I have an 8 year old home, concrete slab on grade (no basement) and for the last 3.5 years have been dealing with a horrible pesticide smell. It first started in the middle of the master bedroom closet. I cleaned the carpets, but it didn't help, then finally I pulled them up and cleaned the floor and installed new carpet.
Now the smell has "moved" to the bathroom under the tile. It is definitely from the slab floor. If you lay a clean towel down, wait an hour, pick it up - you would be almost knocked over by a chemical smell. There were no noticeable cracks in the floors or stains when I removed carpeting. I only get the outside of the home sprayed once every 3 months - "not" inside. It's only on one side of home. I have had a ton of people come in to try to figure it out.
By CeCe
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Is there any discoloration in the concrete that you have seen when you pulled everything up? It almost sounds like you are over a leaking pipe of some sort or tank. Are you in the USA? If so, I think I would take some samples into your county extension office and ask that they test them.
There is something in the foundation that is seeping into your house. Contact the builder and a lawyer.
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