Cleaning moldy carpet. Despite the prevalence of mold growth on carpet as part of restoration projects, there is little definitive information available on proper procedures for addressing it. (Photo: Shutterstock)

While professionals who specialize in remediation and restoration of damaged buildings have seen the growth of hard flooring over the past decade, carpet still makes up an extremely large portion of floor finishes. Some flooring experts estimate that as much as 10 billion ft. of carpet is being added to the U.S. building stock on an annual basis.

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