Lumps Under Carpet

Demolition there s no way to fix the subfloor under carpet without pulling up the carpet.

Lumps under carpet. Bumps under the carpet by nancy mcnamee real estate agent with keller williams realty bre 01490574 email short url share. We own a 1990 redman home with worn carpet. They feel like they are metal and round. The lumps underneath my carpet were clumps of dried up drywall compound.

Is it a problem or part of normal construction that just shows up with worn carpet. I sneaked into my house the day before the drywall went up and scooped up so much crap that can make you sick to your stomach. April 17 2008 02 03 pm. Get the lumps out of your carpet to restore the look and safety of your home.

How to fix a lump in the carpet. Humps can also develop in glued down carpet from either the glue letting loose or the carpet delaminating. You wouldn t believe how much crap the builders leave behind before the carpet and drywall goes up. Your contractor will start in the corner of the room and use a flat pry bar to get the edge of the carpet up off the tack strips and to remove the tack strips themselves.

Do you know what they are. If they are indeed under it you ll need to pull the carpet back in order to determine the cause. Assuming the carpet installer didn t forget to clean the floor before laying the carpet a lump usually starts when the carpet loosens or pulls away from the wall. Not only are lumps unattractive and cause eye sores but they are a hazard that causes trips and falls.

The bumps may appear when the carpet padding wears down enough to create slack in. If the humps are just loose carpet humps you need to restretch it or get an installer to do it. Similarly hardwood boards can lift when held by insufficient fasteners or when the subfloor deteriorates which is most common with particleboard. Lumps generally occur in carpeting from poor carpet installation severe humidity affecting the carpet adhesive or carpet seams buckling from wear and tear.

There seem to be hard bumps in the high traffic areas under the carpet. No rot is involved with either of these defects. Fixing subfloor under carpet.