My House Flooded, so I built this

[@JabezAlexander]

Unfortunately you’ll probably have to get a new carpet. I imagine the underlay is also soaked so you’d want to see the damage to the underfloor too and prevent any mould/damp issues in the future

[@felboy2000]

No u don't need no new carpet lol. Come on son. Industrial dehumidifier will soak up every last bit of water, moisture. After that if anything a quick once over with vacume carpet cleaner and he'll be fine.

[@finlays-crazy-life]

Your probably right

[@madgebishop5409]

you'd think with the amount of holes he's drilled in that house the water would have drained away pretty easily..

[@sosikntwiztid]

Same thing happened at my first house. Had to call a remediation specialist to come out. they cut 1 foot of dry wall out, removed the insulation, removed the hardwood floors, setup industrial dryers for 3 days and replaced all the items damaged. GL mate.

[@nathaniel8150]

Use a dehumidifier buddy that will help, you can rent them 👍🏿

[@kitvr9171]

That won't work on a completely soaked carpet especially one that even after like 30 bucket fulls of that vaccum thing couldn't dry out

[@nathaniel8150]

@@kitvr9171 make a suggestion then foolish child!

[@detromitor3165]

@@kitvr9171 what would be a better option then? I hear critisms and no solutions.

[@swaggynp3278]

@@kitvr9171 don't be a dick Nathaniel was just tryna help and if ur the expert wanna tell how he can fix it? Instead of spreading negativity

[@maxneumann3577]

Yes dehumidifier. Will work. Bigger carpet machine also

[@dougie2670]

Alex mate, just pull up the carpet & underlayment, dump it and replace - I flooded my whole living room carpet and tried everything to get it dry - industrial wet vacuum, big fans & heaters and altho it did get quite a bit dryer after a couple days the smell didn't go away (got worse) - the underlay is like a giant nasty sponge - save yourself time & heartache and replace it!

[@willparkman]

Pull up the carpet ASAP, then get the water up and then get a large floor fan to dry the floor before installing new carpet.

[@yannlandry9242]

If you manage to dry the carpet and clean it and it still smells moldy, get rid of it asap. You should as well cut the drywall 2 to 4 feet from the floor, depending on how much water there was and how long it took before you cut. Drywall will absorb water and get moldy so if it had enough time to absorb a lot, you might want to take out as much as you can before mold starts to build up inside the walls. Been there, trust me...

[@felboy2000]

Hire a large industrial dehumidifier. Let it run for few days and its all gone. Im a plumber and work in maintenance, have dealt with many floods. If anything after it is all dry just do a quick once over with carpet cleaner vacume and you'll be golden.

[@Shadow1987]

Get as much water out of the carpet first, then dry the room out for about 4 hours with a heater, then use baking soda and sprinkle this all over the carpet, leave for 24 hours to soak up the smell and any hairs stuck in the carpet that may be contributing to it. You can also use some essential oils in a wax warmer to help get rid of the smell, once the 24 hours is over, vacuum the carpet as normal, hope this helps, worked for us.

[@DCProductionsYTC]

Hire a company in to clean the carpets and tell them what happened. They will have industrial tools to help.

[@stepmcgiggity8583]

Dehumidifier going constantly to dry it out. Then bicarbonate of soda in a sieve and sprinkle all over carpets, like a ridiculous amount of it... let dry then Hoover up. Might not be enough as if it's very wet the underlay could be mouldy too. The exact same thing happened to me a few years back. put Heat up on max and you will need a dehumidifier. If mould is left it might affect your lungs long term.

[@stepmcgiggity8583]

Might be better off with new carpet to be honest

[@callumkennedy1098]

Hey Alex I did a little research about the carpet smell mouldy, Treat your carpet with a mixture of one cup of white vinegar and two cups of warm water. Use a spray bottle to gently mist over the carpet. Be careful to not oversaturate it as increased moisture can lead to mold growth. Pour a copious amount of baking soda - an amazing odor neutralizer - on the carpet,,,,,, you don’t have to do this but maybe worth a shot but don’t want to ruin your carpet

[@Callum-eg2qz]

Carpet will need replacing as the underlay absorbs water like a sponge so it will be very difficult to dry out with that volume of water, you should also examine the extent of damage to the subfloor as if it’s left covered it will simply rot...

[@scottbaigrie]

👆 what he said...carpet and underlay must be replaced. Floor must be allowed to dry before replacing carpet. Use dehumidifier to help.

