When a carpet has any issues related to water damage or moisture, like mould, it can cause a number of serious issues with your home and with your overall health. That’s why taking good long-term care of your carpets and preventing mould is very important. One of the many causes of mould involves having carpets that are left wet for a significant period of time.

Here’s how mould develops in wet carpets and why it’s so dangerous.

How Does Mould Develop in Your Carpets?

Wet carpets are most commonly a cause of leaks and floods. If you notice that you’re having plumbing issues, you should be wondering whether this water will affect your carpets.

Many people believe that when they dry their carpets, it stop mould from developing; however, when mould begins to develop in your home, it continues to develop until it’s stopped accordingly. This is due to mould’s airborne component. When you have mould in your home, its spores quickly become airborne and can cause health complications for anyone living in your home.

Mould develops more often in wet carpets because they provide the perfect environment for spores to develop. When mould is introduced to wet carpets, they’re provided with a food source. That’s because the mould can eat away at your carpet, at your building, and it can grow from the water in your carpets.

How to Prevent Mould Caused By Wet Carpets

If you notice that your carpets are still wet after you’d left them to try, or suffered some flooding or a large spill, there are a few things you can do in order to prevent mould from developing.

First, you should use fans to dry your carpets. The quicker they’re dried, the quicker you can stop mould from rooting itself in your home. By using fans, you can keep your home ventilated, which is essential if you want to prevent mould; as such, you should keep your doors and windows open until your carpets have been dried.

Depending on where your wet carpets are in your home, you should consider using heat lamps to help dry them out. This allows your carpets to dry out without increasing the humidity in your home.  If this is occurring during colder months, you should make sure to keep your home’s temperature constant. That’s because your home is adapted to a certain temperature and if you try to turn up the temperature, the humidity in your home can increase; thereby, promoting the spread of mould.

If you notice that your home often has moisture, you should wipe it off. You’ll be able to tell this by seeing if water collects on your walls after you take a hot shower. When this happens, you have a better idea of how well your home deals with humidity and you should pay more attention to your carpets.

If you suspect that your carpets are developing mould, you should consider having your carpets treated thoroughly by cleaning professionals who specialise in water damage. Of course, having them professionally cleaned a couple times a year as a preventative measure is more advisable but expert cleaners will be able to tackle problems related to flood or water damage in teh most appropriate way before they escalate. This would ensure that you and your home are safe from the complications that arise.

Conclusion

Mould can cause many problems in your home and in your daily life as it can impact your health. Make sure to take preventative measures to avoid carpet mould from developing in your home and don’t hesitate to contact experts for advice or professional cleaning. Electrovac is a specialty cleaning company with a water-damage focus that provides deep carpet cleaning all around Melbourne. Contact us if you have any further questions or need your carpet cleans quickly – we also offer an emergency service for serious water damage.