Ripped Up My Carpet And Found Some Brown Stuff

I used a screw driver and several chunks flaked up revealing nice rusting metal beneath.

Ripped up my carpet and found some brown stuff.

In order to remove black mold from carpet the first thing you ll need to do is locate and eradicate the source of moisture. Excessive moisture being trapped in the carpet is the cause of it s growth. From there it s a simple matter to roll up the carpet and haul it. There is a wide range of things that can cause odors and stains on carpets.

Carpeting in basements below grade level is especially at risk in areas where humidity is high or where wide temperature swings can produce condensation. If the source is not identified and eliminated the mould will be a reoccurring issue even after the removal and clean up. Most of the time these patches are white black or various shades of green. Mold growth under the carpet.

There are also a few stains here and there. The color is caused by the mold colony multiplying on your carpet. There are places where the old stain is still there. I ll probably pick up some dry ice or even a get a dewar of liquid nitrogen to remove all of the sound deadening.

Whenever i can get everyone out of the house for a weekend i plan to sand and stain and varnish too. We ripped up our carpet and found structurally sound hardwood. As darius said there are some small holes from carpet tack strips. To remove the carpet you cut a slit in the carpet near a wall grip the carpet and pry it up off the tack points along one side.

So now i want to rip out all of the carpet and do a good once over the interior of the car.