[@Jay.J-1]

Carry on with the wet vac, go hire an industrial de humidifier, (keep the lounge door and windows closed whilst using it) give it a week, if it still smells new carpet im afraid.

[@njbabyboi87]

dehumidifier. along with commercial air blower/heat.. Also.. I loved the stripping of the clothes when showing a preview of the 18 fills of water being thrown out hahaha.. DIED

[@jacknewell87]

Give Alex another month or two and he'll switch it back to being a cinema room, or he'll make another office, or he'll construct a double bed bunk bed so he has room for more activities.

[@TheDarrenc1973]

Only way will be to remove the carpet and underlay.... any wood will need to be replaced, skirting boards, kitchen units, doors.... you should also go rent a couple of dehumidifiers and have them running for a couple of days

[@hackingcommencing8131]

You might need to take the carpet up in the cinema room and see if there is mold and damage under it, then install new carpet, I don’t think that the carpet you have now is gonna ever be 100% again, but I could be wrong. Also a dehumidifier. That should help with most of it just don’t forget to empty it and keep using the cleaner to get as much water out as you can

[@ThePY74656]

Best bet is to throw the carpet away. Next hard wood floors😍maybe? #2 one is not supposed to throw carpet clean water onto the grass due to environmental hazards and issues. (Chemicals thats in the carpet and carpet cleaning solution)

[@thomasbright7401]

Ive been watching you for 6 years now. I was rewatching your daily vlogs and realised how much you’ve influenced my life and inspired me. You are by far one of the best You Tubers if not the best I have watched.

[@UNDERNERF]

Hahaha we have a nice bot overhere. He only buys and move forniture and installs RGB lights everywere.

[@thomasbright7401]

@@UNDERNERF yea good one, learn to spell.

[@andrewsmall6568]

Those sell really easily on FB marketplace. Saves the hassle of tipping them.

[@daveedwards6413]

Hey Alex, Try a dehumidifier, dessecant one, Put it in there on full power and shut the door :) Oh you may need to empty it a few times too!

[@mjslux495]

If you want a permeant solution you can apply some basement rubber sealer. You have to remove the carpet and do the flooring again but you wont have to worry about flooding.

[@EverydayAngus]

Try a dehumidifier. Or pull up the carpet as the underlay underneath will be wet.

[@sprocket-YT]

mold will grow under the carpet between the underlay it all needs replacing!

[@cody2470]

I wonder how long this latest idea will last...

[@MyStudentSite]

Get a Dehumidifier Alex, it will get more out that you thought was there and leave it going ( apart from emptying it) for a good couple of weeks!

[@dast_uk]

Thought this was going to be about the River Trent.. the wet carpet, honestly you'll need to replace it you can clean it to your heart's content but the gripper bars would have absorbed the water along with the underlay!

[@akkshep]

You might look at a flood recovery company, something like servpro we have here in the US. The underlayment us soaked and will continue to smell as mold sets in. They have tools to get under the carpet dried and clean without having to replace it.

[@joespittle1]

I'd call a professional carpet cleaner to come in and clean it with a detergent. Might have to take the carpet out and dry it underneath so you don't have mold growing under the carpet.

[@jameseynon1698]

I own a carpet cleaning business, I can tell you to save you all the effort your underlay is shot you be better to just replace the lot especially as it’s starting to smell.

[@job4032]

Heaters and a fan to circulate the warm air! That helps to get the water out of the carpet. And you won't get any ciuperca in your carpet :)

[@jonlove]

Assuming majority of water has been removed. Baking soda. Sprinkle over carpet. Leave for 24 hours. Then vacuum. Repeat if necessary. Dehumidifier will also help.

[@jakefreeman6024]

I remember when my house flooded , to fix my carpets I decided to buy some new shelves

[@edwardsfamily6184]

Sadly as soon as carpet starts to get mold you will never get rid of it unless you just rip it all up and start again with a new carpet but make sure the floor underneath is completely dry when putting new carpet in

[@s.williams3214]

use a carpet shampooer and then use the water extracting hoover

[@jkk45]

Didn't you just make your downstairs cinema room into an office like a couple of weeks ago?

[@nicka99]

I was thinking the same, he made a full video about it 😂

[@philipperostin]

You will have to replace that carpet. No other way around

[@traderpete007]

Pull the carpet and replace it. Old one will never be the same.

