What Do I Do if My Carpets Get Wet After a Storm in Camillus?

7/11/2020 (Permalink)

If you ever notice that your carpets got wet after or during a thunderstorm, call SERVPRO of SW Onondaga County at (315) 488-3900.

To Fix Your Carpets After Suffering From Flood Damage When a Thunderstorm Strikes Your Camillus Neighborhood Call SERVPRO

When attempting to repair your carpet and pad that gets affected during a storm in Camillus, it helps our SERVPRO technicians to know about a few aspects of carpet and how moisture can change it. Learning how to determine the type and quality of your flooring materials can help us understand the best procedures to put in place.

How do you determine the quality of my carpet?

During flood damage restoration in Camillus, we first try to figure out the performance of your flooring, which can be based upon many factors. The characteristics of the carpet fibers and the type and quality of carpet construction all play a major role in whether your carpets can be saved or not. The quality of the carpet can determine how well the material can be brought back to its original appearance. How well the carpets have been cleaned and maintained before the storm hit can also affect cleanability.

What is the most common type of carpet construction?

Most carpets found in houses today are tufted. Tufted carpets can be made at a much quicker pace than other types of construction, such as woven carpets, making them cheaper. Tufted carpets have the following components:

    •    Face Yarn- The face yarn is the top, fuzzy part of the carpet that is made from either natural materials like wool or synthetic products such as nylon.
    •    Primary Backing- The face yarns then either get woven or punched into the primary backing, which is commonly a jute material.
    •    Latex Adhesives- The primary jute backing is usually coated with an adhesive that holds the face yarn to the primary backing.
    •    Secondary Backing- Some carpets have a secondary backing that gets glued to the primary backing with the latex adhesive to give the carpet more strength.

If you ever notice that your carpets got wet after or during a thunderstorm, call SERVPRO of SW Onondaga County at (315) 488-3900.