Wicking occurs when the substance that was spilled on the carpet has soaked through into the backing of the carpet and sometimes even the underpad when you clean the stain you are cleaning the surface of the carpet.
Why does carpet padding decay gummy.
What you want to do is you want to have the installer or you could even do this yourself take some drywall screws those are those long black case hardened drywall screws.
Working too quickly only allows the shampooer or extractor to remove the soapy dirt laden water from the surface of the carpet leaving behind a residue at its base.
Make two loaves exactly at the same time and under the same conditions.
Residential carpet cleaning units use suction to remove dirt and detergent.
Then leave one loaf for 2 3 hours and the other one a bit longer and see if it is still.
If you plan to re carpet simply use a razor tool to scrape off any stuck padding.
Thoroughly wash the hardwood floor.
Now just as the environment can cause rubber to crack flake and decay dry rot it can also cause the rubber to revert back to its original state.
Vacuum well and ensure that no dust wood splinters and other remnants are left on the floor.
Not everyone likes a wooden floors so why put money into a job that is unnecessary.
The rubber starts behaving more.
That should be all there is to it.
We actually have a bigger concern termites ate some of the flooring under the baseboard heat covered by carpeting the termites went undetected for years you never know when you pull up carpet what you will.
You drive them in with a drill driver so you do it automatically and you screw that plywood to the floor while the carpet s up.
Do you want to re cover it with padding and carpet.
A clean hardwood floor could be a selling point.
If there is rot involved with the creaks and lumps it makes the repair more.
The other common cause of reappearing stains is something referred to as wicking.
This is one of the most common mistakes and one of the major causes of gummy bread.
Letting your bread cool longer may sound simple but it can work magic.
Once dry the deposits rise to the surface causing the fibers to stiffen and clump together.
Essential oils are a natural way to heal.
We call that reversion and it happens when the stronger polymer crosslinks get snipped and the molecules revert back into their original small chains.
Remove carpet padding and all debris from the floor.
Or do you intend to leave it uncovered possibly restoring it to like new condition.
You can do a little experiment.
It can be accompanied by lumps in the floor as fasteners holding the floorboards or subfloor work themselves loose.
Clean the floor well and make sure it s completely dry before installing new padding.