Drying wet carpet tiles in a flooded building.

 

 

 

Carpet tiles are a very popular choice for flooring in commercial buildings, offices, showrooms, retail outlets and the like, they provide a versatile and affordable option for a commercial floor covering. Carpet tiles also look smart, they handle the increased traffic that comes with a commercial setting and are relatively easy to maintain.

Individual carpet tiles can also be easily changed out if they have permanent staining or if they had minor water damage from a spill or water overflow.

The main difference with carpet tiles is with the backing, and this is important to identify when providing commercial water extraction and water damage restoration services. Carpet tiles will respond differently with water damage depending on the type of backing of the carpet tile.

For example, carpet tiles with a felt backing are relatively easy to dry whilst carpet tiles with a rubber or plastic backing are extremely difficult to dry, therefore the amount of work required for water damage restoration of wet carpet tiles will be governed by not only the severity of the flooding but also by the type of carpet tiles that have been impacted.

• Identifying the type of carpet tile backing is vital
• Various types of carpet tiles respond differently to water damage
• Trapped moisture in the sub-floor underneath the carpet tiles.
• Carpet tiles are a popular choice of commercial floor covering

 

 

 

Drying wet carpet tiles with a felt backing.

When drying wet carpet tiles, consideration must be given to the trapped moisture in the sub-floor underneath the carpet tiles. When there has been significant flooding to a commercial building the water can easily soak through the joins in the carpet tiles resulting in trapped moisture underneath.

With carpet tiles with a felt backing trapped moisture in the sub-floor underneath can often be dried from the top by drying right through the carpet tiles and into the sub-floor itself. However, even with these tiles often it is best to at least lift alternate carpet tiles to expose the sub-floor during drying process. Exposing some of the wet sub-floor when drying wet carpet tiles will lead to a faster more effective structural drying process.

When drying wet carpet tiles in a flooded building it is vital to ensure the sub-floor underneath the wet carpet tiles is also dried down to an acceptable moisture level to avoid any future structural or mould issues.

 

Drying wet carpet tiles with a plastic or rubber backing

Drying wet carpet tiles with a plastic or rubber backing is far more difficult than drying wet carpet tiles with a felt backing. It is not possible to dry through these carpet tiles and into the wet sub-floor therefor the carpet tiles with a plastic or rubber backing need to be lifted in order to properly dry the sub-floor underneath.

These carpet tiles can be lifted alternatively to dry the wet sub-floor, this process of lifting, drying and re-laying alternate carpet tiles can be repeated until all of the flood affected areas have been properly dried. This can be a labour intensive process however, it will be well worth it in the end to save the huge expense of replacing the wet carpet tiles.

• Dying wet carpet tiles with a plastic or rubber backing is more difficult.
• Carpet tiles can be lifted alternatively during the drying process to dry out the wet sub-floor.
• This can be a labour intensive process, but it is well worth the effort.

 

How long does it take to dry out wet carpet tiles in a flooded building.

The severity of the flood damage will typically determine how long it will take to dry the wet carpet tiles. Attending fast and extracting the flood water quickly also helps with a fast dry result as the flood water does not have time to soak deeply into the sub-floor underneath the wet carpet tiles.

In most cases it can take a few days to properly dry both the wet carpet tiles and the sub-floor underneath. If the sub-floor underneath is not properly dried it can lead to future mould and structural issues within the flooded building.

 

It’s important to clean the carpet tiles after drying.

It’s always best to give the carpet tiles a good clean after they have been dried, this will further help with removing any lingering odours and any staining from the water damage. In most cases the carpet tiles will come up looking better that they did before the flooding.

Steam cleaning or encapsulation cleaning is often the preferred method for cleaning carpet tiles after they have been flood damaged.

 

 

Flood Fixers can help with drying wet carpet tiles in flooded buildings in Adelaide.

Flood Fixers have been drying wet carpet tiles in flooded buildings in Adelaide for many years, servicing all suburbs with our emergency water extraction and wet carpet drying services. In most cases our team can be at your property within the hour to dry your wet carpet tiles in Adelaide.

Our professional team are trained and accredited in water damage restoration services and are available 24/7 for wet carpet drying and emergency water extraction in Adelaide.

• Wet building drying Adelaide.
• Flooded building drying.
• commercial water damage restoration.
• Emergency water extraction.
• Wet carpet drying.
• Structural water damage drying.
• Mould prevention in commercial buildings.

 

 

Flooded building drying in Adelaide.

If you have a flooded building in Adelaide, the expert team at Flood Fixers can certainly help you. Our team is on call and readily available to help our customers to recover from flooding and water damage 24/7 anywhere in Adelaide.

Flood Fixers have many years of experience with flooded building drying in Adelaide and we can assist you too if you have experienced any type of flooding or water damage to your commercial property in Adelaide.

Over the years Flood Fixers have dried all types of flooded buildings in Adelaide, The Adelaide CBD and all Adelaide Suburbs. Drying out flooded buildings can be difficult, and it takes great skill and expertise to ensure that the building is correctly dried and remediated after a water damage or flood event.

When it comes to flooded building drying in Adelaide Flood Fixers Have:

• Heavy duty water extraction equipment
• Industrial dehumidifiers and structural drying equipment.
• Large industrial drying fans.
• The manpower to take on large commercial drying jobs
• Over 20 years’ experience drying flooded buildings in Adelaide.

 

Emergency water extraction for flooded buildings in Adelaide.

Fast effective water extraction is crucial for flooded building drying in Adelaide. When a building floods, the faster and more efficiently the water can be extracted and removed the better. Industrial truck mounted water extraction machinery is often required for removal of flood water from a commercial building, due to the large volumes of water that will need to be removed.

Being in the commercial water damage restoration industry in Adelaide for over 20 years, the team at Flood Fixers have all the latest industrial grade water extraction equipment required for fast removal of large volumes of flood water from commercial buildings. Our heavy-duty water extraction machinery will remove maximum standing water from flooded buildings fast!

In addition to this Flood Fixers have specialised attachments such as, water claws, roller vacs and ride-on extractors to further increase the water removal capabilities.

• Heavy duty truck mounted water extraction machinery.
• Auto water pump out systems.
• Industry wet vacs for commercial water extraction
• Water claws, roller vacs and ride-0n extractors for maximum water removal.

 

 

Water damage drying for flooded buildings in Adelaide.

Once as much flood water as possible has been extracted and removed, industrial drying equipment will need to be installed to dry the structure of the flooded building. Not only will wet carpet tiles and wet carpets need to be dried but the walls, ceilings and sub-floors will all need to be structurally dried to avoid any future building and mould issues.

Flood Fixers have all the latest commercial drying equipment including:

• Industrial dehumidifiers.
• Hepa filtered air scrubbers.
• Large industrial axial fans.
• Commercial air blowers and air movers.
• Heaters and heat drying mats.

 

From 24/7 emergency commercial water extraction right through to structural water damage building drying the team at Flood Fixers has you covered for commercial water damage restoration in Adelaide.

 

Please call Flood Fixers anytime if we can help with wet carpet drying or flooded building drying in Adelaide.