How to keep stale air smell in house at bay?
We're looking for a good product to help keep the stale air smell in our home at bay while we're gone for 3+ months. Last year was our first snowbirding trip and the house had a stale air smell whe...
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You can fill onion bags with charcoal and they will absorb both moisture and odor.
I used to work at an old bowling alley with a dirt basement. This is the method they used to keep the damp earthy smell out of the actual business upstairs. Changed every couple of weeks, but you shouldn't have that extreme of an issue in your house. You could also buy Damp Rid in little containers, but it's basically the same thing and their x-tra power ones have charcoal in them. Cheaper to do the other yourself. Place several bags throught the house including the basement.
Hanging them works best.
I used to work at an old bowling alley with a dirt basement. This is the method they used to keep the damp earthy smell out of the actual business upstairs. Changed every couple of weeks, but you shouldn't have that extreme of an issue in your house. You could also buy Damp Rid in little containers, but it's basically the same thing and their x-tra power ones have charcoal in them. Cheaper to do the other yourself. Place several bags throught the house including the basement.
Hanging them works best.
