Positive results from a mold.
Is there concrete under my carpet.
Look for any musty odors or discolored patches on the underside of the carpet which are definite signs of mold growth.
A great way to keep ahead of mold is to regularly look for its presence on or under your carpet.
Lift your carpet and thoroughly examine the floor under it.
So i asked a contractor about staining the concrete floor and he said you really can t do it if carpet is down with a pre exisiting concrete floor due to cracks and unlevel concrete.
The chosen fiber material type should be a synthetic form such as olefin face fiber.
Carpet that is attached to a concrete floor is usually held down by adhesive.
What is under there.
My home is built on a concrete slab.
The answer is a qualified yes there are three different concrete floors to consider.
We have carpet right now and i was told by someone it is cheaper to stain your concrete floor instead of putting laminate wood flooring down.
Any carpet fiber style from plush to loop can be applied to a concrete floor.
That would definitely make your day.
Unfortunately when you remove the carpeting to replace it the adhesive usually does not come off with the carpet in all areas.
From there it s a simple matter to roll up the carpet and haul it.
The carpet will be connected to the concrete surface via a series of wooden strips to which the carpet is tacked.
Roll the carpet into easily manageable sections as you pull it up.
That concrete will look cool and contemporary right.
To remove the carpet you cut a slit in the carpet near a wall grip the carpet and pry it up off the tack points along one side.
Mold growth under the carpet.
I have heard of instances where people buy a home tear out the carpet and realize that there are beautiful wood floors underneath.
Many viewers ask if they can put carpet over a concrete floor.
Remove the 3 foot wide carpet sections from the tack strips by shaking the carpet in a back and forth motion while pulling it up from the surface of the floor.
Under the carpet is a pad and under the pad is the concrete.
Most likely it will have many imperfections from lots of paint overspray to footprints to divots where someone dropped something heavy.