[@JaseP320]

(Small flooring company owner) get the carpet and and underlay up ASAP, get a dehumidifier in, you will do more damage by leaving that soaked carpet in place. If you need any info let me no I'm not a million miles away from you

[@djsonic4870]

totally agree, theres no quick fix for that flooding (carpet fitter)

[@RedneckGeek]

For getting rid of water, replace the carpet, run dehumidifiers for days.

[@richleaves]

You need to rent a commercial dehumidifier and put it in that room.

[@collectorsforecast1132]

You should get a foldable or extendable table that you can easily store away when you are not using it. That way you can have that empty space in that room for extra things.

[@zainm2808]

Use a 4 air heaters, position them in each corner of the room, so the water can evaporate quicker and later use a dehumidifier. Air heaters for 4 hours and then dehumidifier for 2 hours and repeat maybe ? whenever you feel the room is getting too warm then turn the heaters off and leave the dehumidifier on

[@TomWilding1]

Move the top shelves to the top of the vertical rails. It’ll look even tidier!

[@ianfrankland8173]

Hire a industrial dehumidifier (just from a regular hire shop) to suck all the water out, then get a carpet shampoo person to clean it when it’s dried out mate 👍

[@declanhobson9225]

Hi Alex, if it's just that one room with carpet I would recommend getting it professionally cleaned. look around for a quote in your local area.

[@SteveODonnell]

Dehumidifier, however you will probably need to lift the carpet and get a new underlay fitted as it will be soaked through. Finally you'll probably need to have it professionally cleaned after to make sure it doesn't smell.

[@paulmerchant9015]

bicarbonate of soda on the carpet to absorb the moisture then hoover it up

[@TheIcool76]

Or rice ...... lmao

[@KevinTalbotTV]

buy new carpet!

[@adamkhan8003]

Yes Kevin love the videos

[@NT-no7py]

Give it a month and he will be taking it all apart and chucking it away

[@brun747]

My fish tank leaked 200 lites of water. Tried everything to no avail. Pulled the carpet up. The underlay was saturated. That all went in the bin. Raised the whole carpet up with loads of buckets paint tins, stools etc. Got some fans on the go with loads of ventilation and it soon dried out. Brand new underlay and carpet re-fitted. Sorted 👍

[@briancrowder2260]

yea i used to work for healthy home carpet cleaning and we used a apparatus called the water claw you place it in the center of the room and it extracts the water to that area then place industrial fans turbo jet fans i think there called do let it go to mold though youll have to replace the trim molding and drywall in some cases

[@mjxfusionz7807]

Get some dehumidifiers, they should sort the job

[@nzxspoon4815]

Whenever we get water in the carpet we use a wet and dry vacuum and then use a rug doctor. It should help with the mold smell otherwise try a de humidifier after the wet and dry vac

[@tudorita611]

Dehumidifier, a carpet cleaner and some carpet fresher could do the trick. Maybe it would be less of a hassle by buying some new carpet

[@gilbertomota714]

Your editing skills are superb, one of the best in the game

[@DKBrown]

Never seen someone redo the same rooms over and over as much as him.

[@Tom-q6h2c]

When your not happy with your home you keep redoing it multiple time when I got my home I moved furniture like 500 times.😂😂

[@funnymcallister]

I wouldn't wanna spend my life constantly rearranging the furniture inside my house. It seems like you're never fully happy with your house so you don't get to rest.

[@maxmurden3063]

That's half the fun of it!

[@bronx2405]

Well he seems happy and can’t he do what he wants 🤔🤔

[@shitzel4147]

mid life crisis poor guy worked himself too much too early.

[@stojo33]

Wow...wasting two perfectly fine bookcases...why not give them away to someone who can use them?

[@JamesSmith-nu7xj]

Rip the carpet up mate. Underlay will be soaked.

[@pkwrks]

the only right decision in this case.

[@jamesborda]

Alex, you can probably save the carpet by removing and cleaning but underlay will need replacing and the floor dried

[@eMTBExplorer]

get a MarzBar sign made for in the middle of the backdrop. That would look pretty cool.

[@MrDoom3d]

Just the replace the carpet. If it’s that wet you’ll always struggle to get the mouldy damp smell out of it, even once the water has gone.

[@grumpywhale]

Call your insurer..get their assistance to get a cleaning company out to industrial clean the carpet then dry it..

[@Oliver.D.S.H.]

