24/7 Carpet Drying Service Melbourne
Melbourne Flood Emergency provides fast carpet drying across Melbourne, any hour of the day or night. When a pipe bursts or stormwater gets into your home, the carpet, the underlay and the floor beneath start holding water within minutes, and mould can take hold in as little as two days. Our technicians extract the water, install professional drying equipment and measure the moisture at every stage, so the whole carpeted area dries properly instead of just feeling dry on top. We cover homes right across the Melbourne metro area, from the inner suburbs out to the east, west, north and bayside.
Drying Wet Carpet Process
Carpet drying needs to happen quickly. The faster a wet carpet is dried, the less chance there is of secondary damage, and secondary damage can begin in as little as two days.
Speedy drying prevents secondary damage. The start of secondary damage may start in as little as two days.
A prime example of secondary damage is mould incubation. Water sitting in carpet and underlay will very quickly produce large quantities of mould spores.
Our Response Will Make All The Difference
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Available Around the Clock 24 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week.
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Drying Carpets Quickly Depends on Great Extraction. Melbourne Flood Emergency Technicians Deliver Every Time.
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You will only be working with Certified and Experienced Owner Operators. It is Our Reputation on the Line Every Time.
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Outstanding Workmanship.
Prevent Secondary Damage
Mould incubation can easily happen where a wet carpet was not dried completely. Mould needs four things to flourish.
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Lack of light also found under the carpet.
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Zero air movement between the floor and the layers of underlay and carpet.
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Moisture from the water damage.
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Nourishment – provided by carpet and underlay.
The Melbourne Flood Emergency Carpet Drying Process
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Installation of Professional Drying Equipment.
Drying Carpets Properly is Complicated
FACT CHECK:
Water extraction alone will not dry carpets, the underlay or the subfloor underneath.
Water travels through carpets and underlay and into the floor. Do not be fooled into thinking that drying wet carpet is easy. Carpets are laid on the floor. Mostly on a concrete slab. At times, on a cork or timber floor.
In most instances, there is also an underlay between the floor and the carpet. Carpet fibres and the carpet backing are affected. Effective water damage restoration needs to dry all sections of the carpeted area.
Our carpet drying service covers every layer, from the fibres and backing through to the underlay and the subfloor, across homes throughout Melbourne.
Effective Anti-Microbial Treatment
Carpets are sanitised with a professional anti-microbial solution as part of the restoration process. It is most effective once the carpet and backing are completely dry. Sanitisation is required to prevent mould incubation. Melbourne Flood Emergency technicians will never skip this vital step in the restoration process. For more detail, read about our cleaning and sanitisation process and mould removal service if contamination or mould risk is present.
Why Carpet Drying Needs Moisture Measurement
FACT CHECK:
Dry carpet fibres are not a sign that the carpet is dry.
Only specialist moisture measuring equipment can determine the progress of carpet drying.
Be Guided by Melbourne Flood Emergency Inspection and Moisture Measurement.
Frequently Asked Questions About Carpet Drying
It depends on how much water is involved, the type of underlay, the airflow and the humidity on the day. With professional extraction and drying equipment running continuously, most carpets are dry in around two to four days. Left to dry on their own, they can take a week or more, and by then mould has usually taken hold.
In many cases it can be saved, as long as we get to it quickly and the water is clean. Clean water caught within the first day or two usually means the carpet, and often the underlay, can be dried and sanitised rather than thrown out. The underlay is more likely to need replacing than the carpet itself. Black water from sewage or floodwater is a different situation and usually means replacement for health reasons.
Not always. Modern drying methods can dry the underlay in place by floating the carpet and pushing warm air underneath it. Where the saturation is heavy or the water is contaminated, the underlay comes up and is replaced. We measure moisture at every stage rather than guess, so the underlay only comes up when it genuinely needs to.
Most home and contents policies cover sudden water damage, such as a burst pipe or storm water getting in. Gradual damage from a slow leak that went unnoticed is often excluded. We document the moisture readings and the restoration process throughout, and we can provide reporting to support your claim.
It depends on the size of the affected area, how saturated it is and how many days of drying equipment are needed, so we assess each job on site. Acting fast keeps the cost down. A quick, thorough dry often avoids replacing the carpet and underlay and dealing with mould later, all of which cost far more.
If it is safe to do so, stop the water at the source and lift any furniture off the wet carpet, or place foil or plastic under the legs so they do not stain the carpet. Do not use a household vacuum to pull up the water, it is not built for it. Open windows to ventilate the room if you can, then give us a call.
The 3 Different Types of Water Damage
CLEAN WATER DAMAGE
This is the easiest type of water damage for us to deal with. We use moisture meters and thermal imaging to get an accurate idea of the extent of your water ingress.
Professional inspection will show you the true damage.
Contaminated water may pose a health threat to you and your family. Making sure the water is clean helps us complete the appropriate workplace safety assessment.
GREY WATER DAMAGE
The classification of this water damage class is perhaps the most complicated. The water can initially be quite clean.
Our technicians will look at factors to determine the water classification.
As the days go by the contamination will increase to the level where it is classed as black water instead of grey.
BLACK WATER DAMAGE
This is the most severe type of water damage. It causes significant damage to contents and structures. Most of the damage cannot be restored.
This level of water damage is best left to the professionals.
Black water can have a distinct odour. There are quite often visual markers present, thus making correct classification easy.
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