Carpet padding is like a sponge and will absorb a lot of water but it will not dry out.
Carpet flooded foam padding.
When your house floods it s not only the carpet that gets wet.
Then pull out the padding and dispose of it.
Accidents happen that result in the saturation of your carpet padding with water or liquids that require you to dry the padding.
If the floodwater was clean broken pipe burst washing machine supply hose or a foundation leak you can probably dry out and save the carpet the pad is iffy.
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To decide what to do if your basement is flooded go by these rules.
If the carpet isn t dry within 72 hours it ll start to grow mold.
Replacing just the padding is much less expensive than having to re carpet your entire home.
It s also the padding under the carpet.
Now lay the carpeting back down flat so that it doesn t dry bunched up.
To do that pull up the carpeting wearing gloves to reach the padding.
Be it an overly wet carpet cleaning flood or other water damage the carpet padding must dry thoroughly to eliminate foul odors mold and mildew growth.
But you ve got to act fast.