Carpet Feels Damp After Rain

Damp carpet or warped hard flooring.

Carpet feels damp after rain.

When i vacuumed the smell got worse temporarily. 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 checked the attic and there are no signs of leaks or dampness. If you don t have a wet vacuum dab the damp area with towels until it s feeling a little drier.

And eventually that water will reach your flooring and cause visible damage. Rot and decay of wood headers joists sill plates and columns. The rooms upstairs are fine. 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.

Efflorescence spalling of concrete or masonry. Deterioration of carpet or wood. Work in small sections at a time. Staining and blistering of wall covering.

We have a 2 story home and the ground level is the one that is wet. We have a crawl space under the entire house that is only accessed from the outside. It smells slightly mildewy and feels cold like there might be moisture. Odor mold and mildew.

When you have a leak in the slab foundation of your home that water accumulates and sometimes has nowhere to go but up. Maybe i m going crazy but after a big rain my living room just feels damp. Condensation on cold walls and floor in summer. If you have a wet vacuum go over the damp spot to take out as much of the moisture as possible.