Flood Damaged Carpet Checklist

Flood-Damaged Carpet Checklist Auckland

flood-damaged carpetAuckland Steam N Dry Carpet & Flood Restoration Experts provided quality service throughout Auckland since 1988. Of course, we are one of the fully insured companies and professionally trained technicians who follow a Code of Practice, the CPP30316 Certificate III in Cleaning Operations and a full range of services related to the flood-damaged carpet and upholstery cleaning industry.

At Auckland Steam n Dry Carpet & Flood Restoration, our trained professionals with expertise since 1988 can undertake work in many industry-related areas. Regarding a carpet that has been exposed to water, the typical response from our cleaning and restoration professionals often varies, depending on the circumstances.

In addition, saving or not saving flood-damaged carpets is a company decision. Some companies replace all wet carpets and some underlay. Others keep a percentage. Aside from that, no two companies will have the same rate of carpet savings. Thus, do you work in new developments or older neighbourhoods? Are the areas you work in 10 -15 years old and have replaced their old carpet with new ones?

The Flood-Damaged Carpet Drying Process

  1. The Flood Happens
  2. Stop the leak if possible
  3. Move furniture off the carpets
  4. If water has come down the walls, turn the power off.
  5. Call a flood restoration/carpet drying expert like Auckland Steam n Dry Carpet.
  6. The flood expert should extract the sitting water.
  7. The flood/drying expert should then lift parts of the carpeting.
  8. Industrial-size dehumidifier hires. Finally, you should install a carpet blower to draw the moisture out of the carpeting, walls, skirting boards and subfloor before mould can be disinfected.
  9. The carpet should take three days for underlay, then four days. Perhaps five days are needed to prevent mould growth if it has gone through walls.
  10. Call your insurance company and get a claim number. Then, please give it to the flood/drying expert.
  11. Once the flood/drying expert does moisture and determines it is safe, you can remove the dryers, and the carpets are re-laid, disinfecting carpet cleaning and stain removal if needed.

How To Do Flood Drying Using DIY Methods

After water extraction, the restoration can commence for the building and any remaining fixtures and fittings on-site. However, it is crucial to understand that the process primarily involves evaporation. This means moisture is drawn from the surface of wet materials into the air, where the relative humidity is lower than that of the material itself.

Relative humidity is a central concept of the drying process and is described in (Building Research Establishment 1990), where an example of a psychrometric chart is presented. Instantly, the differences in relative humidity determine the speed of evaporation.

There are basic methods available, including;

• Naturally with ventilation and possibly fan-assisted. Since it is the slowest drying method and can be severely affected by the prevailing ambient conditions and mould growth within walls.

• Convection drying using heat and ventilation. In such ways, this method includes high temperature, speed drying and traditional fan heater methods. On the other hand, it could also encompass the in situ heating system and open windows. However, it can cause paint cracking, carpets shrinking and mould growth within walls and other items.

Use of large-capacity dehumidifier rentals. Therefore, it is advisable to use a dehumidifier in a closed space. Dehumidifiers work by removing moisture from the air. Hence, the drying speed primarily depends on the capacity of the equipment. And the size of the property that needs drying.

Flooded Carpet Drying Methods

Points to consider for flooded carpets. For example;

1. What is the cost of the carpet and underlay? Some carpet is so cheap it costs almost the same to replace them as to dry them.

2. How old are the carpet and underlay? The carpet backing and underlay in an older rug can have many food sources (bacteria and mould growth potential). Therefore, add water, and things could grow.

3. How clean is the house? Thus, if this house is poorly maintained, a food source in a newer carpet and backing makes it a contamination liability as old carpet and underlay.

4. What is the condition of the water that came in? Category 1, 2 or 3? It’s in The Clean Trust S500. Indeed, we at Auckland Steam n Dry Carpet & Flood Restoration Expert Services can help.

5. How long has it been wet? What is the condition of the job now? After 12-14 hours (just a guideline) mould growth may begin even if not visible.

Flood Carpet Damaged Tips

6. Was the carpet wet from a previous flood? Will you save the carpet? Yet, do the safer thing. If you are debating whether to replace the rug, talk to the professionals at Auckland Steam n Dry Carpet & flood restoration experts since 1988.

7. Does the room have a chronic leak? For example, water drips down each side of the fireplace bricks in the living room every time it rains. For instance, you might consider replacement due to the potential moisture issues in that room. (What if the adjuster says it was from a previous condition? Whereas I’m not paying for a new carpet?) Don’t leave yourself liable!

8. Was the carpet underlay improperly specified, such as the underlay isn’t dense enough? The carpet flexes up and down, like a trampoline, every time someone walks down the hall. Before the flood, the carpet backing could be partially delaminated (primary and secondary support apart). The flood finished the job. On the other hand, speak to the materially interested parties (homeowner and adjuster) about replacement.

Flood-Damaged Carpet

9. If an entire room is delaminating, it probably was a mill problem—a little tough to prove. But, again, speak to the materially interested parties about replacement.

10. The newer the carpet and underlay, the better the chances of experts at Auckland Steam n Dry Carpet & Flood Restoration experts saving it.

11. Carpet backings get 80 – 85% weaker when wet. So be careful about folding the carpet and stepping on the folds.

12. If floating a carpet, keep flipping to a minimum because it can weaken the backing.

13. Removing the underlay did not always necessitate floating the carpet. At Auckland Steam n Dry Carpet & Flood Restoration Experts, we can lay it flat and dry it from the top of the material underneath, like a chipboard, which does not pose a drying issue.

14. Edge delamination can occur from pulling the carpet off the tack strip. A knee kicker recommended releasing the hold of the angled tack strip nails on the mat.

15. Know where the seams are. Wet seam tape splits easily. 

16. Drying in place can be less destructive to the carpet backing because the carpet cannot pull up and be re-installed. But, again, category one conditions would be required.

17. You should consider renting a carpet blower dryer with a dehumidifier. — It does not dry fast but can cure the latex a little more and leave the rug stronger than before it got wet.

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Thus, call us for carpet cleaning services, mould removal, and disinfecting cleaners. In addition, bed mattress cleaning, tile & grout cleaning, Persian rug cleaning, stain removal, couch cleaning, carpet repairs and laying, bed bug control, pest control, flea control, pet odour removal, dust mites control, flood-damaged carpet drying and inside car upholstery. Again, regular vacuuming and cleaning carpets are essential to the health of your carpet. 

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In addition, Professional Carpet Cleaners in Auckland Steam n Dry Services 1988 uses premium truck-mounted carpet & upholstery cleaning services. Graeme Stephens, an IICRC-certified – 2001 Master Restoration Technician, provided the above carpet drying and cleaning information. To help you make an informed decision about your carpet contamination. For the professional flood-damaged carpet cleaners in Auckland Steam n Dry Services. Phone 0800 110 282 or email us.

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UPDATED LAST: October/14/2023  BY GRAEME STEPHENS

 

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