Hard Lumps In Carpet

Over time your carpet can develop lumps bumps and wrinkles that are unattractive and potential tripping hazards.

Hard lumps in carpet.

I raised the carpet in one of the bedrooms and those lumps are hard plastic compoud within the underpad itself. I have since put this in a notice to the builder adding in an issue that i have with the carpet itself the thing sheds. Bumps under the carpet by nancy mcnamee real estate agent with keller williams realty bre 01490574 email short url share. Get the lumps out of your carpet to restore the look and safety of your home.

The bumps may appear when the carpet padding wears down enough to create slack in. No rot is involved with either of these defects. If you re worried about damaging the carpet it may be better to leave it to an expert. The lumps underneath my carpet were clumps of dried up drywall compound.

After all a damaged carpet would just cost more to repair. Similarly hardwood boards can lift when held by insufficient fasteners or when the subfloor deteriorates which is most common with particleboard. The resultant lump is easily noticeable under carpet and you may even feel it under a laminate floor. My 35 years of experience have certainly been very helpful.

I recently had a client with a home in contract that had little bumps under the carpet in several different spots in the living and dining room which was about 15x30 feet in size. In the end this may just save the time and hassle. Lumps generally occur in carpeting from poor carpet installation severe humidity affecting the carpet adhesive or carpet seams buckling from wear and tear. April 17 2008 02 03 pm.

I ask this because carpet is often laid out measured and cut in the driveway. During the warmer months this is not a problem but in the winter when it is cold outside the carpet backing will be very stiff and hard to really stretch into place. They are unfortunatly not drywall.