I just came downstairs (I have a tri-level) and my carpet is puffed up, almost as if water was under it, but nothing is wet! What is it?
2006-07-09
05:41:54
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lilli b
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It is not just air, i dont think... it has that water feel... almost water-bed-ish... and it moves around. the house was built in the sixties and the carpet is fairly new, tack down kind!
2006-07-10
08:19:46 ·
update #1
oh, and i live in a very dry climate and we have had a ton of rain... howd it get in, though?
2006-07-10
08:20:30 ·
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I think maybe its the "booger man" and he overslept. Ask him to please leave so you can walk around on level carpet. Don't you hate when that happens? (j/k ...no idea about your puffy problem, sorry)
2006-07-09 05:46:03
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answered by Anonymous
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If you live in a area with high humidity this may be part of the problem, also if the carpet is a little older you may have to do the kicker boards again. If you don't know what these are it is how carpet layers tighten the carpets when they are installed. The carpets are fastened at 2 walls by boards then streched towards the other to walls then fastened in place to keep the carpet streched. A professional installer should be able to fix this problem for you in about an hour, might cost about $75 to $100, or if you have some competent friends they may be able to help you out.
2006-07-09 05:53:20
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answered by supergrover544 1
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It is possible that it is an after effect of previous water damage. If the floor is made up of particle board, a leak or bad spill may have caused the problem.
When the protective laminate wears of of particle board, it absorbs water like a sponge and expands giving you a spongy bubble in your floor.
Get one of those new sponges that are compressed and add a little water to the center and watch it puff. This is the same principle with particle board. Problem is that the sponge will remain together while particle board starts to disintegrate into small wood chips.
Make sure that you do not have a leak that is running to the spot in question as it will only get worse.
2006-07-09 05:59:03
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answered by Private Eye 3
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from your very limited description it sounds as though your carpet was not stretched properly when installed and a sudden change in humidity may have caused it to loosen. Or if the carpet is more than just a few years old and the "puffing" is in a high traffic area, the backing may have dry-rotted and separated from the fibers.
2006-07-10 04:56:48
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answered by jc1129_us 2
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You did not indicate if it was a glue down carpet or perimeter bonded carpet. How old is the carpet.? I've known glue down carpets to puff up. It occurs either shortly after it's installation or sometime afterwards and all deal with the installation. Installers either miss and area or fail to cover with enough glue and air becomes entrapped in the area.
2006-07-09 06:02:29
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answered by Handy but Perplexed 4
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depends how it was put down .and It is hard not looking at it .. hot and cold weather could do it if the floor was put down right .dampness . not getting air under your floor to close to the ground ..so many things ..but i hope I have helped .is it just the carpet or the flooring ..if it is the carpet how old is it now . if it is not that old it can be streched ...
2006-07-09 05:51:39
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answered by Anonymous
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It is a pocket probablly caused by too much material on both sides of the carpet. A possible fix is to strech the carpet on one side of the wall and see if it goes away then trim the excess material at that side of the wall.
2006-07-09 05:46:19
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answered by freddy_calhoun 2
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Maybe something is under the carpet? If you have a basement it's probably an upward draft coming up through the floor boards. Or something.
2006-07-09 05:46:18
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answered by Rob 1
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I really hate to think. Assuming you are not able to sweep stuff under it, you may have a construction problem or worse. Put on a dust mask and tear up a tiny corner of it. Be prepared to nail it back down quick!
2006-07-09 05:45:48
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answered by Delora Gloria 4
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our carpet does the same thing, mainly because our house is always so humid
if it is really really bad, you can have the carpet restretched or just rip it out and put in new flooring (perhaps wood) then you can just use rugs
2006-07-09 05:47:00
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answered by Kryztal 5
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