Last summer I noticed the bedroom was smelling like old dirt, have owned the house 5 years and nothing until now.
I have sniffed everything in the room, including the floor and ceiling. I have cleaned everything, furniture, windows, curtains, bought new duvet, shampooed carpet. It goes off a bit and is OK with the windows open. It seems OK in winter.
What is odd is that having sniffed again this year it seems to be one wall that smells, and only on one side, the next room is not affected, it is a stud wall.
Is it possible that it might be the paint, it was rented for a while and the tenant has made good where his children had drawn on it?
I washed it with vinegar last year but it seems to be an ongoing thing. Would painting it with primer/damp sealant or something help? It really pongs if the windows are shut and with the school holidays ahead I can't keep them open due to all the screaming and bashing of footballs on walls.
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One smelly wall
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AnulTheMagnificent · 15/07/2015 13:08
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