AboutJahann and Sons Persian Rugs Expertise I can answer any and all questions you have regarding the cleaning, restoration and repair of Oriental rugs. I am more than happy to view your pictures via email and to give you advice on what you can do yourself and what needs to be left to the pros. I can also advise on the cost-effectiveness of repair on your rugs.
Experience My family has had a Persian carpet store in the Washington, DC metro area for nearly 30 years (www.jahannandsons.com).
Question I have wall to wall carpeting but the carpet has a mouldy smell. I had the carpet shampooed and vacumed but there is still a mouldy scent. Do you have any suggestions in the manner in which you can remove this mouldy smell?
Answer Hi Eloise,
I'm sorry about your carpet. Unfortunately, I don't have very good news. If in fact the moldy smell is a result of mold growing on the underside of the carpet, then the best thing to do would be to remove and replace the carpet. If you do not do this, you run the risk of mold spreading and perhaps even getting inside the walls. This would be a big problem to fix. If the moldy smell is just a smell and not from mold, it is most likely being caused by the breaking down of the latex glue on the back of the wall-to-wall carpet. This occurs when the carpet ages. In these cases, usually cleaning the rug only intensifies the smell.
In your shoes, I would probably rip up a part of the carpet and see what it looks like under there. If it is a mess, I'd rip it up immediately. If it looks okay, I'd buy myself a lot of air freshners.
