[JViello]

Originally Posted by ctwhitechin

Correct looks dry to me, some sheetrock in the boiler room did get wet a little, seems to have dried out. Pulled every inch of carpet up and padding and hauled to dump. Have dehumidifier going, and fans. Stench is 100% gone so that is good I see no moisture feel no moisture basement no longer smells damp, now I have a good excuse to paint basement since no paint will drip on carpet. All that's down there is bare concrete, went the expensive route but I want it done right so when house goes on market soon people will see a nice finished basement. And dry

Great!

[HeadedWest]

Originally Posted by ctwhitechin

I went the safe route, carpet and padding was very wet and stunk in the area it got wet...so instead of risk mold and trying to dry it out, we ripped it all up and took to dump. Bare DRY concrete floor down there now.

Good job; you won't be sorry to be rid of the old carpet.

Consider business type indoor/outdoor carpet if/when you re-do the floor. No pad, and it won't be as soft but it won't sponge up water, either. If it gets wet you have a better chance to keep it if you can extract the water and dry it out ASAP.

[ctwhitechin]

I want it to look nice. Decision has been made I am looking for jobs in DE, MD, VA, eastern PA, and south NJ. Time to leave CT if I can find a buyer.