Hi,
We have recently bought a Victorian ground floor flat conversion.
Previous owner had a dog which apparently peed on the carpets in all rooms, so they had the carpets professionally cleaned about a year ago. The carpet is old and stains seem to be reappearing so we have lifted the carpet in one of the rooms. The carpet feels slightly damp in places, the underlay (black domed rubber back) is dampest, the wooden floorboards feel only slightly damp.
Is it possible that the underlay has never dried out after 1 year?
We have checked radiators for leaks and ceilings for leaks but nothing found. I am assuming that if there were leaking pipes under the floorboards they would be the wettest of the three (carets, underlay, floorboards).
Also, as the stains are in all rooms in patches/areas, it is unlikely that pipes are leaking in multiple places.
Anyone any thoughts or suggestions?
We have now switched the central heating on to see if the boards dry out and also to see if there is any sign of further damp on the floorboards, perhaps caused by the water circulating from the central heating. Then we we will cover the flor in newspaper to see if any dampness appears.
Hoping to avoid cutting into the floorboards unless I have to.
N.B. there was no mention of damp/moisture in the survey when we bought the property.
Thanks for any suggestions.
We have recently bought a Victorian ground floor flat conversion.
Previous owner had a dog which apparently peed on the carpets in all rooms, so they had the carpets professionally cleaned about a year ago. The carpet is old and stains seem to be reappearing so we have lifted the carpet in one of the rooms. The carpet feels slightly damp in places, the underlay (black domed rubber back) is dampest, the wooden floorboards feel only slightly damp.
Is it possible that the underlay has never dried out after 1 year?
We have checked radiators for leaks and ceilings for leaks but nothing found. I am assuming that if there were leaking pipes under the floorboards they would be the wettest of the three (carets, underlay, floorboards).
Also, as the stains are in all rooms in patches/areas, it is unlikely that pipes are leaking in multiple places.
Anyone any thoughts or suggestions?
We have now switched the central heating on to see if the boards dry out and also to see if there is any sign of further damp on the floorboards, perhaps caused by the water circulating from the central heating. Then we we will cover the flor in newspaper to see if any dampness appears.
Hoping to avoid cutting into the floorboards unless I have to.
N.B. there was no mention of damp/moisture in the survey when we bought the property.
Thanks for any suggestions.