New house smells horrible!
I plan to clean the upstairs carpets too.
I have had a plug in air freshener but the scenery is v sweet and is t helping either!!
I wondered if there were some natural remedies to remove odour? I'm sure once we have decorated and removed the carpet it will start to smell like our house and not theirs!
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Jonathan
6 anni faProfessionally cleaning your carpets will make a huge difference as will the plaster drying. As a short term measure you could use a product to shake on to your carpet and vacuum off.
(Fondly remembering 1980's ad with Jenny Logan)annarocks123
6 anni faCheap way to freshen the carpets would be to buy a large amount of bicarbonate of soda (on the internet, not supermarket), sprinkle over the carpets, leave for half an hour and hoover up. You can add a couple of drops of scented oil if the smell is really badkl55hp
6 anni faWhat sort of smell is it? It may not be the carpets, or - not only - the carpets.
Could be drains, plug holes toilets, damp?
But could well be just 'tired house' smell.
alinlondon123456
6 anni faWe had a nightmare when we moved into a rental house whilst our house is getting remodeled- we got the carpets and walls professionally steam cleaned, had an exterminator review the house for any dead animals/ active rodent activity, changed some carpets and curtains, invested in oil diffusers for all rooms (i'd try home sense- they have high quality diffusers at 50-70% off), and "saged" the house three times. It has made a big difference, but we still have to be very aware if the house starts smelling again. We've also put baking soda in all moisture-rich rooms (bathrooms, kitchen, etc...), which has helped.
There is a good recipe using white vinegar and baking soda that helps clean drains (https://crunchybetty.com/clean-your-drains-baking-soda-vinegar/) and also improves smells... Best of luck! It will get better :-)
C Mack
Autore originale6 anni faThanks everyone! I will give these a try - had all the windows open all day yesterday too so fingers crossed!
PRONordikka - Bespoke Furniture & Steel Doors
6 anni faAll soft furnishings need to be either professionally cleaned or
replaced . Masking smell with another smell won't work . You can also
look into actually filtering the air . I had one of those in a flat in
London where pollution and my cats hair was terrible it's quite shocking
to see how dirty the filter gets . have a look:
https://www.stadlerform.com/en-ch/home/
PROLondon Dream Building
6 anni faKeep all windows open as much as possible. Definitely get a professional cleaning company for all carpets. Plaster smell doesn't last much longer than a week, so I wouldn't say it is from there. Air freshener would only disguise the smell but wouldn't remove it. Sofas and beds also tend to keep bad smell.
If there is an access, do check for some dead animals under floor boards or ceiling!
Cleaning tiles ( floors, splashbacks and bathrooms ) with vinegar would kill any smell and bacteria but don't apply on painted walls or furniture.ellelib
6 anni faI know how you feel. When we moved into this home I opened the door and couldn't go in without gagging, it certainly didn't smell when we viewed. I think to a degree I've gone nose blind but I also cleaned the carpets (bought a bissell) - oh my god the muck that came out was unbelievable. Also try bicarbonate of sofa on the carpets. Unfortunately the only real way is to get rid of the carpets all together (you never know what's in there) which we intend to do, but it's a long process. Good luck.
C Mack
Autore originale6 anni faYes, definitely think the carpet is a big issue so will see what it's like when that's gone!
acew1234
6 anni faWe bought a house that absolutely stank, despite deep cleaning every surface the only way was to remove all the carpets ( pretty awful job). I really didn't want them in the house ...God only knows what was in them!ellelib
6 anni faWell, I'll tell you what was in ours. Fleas! Apparently they can lie dormant and wait for an unsuspecting host to come along, which in our case was our dog. Months of treatments later and a chance conversation with the vet about how the fleas coincided with our move to an empty house with carpet and bingo!
ellelib
6 anni faWell, I'll tell you what was in ours. Fleas! Apparently they can lie dormant and wait for an unsuspecting host to come along, which in our case was our dog. Months of treatments later and a chance conversation with the vet about how the fleas coincided with our move to an empty house with carpet and bingo!
madsadmum
6 anni faOn opening the door to our new home, the smell was overpowering. We certainly didn't notice it when viewing but it was eye-watering.
We took the living room carpet out that day. It didn't help. So next day all the carpets went. The smell got worse.
We tracked it down to a cupboard under the stairs. It used to be the downstairs loo and whoever converted it hadn't capped the sewage pipe off properly. The previous owners must have lived with the smell for years!
Victoria