Do steam cleaners remove mold from carpet?

It's impossible to remove mold completely from a number of materials, especially fabrics, including carpets, mattresses, and couch cushions. read more

Rent a steam cleaner. Specialized steam cleaning vacuums are available for homeowners to rent, and can be effective at removing persistent mold. Drying the carpet quickly afterward is vital, or the water used in this method will remain and encourage new mold growth. Use a blow dryer, or keep the carpet in direct sunlight and blow a fan over it. read more

If the moldy carpet is in a room that stays damp a lot, like a bathroom or laundry room, consider replacing the carpet with tile or linoleum instead, which is easier to keep dry and from which it is easier to remove mold if it ever becomes moldy in the future. read more

Step 3 - Cleaning the Carpet. There are a few things you can use on your carpet to get out the mold. You can use a dish washing detergent along with water in a rug shampoo machine, but a lot of times it takes something more aggressive. Using Lysol and water in the carpet cleaning machine or bleach and water should kill the mold. Make sure you don't mix the two. Use about one cup of Lysol or bleach to the bucket of water. read more