How do you get rid of musty orders from the basement,I'm running a dehumidifier but that's not enough.Help

Answer 1

It's probably already in the walls and other fabric or materials in the room. Poor air circulation or inadequate venting is usually a musty room problem, I've noticed.

To keep the heat bill down, we used to close-off some unused rooms -- and they became musty and mildew formed in the clothing and toys we had stored in there.. We cleaned, repainted, threw away all the ruined mildewed stuff. Now we leave the doors open to those unused rooms to allow air to circulate throughout the house. We also now have dehumidifiers on at all times -- one for each floor of the house.

Leaving the door open was enough to solve our problem in the upper floors of the house, down in the garage, we added some vents. Our gtarage doors are not tightly sealed, so there is lot of air seepage as well. Our problem is made worse because we are living on the coast, only a few blocks from the ocean.

Answer 2

If your basement isn't finished (you have exposed floor joists and no carpeting) From a spray bottle, apply 1 part bleach to 4 parts water to the exposed wood rafters. Do this periodically as needed throughout the summer humid months.

Also, don't store stuff in cardboard boxes, use plastic bins. The boxes will absorb moisture and smells.

Answer 3

Put some bleach down the basement drains atleast once a month.. Also, if you can open the windows or run acouple fans to get air circulation...

Answer 4

We have the same problem ourselves. We put in window fans to help with cross ventilation and it seems to work pretty well, that's along with our dehumidifier, too.

Answer 5

Try charcoal briquettes (unused ones, I mean--fresh from the bag) or old socks full of kitty litter (again, unused) or baking soda. You can put the charcoal briquettes in old pantyhose or set it out in, like, old pie pans or something.

Change out whatever you use often in case it gets damp. They'll absorb odors and humidity.

Answer 6

Sometimes if you use charcoal in a open container it will absorb dampness and try a huge box of baking soda, it works in the fridge.

Answer 7

If at all possible use bleach. Bleach will kill the mold. It will ruin carpets or upholstery, but it will kill odor causing mold and mildew

Answer 8

Bleach to kill the mold