HELP - Stinky carpets.

gigagirl

Really embarrassing problem.
I've shampood my carpets, but I couldn't get them dried quick enough and now they smell, damp and musty. Can't afford to replace them and I have been over them 3 times now with the vax. Fabreeze not working. Anyone have any ideas on what I can do with them. Please help me!!! :wall:

ladygrey_2

what have you got under the carpet
the underlay for example may not be drying and causing the smell

jenniferpa

If it's not the underlay (most likely) and the carpet is now totally dry, you could try sprinkking it with bicarb, brush it in, leave it for a little then vacuum out. Make sure the carpet's dry though. An alternative, and I'm not sure how it would work, is get a product specifically for removing pet odours - those seem to get out every smell.

Jennifer

Queenie

:hello: Welcome gigagirl :hello:

Ok, if you have washed them, the musty smell might well be coming from the underlay or the boards itself.

You could hire a dehumidifyer (sp?) to extract any damp from the room (and furnishings) and then, make your own "shake n vac" concoction from some bicarbonate of soda.

HTH

Jolaaled

do have steam cleaner that you could use/borrow/hire?
the smell is prob caused by yukkies..spores/bacteria etc Steam cleaning should kill these off and hopefully their smell too.
good luck