Carpet feels damp?!
Carpet feels damp?
Any time it rains my carpet feels damp..(no leaks) I have a brick home...Any suggestions?
Answers:
I had the same problem in sevral apartments. The problem always starts outside and ends up in your home. If you have it checked Ill bet you will find a problem with your gutters being too full of leaves. If so there is nowhere for the water to go but through any gap space or hole in your exterior wall. Now the water is in your home. It then drains down between your interior and exterior wall to where your interior wall and floor meet (there is always a gap there) and gradually over time without you even noticing you have a wet carpet. HERE IS THE BIGGER PROBLEM. Since this goes on behind the walls I gaurantee you now have MOLD growing behind your walls. This can make you very sick. Clean your gutters and have a company like gutter guard replace them and find the space that the water is getting in and close it up. Next get yourself a dehumidifier, pock a few small holes in the bottom of wall near where the carpet is wet and leave it running for a few days (empty it as it fills with water.)
hope this helps
what in the world does that have to do ANYTHING with cooking?
it is just humid in your house keep all the windows and doors closed
It could be rain getting on your door and then leaking down and into you house.
I think I would check the foundations. It sounds as though you have a moisture barrier problem.
I bet your house was built on a slab. It sounds like they didn't put a vapor barrier under the concrete and your slab is wicking a tiny bit of moisture up from the soil. Or, if your house is brand new, it may be that your slab is still curing.