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Stale odours in house after a few days away
Actiongirl_2
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Dear all,
We are nearing the end of a lot of building work in an old Victorian house. Walls have been knocked out/rebuilt, fireplaces knocked out and restored etc and we are still living with the dirt.
We are in a temporary kitchen involving ikea shelves, a kitchen table that is used for everything - eating, preparing etc. and is in what will be the dining room. Oh, and I have no hot water downstairs. But we are nearly at the end!
What I am hoping you can help with is the stale odours that are in the house when we have been away a day or two.
I clean the floors and skirting etc as often as I can. Obviously I keep the kitchen as clean as possible but the old owners used to keep their dog in there on unvarnished parquet floor, so every time I wash it, there is a worse smell of dog!
Ditto the rest of the house, I vac and dust as much as possible but it doesnt seem to keep the house smelling nice.
Can anyone give me any suggestions for air freshening OS? I have a couple of scent diffusers around but they are quite synthetic and the plug ins aren't great as we have a very inquistive toddler.
Please help, we just had the best weekend away and walked into a dusty/smelly house which kind of depressed me! I have all the windows open and mopped the wooden floors at 06.30 to start the day off a little less dusty but I hope you have some great suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Actiongirl.
We are nearing the end of a lot of building work in an old Victorian house. Walls have been knocked out/rebuilt, fireplaces knocked out and restored etc and we are still living with the dirt.
We are in a temporary kitchen involving ikea shelves, a kitchen table that is used for everything - eating, preparing etc. and is in what will be the dining room. Oh, and I have no hot water downstairs. But we are nearly at the end!
What I am hoping you can help with is the stale odours that are in the house when we have been away a day or two.
I clean the floors and skirting etc as often as I can. Obviously I keep the kitchen as clean as possible but the old owners used to keep their dog in there on unvarnished parquet floor, so every time I wash it, there is a worse smell of dog!
Ditto the rest of the house, I vac and dust as much as possible but it doesnt seem to keep the house smelling nice.
Can anyone give me any suggestions for air freshening OS? I have a couple of scent diffusers around but they are quite synthetic and the plug ins aren't great as we have a very inquistive toddler.
Please help, we just had the best weekend away and walked into a dusty/smelly house which kind of depressed me! I have all the windows open and mopped the wooden floors at 06.30 to start the day off a little less dusty but I hope you have some great suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Actiongirl.
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I'm sure somebody else will be along soon, but I use half and half vinegar and bicarb to get rid of smells..maybe try wiping everything with that ?0
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I would clear everyone out and mop the floors from top to bottom with neat bleach, let them dry thoroughly before allowing anyone back in.Blackpool_Saver is female, and does not live in Blackpool0
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Thanks for both those suggestions.
Does anyone know if it is safe to use either thing on untreated/varnished parquet flooring?
What about any OS airfresheners? In the fridge I would use a lemon, but the house has high ceilings, I am not sure it would make too much difference!0
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