He calls it getting the house back to the “dry standard.” Roth cautions that for older homes that may have a layer of carpet over ... over her apartment after flood water inundated it when ...

It means start immediately; mold and mildew will start growing in your carpet within 24-48 hours after coming into contact ... Once your carpet is dry to the touch, remove it from the floor.

There's nothing worse than hearing a squishing or sloshing sound underneath your feet while walking on your carpet. Not only ...

Begin by removing wet carpets, carpet pads ... flooring over wood subfloors immediately after the flood has receded. Clean the subfloor. Drying may take weeks in Louisiana's humid climate ...

It doesn’t take much water for mold to grow and do a lot of harm, and the sooner you start cleaning up after water damage, the sooner you can stop mold from growing under your carpet.

He describes what their family home looks like after the flood: “All the carpet is ripped out, the lower-level drywall is stripped. The furniture has been taken to the dump. We lost a lot.