How can i make the smell go away?

Question

My grandparents had the door to my room closed for a whole year before we moved in. Now its really stuffy and it smells like mold! plus it doesnt help all 3 of our dogs peed in here! and had the need to take a dump!

is there anyway to make the smell go away?????

also i saw a steam cleaner that says it can get rid of mold in carpets......can you steam clean shag carpet? Its furry, but when you walk on it, ya can just feel that it either needs to be cleaned really bad or burned!

but we cant rip it up! i love my carpet!

Answer 1

This shag carpet have under pad? if so you need to remove your carpet and rip out the under pad where stained and piece in new under pad. This is where the odour will stay even if you clean your carpet so replace where damaged. While you have the carpet up clean and disinfect the flooring before you piece in the new under pad. I've seen pet urine burn the finish off of hardwood flooring once we lifted the under pad so clean the floor where stained. Once carpet is re-layed your shag should be shampooed with a carpet shampoo machine then steam cleaned. Steam cleaners don't work that well on shags because of the length of the pile so both processes are necessary for a thorough cleaning. A shampooer is a machine like a floor buffer you see janitors use to maintain flooring but it has a bucket for shampoo on it and you use a pad or brush attachment for the carpet (old way of cleaning carpets, but still effective). also clean the back of your carpet where you see the stains before you relay it. I would call a company that has a "truck mounted" steam system and a shampooer to do the carpet cleaning once the carpet is relayed, it shouldn't cost to much for one room or have them pick up the carpet when removed to clean both sides in there plant. Check the yellow pages. It sounds like a lot but this will rid of the odour and save your carpet.

Answer 2

Definitely get rid of the carpet. You may even need to get rid of whatever is underneath. There is probably no way to cover up the smell - and that is all you could do - cover it up - without getting rid of the carpet.

Then scrub the walls and the flooring with a good cleaner that has bleach in it to kill any mold and mildew. Clean the windows and all around the windows with something that kills mold. Air the room well. When the walls and ceiling have been thoroughly cleaned, give the whole room a coat of good paint that is mold and mildew resistant.

Best of luck with it.

Answer 3

The steam cleaner 'may' get rid of the mold, but unfortunately there's nothing that you can do for the pee. Once an animals goes on anything, it's there. Not only is it in your carpet, but it also sinks into the padding. The best thing to do is to rip the carpet and padding out, replace with new; but before that clean the cement with 1/2 bleach & 1/2 water solution. Good luck!

Answer 4

You are going to need to put quite a bit of work into this... first, get rid of the carpet... not only is shag ugly... its bad for your health because its very hard to clean and with animals can collect all kinds of things to make you sick... not to mention the smell...
also, youll need to clear out the whole room and wipe down everything with a strong cleaner. when you are done if you can afford to repaint you should do so. first put a layer of "killz" paint... it gets rid of anything you dont want on your walls and then you paint it however you want!!! tada!! new room new smell!

Answer 5

If I were you I would just rip up the carpet- it doesn't seem worth saving. Steam cleaning may help, but I've never heard that it gets rid of mold. Maybe they have some kind of special solution for it.

Answer 6

I have found that the best way to eliminate an unpleasant smell in a room is to paint the room. But that's just me. Also, get rid of that nasty carpet. Yuk!

Answer 7

You can get rid of mould with vinegar or bleach (the bleach will discolour your fabric, the vinegar will not).
But it sounds like you had better get rid of the carpet and start rom scratch...
There are too many smells to remove!
And if it even feels funny to walk on, it's probably too far gone to save!.

Answer 8

Uhh....replace the carpet and carpet pad. The only way to get rid of mold and the poo/pee smell. Clean the subfloor before laying new carpet.

Answer 9

If you can't get rid of the carpet, then I suggest using something like Febreeze. Or even something like those powders where you don't have to vacuum it up.

Answer 10

My family has a cabin by a lake that stays shut for up to a year. We go in, vacuum, clean everything and wash all fabrics (sheets, comfortors, any and all clothes, etc). Open all windows, keep the air circulating. Put clean sheets on the bed. Oh, febreze works temporary wonders.