I would say u need to rip the carpet up cause there Can be Water on the underside so out with the Old then dry up the floor then put new carpet in m8

Get the carpet out. It will allways be wet. Had water in my basement over christmas. You have to get everthing checked where there has been water on the walls and stairs. It sucks. Wish you good luck :)

[@mossiegee4674]

No way to correct water damage like that...mold will form between the carpet and the sub floor....out it goes and do it before it gets into the walls through the baseboards

[@newquaylad666]

Top shelf needs to be at the top. Like right at the top

[@S-I-M-O-N]

Sure someone on your estate would have liked those brand new bookcases!! 🙈

[@loganatkinsonannear6432]

Probably but would have probably taken more time to find some one who wants it take it apart carefully keep all the bit then transporting it to there house then it would of to just get rid of it

[@reviewben3193]

I have to admit that the backdrop you built looks really cool. Keep up the awesome work. I hope the flooding didn’t create to much damage to your house.

[@georgetafounas3355]

Use the dehumidifier in the room with the carpet use high temps and i guess keep sucking with the vacuum?

[@darrentulett859]

Put a couple of dehumidifiers in the cinema room

[@JFrampz]

Get a dehumidifier!!

[@xDELTAGIx]

get a shop vac for floors, brushing is a waste of time, keep using the hoover, and you need air moving through it, so use a lot of fans. This is coming from someone who has had a basement flood several times. If it's still bad, you may need to replace the carpet. The carpet has a foam layer, which can get moldy, and the time you have left it wet isn't good. That being said it really depends. But air circulation is key.

[@detromitor3165]

"The people with foot fetishes, your time is now" Not the hero we wanted, but the hero we needed.

[@footynutguy]

I've recently discovered your channel And I'm catching up with your videos. So far I'm 3 years ago. Hope the quality stays awesome.

[@CJWareLRPS]

alex buy a dehumidifier :D will take the water right out

[@unoriginalname3442]

really nice editing this time round. good job.

[@grumpywhale]

Instead of destroying furniture why not call heart Foundation or similar who will come and collect and give to needy

[@shvvf]

No one cares

[@subhxxn6409]

@@shvvf 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamescheckley7488]

Dinosaur aids

[@ShaheenL]

Didn’t destroy it, he reused it; don’t leave that part out. Plus, you don’t tell people to do charity, that’s up to them.

[@alexgriffiths199able]

There’s always one

[@simonmoorcroft4067]

Deffo pull up the carpet. The underlay is going to be soaked and mould will grow. Best to pull up the lot and wait for the floor screed to dry and then get a new carpet down. Also your skirting boards could draw the water in from the soaked carpet and they may warp / bow. Shame it wasn’t summer as you could drag the underlay and carpet outside to dry.

[@tommursell7622]

Alex uploaded twice in a week. A record! Hope your well dude

[@ashleycurrington5866]

Roll it up and bin it, new carpet. prob faster and not a massive amount of cash for one room

[@AVdigitalPRODUCTIONZ]

Gerald undone studio comes to mind...add more shelves...definitely 👍

[@puter2003]

Lose the carpet Bob’s your uncle, lol 😂

[@talha9676]

Despite the high level of water when u went for drive u still managed to get out in that water for car shots. Amazing 👏

[@f.a7896]

something about getting work done in just boxers makes me more productive

[@duncannelless2876]

Use a dehumidifier, works great for wet carpets

[@SpawnPoiint]

Here for the foot fetish 😂 EDIT - Make sure you get yourself a dehumidifier mate, that will 100% help. Leave it running for days.

[@borishale3383]

Hi Alex, this works for mouldy walls, not sure if it'll work for a carpet, maybe use a dehumidifier ?

[@OneTrueLegend]

Open the windows. That will not only get rid of the damp carpet smell but also dry it faster.

[@aishx1740]

Had a similar situation few years back ended up getting fresh underlayer and getting the carpet professionally cleaned before being refitted luckily it was only half the room

[@jacklowe1]

2 Vlogs in a week now we are talking

[@mychannel0743]

BUY A DEHUMIDIFIER TO GET RID OF THE WATER

[@laurengillin8253]

The water would also be in the walls not just the floors you need to get a moisture meter and start checking.

[@joewebber5956]

keep up the great work on all your videos

[@dazlee]

You’re so lucky you didn’t get water in your intake lol

[@ThunderRoad1]

I'm confused why you felt the need to get undress to throw away the water. By the way, you will need to pull up your carpets to get to the water underneath. That's where the smell starts.

[@jaydenadams29]

you can hire a thing called a rug doctor and they are like a biger version of the vax thing but it shampoos the carpet too hope it helps

[@StefanRaduIonescu]

use the air conditioning to dehumidiate the room or use a industrial dehumidifier