Originally Posted by
LenaBeena
She is first of all an immaculate housekeeper which makes this even more puzzling! Their house has a "musty" smell, not pet, not food, not dust, not furnace, not plants, not smoke, vaguely sort of damp. They have checked drains, pipes, furnace, appliances, shampooed rugs, laundered everything, cleaned attached garage, searched closets, checked roof, cleaned all footwear, checked luggage, and everything else they can think of to possibly be the cause. They have put our activated charcoal and the smell remains. They do not want to mask it with scents, but rid it. Any suggestions ?
have they checked for water leaks within the walls? We had a similar situation. Could not find the source of the musty smell. Well, when we found it, it was mold and mildew from a leaking pipe within the slab underneath the kitchen cabinets. We saw no evidence of water until we began to see dampness at the front base of the cabinet. When we tore it down all was covered with mold and pretty far gone. Needless to say we had our pipes rerouted through the walls and ceiling and changed the cabinets. No more smell!