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Musty smell cupboard under stairs

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SerenaOverjoyed · 07/10/2018 11:04

So in April we ripped up our carpet in the hallway and stairs, stripped lots of old paint and painted it white. Since then we've noticed a meaty/musty/mushroomy smell that's worse when it rains.

I've cleaned the cupboard out and found nothing (bar a moth infestation that cleared when I binned the nasty old carpet fom there), and we've looked under floorboards and seen nothing untoward. Other than the smell there's no sign of rot or mildew.

A plumber fixed a slow leak in the top bathroom 5 weeks ago, but he didn't think this was a severe leak. Our dehumidifer put the humidity at 60%

Not really sure what to do beyond ripping the stairs up? It's not a strong smell and it's only after heavy rain. It seems to be improving since we cleared the cupboard up.

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SerenaOverjoyed · 07/10/2018 11:12

The cupboard's floor is directly on top of the house's foundations, wih rubble underneath

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SerenaOverjoyed · 09/10/2018 19:25

In case anyone has a similar problem, this turned out to be a gas leak.. Blush

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PlateOfBiscuits · 09/10/2018 19:31

I love that you came back to update! Star

Did the gas smell musty?

Dickybow321 · 09/10/2018 20:43

Omg, thank god it got discovered!
That's probably why you had no replies.... it was an unusual situation

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