How do I get rid of a moth ball smell inside my house?
Activated charcoal and a spray bottle of diluted vinegar will work.
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I am moving into a home that was occupied by an elderly couple who had an extreme fondness for mothballs. The entire house reeks of the odor. How can I remove, not mask with Febreze or the like, but actually remove the odor permanently without tearing out the entire interior of the house. Please please help me.
By MizAyo from Chicago, IL
A old trick to remove bad odors from a house or room, is placing small bowls of vinegar around.
Place them at the course of the bad smell, or generally around in eye height.
How do I get rid of mothballs smell out of my house. I just recently moved in and the previous owners had them all over.
By avaloslupe50 from Baytown, TX
Mothballs will be the death of me. Bought a house that reeked of those suckers. Had owner get rid of them and that helped, but not much. What's really helping me is small bowls of white vinegar all over the house.
How can I get rid of the smell of moth balls in my basement?
Place charcoal briquettes all around the room. Do not use the ones with lighter fluid added. I place them in an old pie tin. Works great.
We have a serious problem with a mothball smell which has been an issue for selling our home. Buyers has been turned down because of this. We even painted the whole inside of the house along with an entire carpet shampoo. I mop the floor with Pine Sol everyday, but no luck. Can anyone help with how to get rid of strong mothball odor?
By Sang C.
Normally it fades away after the mothballs are removed. Do you still have mothballs out? Are they under the house, in the attic, or in a basement? Try putting out activated charcoal.
Nok-Out is a product recommended by Mary Hunt. You can buy it on Amazon
I need to know the best and fastest way to rid my home of mothball smell. We had critters in the ceiling of our trailer (no crawl space) at least not for people. Anyway the good ol hubby decides to put not just the half box of mothballs, but a full one as well. No need to say they work well at getting people out and I'm sure the critters would not want to stay (I hope).
By MT
Are the mothballs still up there? If so of course they have to be gotten out.
For the interior, anything that can safely be set out in the sun should be, including upholstered furniture. Vinegar is a good deodorizer, you could set shallow bowls of it around the house, and wash clothes and bedding in it.
Heat intensifies the release of odors - you could let it get real hot in there, maybe turn on the heat even though it's summer, and go somewhere else for a few hours. Then open all the doors and windows to let out the released odors.
Consider renting an ozone air cleaner - they're available for use after house fires to clear the smell out.
I am buying a new house. The previous owners put moth balls in every room and closet drawer. The entire house is saturated with this smell. How can I remove it?
By V.C.W.
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