Carpet Feels Damp After Rain

When i vacuumed the smell got worse temporarily.

Carpet feels damp after rain. If you don t have a wet vacuum dab the damp area with towels until it s feeling a little drier. Efflorescence spalling of concrete or masonry. Deterioration of carpet or wood. If you have carpet throughout your home keep an eye out for damp areas or spots that suddenly appear.

Staining and blistering of wall covering. And eventually that water will reach your flooring and cause visible damage. Work in small sections at a time. It smells slightly mildewy and feels cold like there might be moisture.

When you have a leak in the slab foundation of your home that water accumulates and sometimes has nowhere to go but up. The rooms upstairs are fine. Remove as much water from the damp carpet as possible using a wet vacuum. Condensation on cold walls and floor in summer.

We have a crawl space under the entire house that is only accessed from the outside. I checked the attic and there are no signs of leaks or dampness. We have a 2 story home and the ground level is the one that is wet. Maybe i m going crazy but after a big rain my living room just feels damp.

The temporary fix was to rip up the carpet knock a hole in the concrete slab repair the leaking pipe fill in the hole with quickcrete cement and restretch the carpet once it and the pad had dried. I did go outside and look along the wall that is damp and it appears the soil in the garden there is high above the foundation level and even with the weeping holes. Odor mold and mildew. If you have a wet vacuum go over the damp spot to take out as much of the moisture as possible.