# Effect of Wet floor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/effect-of-wet-floor/121465>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [July 21, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/effect-of-wet-floor/121465 "2018-07-21T22:43:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mineshh\_Kanjani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Mineshh\_Kanjani](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mineshh_Kanjani)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/effect-of-wet-floor/121465/1 "2018-07-21T22:43:10Z")

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Hi. One morning due to heavy rain i found that water has entered my car and staggered on floor some how i manage to get it out through some household means but still the floor remains wet. I want to does wet floor wi cause any damage to metal beneath it. Because its been 10 to 15 days since floor is wet.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2018, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/effect-of-wet-floor/121465/2 "2018-07-21T23:20:28Z")

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It will likely cause a smelly and unhealthy to breath mold to form in the carpet and its underlayment. And could cause the floors to rust. You’re going to have a figure out a way to dry the carpet & underlayment completely. Fans, etc.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2018, 12:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/effect-of-wet-floor/121465/3 "2018-07-22T00:03:59Z")

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Yes, dry out the carpet right away. Rusted out floor are difficult if not impossible to fix.

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/effect-of-wet-floor/121465/4 "2018-07-22T00:13:15Z")

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Not only that but mold will grow under the carpet. Some claim that the pad underneath should be replaced. The best is to take the carpet out which is a job. Shop vac, good ventilation, fans blowing inside, etc. but don’t forget to trace the leak.