Carpet Feels Cold And Damp

Does anyone have any ideas.

Carpet feels cold and damp.

But i honestly cant tell it s it s just cold from being on the slab or legitimately wet underneath. I bought a general tools pin type moisture meter model mm1e and it is reading around 14 throughout the two rooms. If you notice that your carpet is damp the cause may be a leak from the floor underneath. Any floor that remains damp or wet for more than a day may grow mold.

So i turn on the air conditioner and after a short time the air in the house becomes cool even cold but feels damp and sometimes actually wet. And the relative humidity measured on a hygrometer might even have gone up to 70 percent or more. Note the locations and hire a professional to make repairs to the roof as necessary. This scenario occurs mostly in basements.

Feels and smells wet. Wet or damp carpets are the perfect breeding ground for fungus including mold. Damp problems in a house can be due to a number of causes such as rain getting through the walls or roof moisture being absorbed from the ground condensation settling on cold surfaces or a. It smells slightly mildewy and feels cold like there might be moisture.

We have a crawl space under the entire house that is only accessed from the outside. If you have had a water leak or similar accident wherein the carpet was left wet for an extended period of time you will. When i vacuumed the smell got worse temporarily. A damp carpet can be more than a nuisance.

There s no apparent smell but i swear the carpet feels damp not wet just cold and damp. I cannot find the source of the problem. Check the attic for signs of leaks including discolored plywood on the ceiling and moldy insulation on the floor. My bedroom feels constantly damp so does my bedding and clothes.

Mold will live and feed on damp carpet causing unsightly stains a musty odor and the potential for health problems in all who are exposed to it and its spores. Maybe i m going crazy but after a big rain my living room just feels damp. I have vacuumed probably 8 times in the last 2 days. 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.

There is no dampness on any of the walls or floor and i cannot find any cracks that might be letting in air. Relative humidity inside the house may be 60 percent or more. Trace the source of any leaks and seal the roof or siding as. What is wrong with this carpet i don 39 t know what else to do.

It can cause a handful of other problems. And steam cleaned and vacuumed up baking soda. You should deal with.