Is there anything I can use on my carpet to remove mold?

Question

We had a leak in one of the rooms and the carpet and chairs were soaked. We don't want mold to get in the walls.

Answer 1

Hi
If it has only been a few days it is a musty smell you are smelling from the water not mould.
First thing you have to do is dry the carpet. I am going to assume you do not have professional equipment for this.
1/ You will need to lift the carpet where it is wet. Where the carpet and wall meet there should be tack strip holding the carpet down.( behind carpet) You can lift the carpet off the tack strip with a pair of pliers grabbing the carpet fibre and pulling up.
2/ Pull the carpet back until the wet spot is exposed .At this point you should be able to see the under pad. Try to remove as much water as you can by either a wet vac or towels.
3/ now you will need to dry the pad by either lifting it out and drying it outside or leaving it in place and putting a fans blowing on to pad and carpet. This will need 3 or more days to dry.
4/ When to carpet and pad is dry you should not be able to smell it.
5/ Install the pad and carpet back down and I would recommend cleaning the carpet but that will be up to you.

In the flood business for 14 years

Answer 2

Call a professional, they would have the products or the solution. Anything strong enough to get rid of mold may very well remove color. You may have to remove the carpet, dry it outdoors and replace the pad if mold has started growing. The same goes for the chair.

Answer 3

Bleach is the best thing but of course it could remove the color from your carpet. I have used it before after a water line busted in our house. I sprayed it on a small spot inside a closet to test the colorfastness. It didnt hurt mine. I put it in a spray bottle and diluted it with water and just misted it all over the carpet. Other than bleach the next best thing I can think of would be Lysol spray. Be careful of mold, it can make you very sick. I am extremely allergic to it. Good Luck to you!

Answer 4

I've used Bleach to control mold. But keep in mind that bleach can remove color. Another thing that might work is full-strength Lysol.

Good luck!