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My neighbors place flooded Saturday. !2 " of water in his finished basement . The room is carpeted, and dry walled . It was in standing water for 5 hours or more, it got really , really wet .
I told him to remove everything they can, furniture etc, and just lift the carpet on Sunday morning. It already smelled moldy to me by then. I was ready to shoot right up there and give them a hand .
They are still trying to dry it out. Despite using a carpet cleaner, shop vac, and de humidifiers , it is still very wet, damp , and moldy smelling to me.
They think they can save the carpet, I think they are going to end up gutting the room if they don't remove the wet carpet NOW.
The drywall is already starting to wick up the moisture. No insurance for this type of event, so they are flying solo .
Am I wrong?