MikeB Posted January 22, 2013 Member ID: 59 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 12 Topic Count: 137 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2114 Content Per Day: 0.39 Reputation: 2333 Achievement Points: 15140 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 13 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Device: Android Share Posted January 22, 2013 When I was around 8 years old (42 years ago), my parents carpeted the downstairs of the house I grew up in. During those 40 some years it has a few times been soaked due to excessive rain the sump pump couldnt handle. We always shop vac'd the excess water and used fans to help dry it. A few years ago they replaced it after 40 years !!! No issues what so ever. No smell, no mold, no issues what so ever. But each time we were careful to dry it thoroughly. Now I have a 32' x 64' garage which 32 x 30 is finished. I used a rubber backed carpet (concrete floor) in the finished part just in case of water. Luckily my house and garage are built on a hill, so I dont have any water issues. But if you do end up replacing the carpet, there are rubber backed water resistant variants out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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