Water leak, mold and a wet mattress...?!


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Water leak, mold and a wet mattress...?

-container">My daughter has been having allergy problems for the past few days and I thought it was the dust from unpacking boxes. Last night when I went to put her to bed her room smelled REALLY musty. The night before I saw some water on her floor but I thought it was from her drying off after her shower. When I chacked around last night I noticed that her box spring which sits on the floor was really wet. I pulled the bed away from the wall and I could see mold growing and upon further inspection I found that other boxes and books on her floor were wet. It turns out that the outside faucet is leaking but will hopefully be fixed today. But what can I do about the mattress? It's a queen and only a couple yrs old. You can see a yellow tinge where the water traveled up the box spring and the mattress is damp too. I called ChemDry to come clean it but will that get rid of the mold completely? I don't want my daughter sleeping in the room until it's all gone. We're also leaving town for a week. I have a fan running but should I get an air purifier? Is there something else that will work better to remove the allergens from her room?

Additional Details

2 weeks ago
We do not have carpet in our house, only tile.

We have another bed she can sleep in but the mattress was pricey so we'd like to find a way to fix this one especially since we're moving to Germany soon and need a guest bed while we are there.

We live in military housing so replacing anything in the wall is out of the question. We will be in this house for 6 more months until we move.


Answers:

Time to replace the mattress/



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