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Musty troubleshooting
4 Aug 2019 01:40 pmThere's now a musty smell in the whole house and not just the (possibly water damaged) sun porch and parts of the garage. The doors from these areas have been left open at all times for a month or more without the whole place being aired out but also there's construction dust everywhere, wood and cement and tile, from the new bathrooms.
However, very soon the new bath and kitchen in my mother in law's wing will be complete and Wax and I will move in there, and the construction will all move upstairs to the attic on our side.
But when I say we'll move in, we're not unpacking our stuff; we'll be camping out of bags and boxes with just a few chairs, a bed, and a sofa again for (hopefully only) a few more weeks. This is because a) it will start to get too cold for MIL to remain in her summer cottage come fall and b) all her stuff and all our stuff, in boxes, are currently occupying most of the living space that's not needed for construction.
So. 1967 house (on MIL's side). Construction dust, pervasive musty smell, packed boxes everywhere that can't fully be moved out of the way... anybody got some experience or advice for dealing with the smell in the short term, until the construction's over and it's possible to clean and air out everything properly?
However, very soon the new bath and kitchen in my mother in law's wing will be complete and Wax and I will move in there, and the construction will all move upstairs to the attic on our side.
But when I say we'll move in, we're not unpacking our stuff; we'll be camping out of bags and boxes with just a few chairs, a bed, and a sofa again for (hopefully only) a few more weeks. This is because a) it will start to get too cold for MIL to remain in her summer cottage come fall and b) all her stuff and all our stuff, in boxes, are currently occupying most of the living space that's not needed for construction.
So. 1967 house (on MIL's side). Construction dust, pervasive musty smell, packed boxes everywhere that can't fully be moved out of the way... anybody got some experience or advice for dealing with the smell in the short term, until the construction's over and it's possible to clean and air out everything properly?
