I have become one with the dank damp basement that is and will forever be my home. A goblin loves the damp! Why would I want anything else? Dry???? CARPETS!1!!????? why would I ruin a good carpet with dryness... YUCK!
hurricane Ivermectin really do be hitting different
I would say if you live in a basement, absolutely get a dehumidifier. the damp can fuck up so many things, including your lungs
Adding to this suggestion, 50-60% relative humidity is a good range to target. You can monitor with a cheap hygrometer/thermometer combo, or with a humidity controller which is more expensive but will do the hard work for you.
why the fuck is so much shit carpeted in places where the air is 80% humid, you have to go out of your way to dehumidify the air to not have mold and shit grow, why install a carpet, why
Rugs that can be easily replaced in an hour :stalin-approval:
Carpet that cannot :stalin-gun-1::stalin-gun-2:
I have terminal eastern european brain and i slap rugs on top of everything and never consider carpeting
there's wooden flooring, rugs on tiles or dare i say, the people's furnishing, linoleum
For some reason I've always had the hardest time with linoleum - even when I clean it, it's still kinda sticky.
you're not wrong, it's kinda crappy :T
I was mostly memeing, it's fine to like carpets
Linoleum is cozy to me but i see the appeal of the Latin tile obsession, though it does feel rather cold and potentially breeding of fascism
Ngl I like carpet, I hate dirt sticking to my feet and I like that when necessary my friends and I can sit on the floor around the coffee table.
Definitely a problem with humidity tho
i completely forgot about just being able to sit on the floor, good enough, that is indeed very nice
Long term: get a dehumidifier.
Short term, like “My carpet is wet right now and I need to make it dry” I recommend sprinkling baking soda (or corn starch, baking soda’s better tho), let it sit for a little bit, and then vacuum it up. Also does a bit to deal with any smells.
In terms of getting the majority of the water out - your best bet would be to get a wet/dry vacuum. My neighbor accidentally flooded their basement a couple years ago and I was able to get to get most of the water with mine. You can rent one for about $20/day, but if this is a recurring problem you might want to buy one if you can afford it.
A moderately priced (50 to 100 bucks) shop vacuum that specifically says "can do wet stuff". You should be able to find a one or two gallon capacity vac for around 25 from a big box hardware store.
Depending on how easy it will be to get the collected water out, pay attention to how many gallons of liquid that it can hold. 1 gallon of water is just under 10 pounds. A shop vac can hold a few gallons (10~20 pounds) to 10+ gallons (100 pounds). That might be very hard to get up and down stairs or lifted to a window if there is no functioning drain in the basement.
Space heaters and box fans, heat up the air so it can hold more water vapor and fans to push the wet air out of the basement. Cardboard boxes, duct tape, and plastic bags can be used to make field expedient duct work to try to direct the flow of air.
