Help with a smelly carpet, please!

rigsby1967

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I would buy a ruddy great box of bicarbonate of soda, sprinkle it on and leave it overnight and then hoover it up in the morning. Bicarb is great for absorbing smells but you have to remove the source properly first.

Can you tell me where to get the ruddy great box of bicarbonate of soda please BitterandTwisted , i can only find the small ones from the supermarket that lasts about 5 minutes :eek::o

Thanks
rigs

MaggieBaking

I have seen them in a few pound shops.

sprinkly_2

Thank you all very much for the usefull tips.

I'm going to get the bicarbonate of soda and cover the lounge floor, as I have already cleaned it with a carpet cleaner.

I will do it in the morning then go off to work for the day and hoover when I get home, this should give it a good 9 hours.

Thanks again x:)

zippychick

Did it work for you in the end? Ive merged this with our smelly carpet thread

Zip

inamegajam

I would definately go with the bicarb of soda, but if you can pull carpet back out 1st on floorboards, 2nd on underlay then on top of carpet, then leave over night a pain I know but at least its getting to all layers. you could also try cat litter, which is also good for the bottom of wheelie bins. Good luck;)

rose28454

A few days ago I spilt cup of tea on the lounge carpet . So I sprayed on some foam carpet cleaner and left for a few minutes then rubbed it in with a wet cloth. Unfortunately it was a kitchen cloth that was a bit dirty and it was not till I finished using it I realised it smelt awful. So now the stain was nearly gone but now the carpet and in fact whole rooms stinks. So I put on some more carpet cleaner with a different cloth and finally some talc. Nothing got rid of it.
As I am putting the house up for sale next week I called the carpet cleaning man and he came yesterday and cleaned the lounge and hall carpet and as the carpet was still damp last night it just smelt of carpet cleaner.
However today the carpet is dry and that part of it still stinks. I need to get rid of the smell by Monday when the estate agent comes. Any idea anyone??

happy35

you could try a thick layer to bicarb, leave overnight and hoover up in the morning

BitterAndTwisted

Sprinkle loads of bicarbonate of soda on it when you go to bed and hoover it up in the morning

zippychick

we have a smelly carpet thread which should have loads of ideas

Ill merge this later on

Zip

rose28454

Thanks for the replies. I will try Bicarb overnight. However I have realised that the carpet is still damp where the stain is so I have been drying with a hairdryer. I will then do the bicarb thing overnight. Why did I not realise there would be a Smelly Carpet thread on here. I just love MSE.