Question from MK
Since moving into an apartment with new carpet, I’ve had disturbing symptoms that come and go.. sore eyes, difficulty concentrating, headaches and uncomfortable tightness in the chest.
I think management will let me move to an apartment with older carpets, but I’m worried the padding they use underneath might take longer to outgas than just the carpet itself. I took a peek under an area of carpet and am sure the padding is rebond (bonded urethane).
Here’s what I’ve gathered about the material:
“made by grinding flexible polyurethane foam into small particles and bonding them together with a chemical adhesive”
–krispyclean.com
“made from reclaimed scrap of high-density urethane foam used in furniture and automotive manufacturing”
Debra’s Answer
My best recommendation for you is NO CARPET. 1-2 years old isn’t enough.
I’m not sure why or how Carpet Guard made it worse, as there is no odor to this product (unless they changed the formula since I used it years ago).
