13 March 2013

Five Tricks For Getting Strange Smells Out of Your House




If you have some persistent odors in your home, there are a few things you can do to remove them. The work might be hard, and if you are not in good physical condition, you might need to call in the experts to do some of it for you. Some odors can permeate the fabrics and textiles in the home and become offensive. These odors should be removed to make your home more comfortable, presentable and marketable one day. Some odors that are more common in homes are fish and curry odors, oven fire odors, cigarette smoke odors, pet odors and odors from incontinence or an illness. Below are some of the ways you can get these smells out of your home.

1. First, try to air your house out. Open all your doors and windows. Place a large fan outside where it will blow fresh air inside, and use a second fan to exhaust the smells out.

2. Next, try replacing your attic insulation. Odors from cooking rise up through the heat and get trapped in attic insulation. The insulation has no way of being effectively deodorized or cleaned and needs discarding. Clean the entire attic, and let it dry out. Replace the attic with new insulation. Make sure you have an exhaust fan and hood over the stove to keep cooking odor problems from occurring again.

3. Work on cleaning your carpets and furniture. A steam extractor works great for cleaning upholstered furniture and carpets. Professional carpet cleaning in Orange County is available if you are willing to hire someone to do the job right. Hiring a professional may cost more, but professional equipment can remove odors that are persistent or deeply imbedded in your carpets and fabrics. It is almost impossible to remove odors from mattresses and pillows made of foam. These items may need discarding and replacing.

4. Keep the air circulation in the home cleaner by changing the furnace and air conditioning filters every single day until you no longer have the smell in your home. The odors get caught up in the ducting. If you cannot get rid of these odors using this method, you might need to call a duct cleaning service to professionally clean your ducting system. This will get rid of are the particulates stuck in the ducting system.

5. Clean the kitchen entirely. Open all the cupboard doors, and take the out cabinet drawers. Wash everything inside out, and pay attention to door hinges and drawer slides. Unplug the refrigerator and stove, and wash everything from the inside out. Get behind the stove to clean, and make sure you clean the refrigerator coils.

Try some of these cleaning tips to remove odors from your home. If you have no luck, call in the professionals. 

33 comments:

  1. My Mom always said that placing a bowl of vinegar in a room would help also.

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  2. I tried cleaning my cupboards and it worked Yay
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  3. Thank you for the great tips. I hate it when you walk into my house and you can smell nasties. I am a scentsy lover and I have 3 dogs, so needless to say I am always trying to get rid of odors lol :)

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  4. I'd worry if my house got that smelly.The attic insulation is a good tip. That can run into some cash though.

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  5. These are great tips! I would add put your husbands shoes outside lol

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  6. These are great tips! I would add put your husbands shoes outside lol

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  7. I appreciate your article. I have visited many homes where the odor was so bad I felt like puking. it is definitely unhealthy. (pet owners, take special note.

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  8. Thanks for these ideas. I hadn't even really thought of the kitchen but that is the smell I'm after come spring, a winter full of cooking in a small place. I guess it just seemed if these kitchen was tidy it must be in the furniture or something.

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  9. great ideas, thanks for a great post, i will try this

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  10. i wish it was warm enough to air out my house! it needs it

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  11. Great tips, never thought about odors getting trapped in attic insulation.

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  12. We have similar problems with our home. Thanks for the tips.

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  13. Baking soda is a great odor neutralizer. Great tips!

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  14. Lol, thanks for sharing these great tips!

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  15. THanks for the tips, I am glad it is finally warm enought to be able to open the windows and doors... planning on cleaning out all my cabinents adn papering them tomorrow!

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  16. vinegar and baking soda are great cheap deodorizers too. Vinegar smells until it dries and sanitizes surfaces. And a box of baking soda is great for all sorts of deodorizing!

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  17. Thanks for your post! I'm sure this will come in handy sometime in my future :)

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  18. Very good article. I'm gonna pass this one on to my sister. She could use a few of these tips. :0)

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  19. i can't wait until spring so i can air out my house. being shut up all winter with a dog,really makes it smell awful.

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  20. Where's Orange County located at in Iowa?

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  21. My trick is vinegar, borax or baking soda. I mean, I do most of the above. But Those are my super cleaning trifecta!

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  22. One of my favorite things about spring is being able to open the windows and let the fresh air in and the stale air out.

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  23. thanks for the info on cleaning out orders. I have a problem in the Kitchen and think I'll work on using #5 Clean the kitchen entirely. TFS.

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  24. These are really good tips! I get tired of burning candles, but sometimes I have to because I have 3 cats. Good article :)

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  25. Didn't know this before, I will try this tips!

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  26. These are great tips. Thanks for sharing!

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  27. We open the windows anytime the weather is nice. A fresh breeze takes the stale smell out of the house. Also, I like to burn a lot of incense which gives our house a nice smell.

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  28. I have unpleasant smell coming from the cupboard. I tried cleaning everything in it. Maybe I missed the drawer slide or something like that. Thanks for the tips!

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  29. Thank you so very much for these wonderful tips. I know they will be put to good use.
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  30. Good tips. I find airing the house out is usually good enough. It gets stuffy after being closed all winter. I also don't fry food or cook fish indoors.

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