Dealing with a waterlogged carpet

If you have arrived home or woken in the middle of a storm to discover that your home has become the latest victim to suffer from flood damage then you may also discover that your carpeting has in fact become waterlogged. This can be a depressing experience as carpeting can be an expensive item to replace.

That is why it is a good idea to have the necessary home contents insurance to cover you in the event of your home suffering from wet carpet Atlanta. Of course if you consider the damage is minimal then hiring a professional carpet cleaning vacuum can be a cost effective way in which you can deal with the problem yourself. However, if the amount of water that has invaded your home and in turn has soaked your flooring then you may find that you will need to hire a wet carpet Atlanta remediation company to put it right.

There are plenty of companies who will offer you the best service when it comes to wet carpet Atlanta remediation. Mostly it will be a simple process that involves extracting the water from the carpet by the means of powerful vacuums. To make sure that the carpet is completely dry then they may well separate the carpet from its backing as this will speed up the drying process. Speed in drying the water damage carpet is essential in order to prevent the growth of mold, which can quickly overwhelm a carpet and damage it beyond repair.

So in order to doubly make sure that mold is not a problem most carpet remediation companies will spray the carpet with an anti-fungal spray after the drying and cleaning process is completed.