Carpet / Cushion Restore-vs-Replace Decision (IICRC S500)
Maps water category, the affected component (carpet vs cushion).
Example
You enter
- Water category cat1
- Component carpet
You get
- Decision May be dried in place or floated and restored.
Checked against published worked examples from: ANSI/IICRC S500 carpet/cushion restore-vs-replace matrix.
Details, formula, and sources
ScopeMaps water category, the affected component (carpet vs cushion), and delamination to the IICRC S500 restore-vs-replace decision with its rationale. Delaminated carpet is replaced; saturated cushion in any category is typically removed; Category 3 porous flooring is generally removed and disposed. A professional determination case by case; the restorer's judgment, customer agreement, and S500 govern.
Formula or tableReference lookup: water category + component (carpet/cushion) + delamination -> restore-vs-replace decision with rationale. Delaminated carpet -> replace; saturated cushion -> typically remove; Category 3 -> remove and dispose. No numeric computation.
Source and editionCarpet and cushion restore-vs-replace mapping, by name; ANSI/IICRC S500.
Free accessTurns the water category into the most common flooring decision on a water job: dry and save, or remove.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field nameswater_category, component, decision
- Case-by-case age, condition, contamination, customer agreement, and the AHJ all bear on the determinationANSI/IICRC S500
- Delamination delaminated carpet is replaced regardless of categoryANSI/IICRC S500