Carpet Feels Damp After Rain

I did go outside and look along the wall that is damp and it appears the soil in the garden there is high above the foundation level and even with the weeping holes.

Carpet feels damp after rain.

We have a crawl space under the entire house that is only accessed from the outside. Staining and blistering of wall covering. When i vacuumed the smell got worse temporarily. Damp carpet or warped hard flooring.

Within a week or so the damp spot progressed to a puddle 4 by 6 feet that a wet vac couldn t really keep up with. We have a 2 story home and the ground level is the one that is wet. Efflorescence spalling of concrete or masonry. If you don t have a wet vacuum dab the damp area with towels until it s feeling a little drier.

The temporary fix was to rip up the carpet knock a hole in the concrete slab repair the leaking pipe fill in the hole with quickcrete cement and restretch the carpet once it and the pad had dried. And eventually that water will reach your flooring and cause visible damage. Remove as much water from the damp carpet as possible using a wet vacuum. If you have carpet throughout your home keep an eye out for damp areas or spots that suddenly appear.

The rooms upstairs are fine. Deterioration of carpet or wood. Rot and decay of wood headers joists sill plates and columns. Work in small sections at a time.

Maybe i m going crazy but after a big rain my living room just feels damp. Odor mold and mildew. It smells slightly mildewy and feels cold like there might be moisture. When you have a leak in the slab foundation of your home that water accumulates and sometimes has nowhere to go but up.