely. Still if you cannot smarten up your floor covering then take the help of a carpet restoration company. They will definitely look into the problem and do the needful. If you thing money is a problem and if you have the floor covering insured then you can claim the money. But don't expect that the rug manufacturer will pay you for the carpet damage. Usually it's a big no from their side. So take the necessary help from the right person at right time to overcome the carpet-refurbishing problem successfully.
Born and raised in New Delhi, India, Mohita completed her graduation in English Literature from Delhi University, India. She also holds a Master's degree in Journalism from Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rashtriya Patrakarita Vishwavidyalya, Bhopal. She is currently working as Content Writer.
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I used to work in insurance, and the company I worked for generally replaced all furniture and carpets that were smoke damaged - they did say that the restoration co could get rid of most of the smell, but on certain days (like really humid, hot days) the smell would return. Carpet Cleaners
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