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Mold in Carpeting
After a flood
it is probable that mold is living in your carpeting.
If carpeting was saturated with water it is most likely
growing mold.
Carpet cleaning is NOT going to kill the black mold, and it is highly
recommended that any carpet that was soaked with water be ripped up
and thrown away.
If you do not remove the carpeting the mold will continue to grow in
it and get worse and worse over time. Your carpet has now become a "mold
farm" and your living room is now a giant petrie dish!
Unless you remove the source of the mold, the carpeting, you will
only make a minor dent in the fungi growth in your home. If the
carpeting was only partially wet high ozone shock treatments may be
effective in preventing more black mold growth.
Since carpet is porous you may need to perform these high ozone
treatments again and again over time. Owning your own ozone generator
to perform these ozone treatments when they become necessary, is
advised.
We strongly suggest removal of carpeting that was soaked with water
even if you do not see mold in the carpet, carpet is designed
to hide the dirt and mold. |