Originally Posted By Stacers76 Ok...so what else can happen (ducks for cover just in case!)?!? Some of yout might have read I have been sick for several days..well I'm FINALLY feeling better mostly, but while I was sick, I broke our bathroom floor. Yep stepped and wham sunk about a foot! We had a cracked tile that turns out to be a leaking shower (for probably years n years) so we now have a rotted out subfloor in front of the shower, tub and toilet. FUN! grumble grumble Anyway, it's accompanied by a lovely sort of moldy, wet, dank, rotted wood, yucky smell that I can't seem to even mask very well. I was in Target looking at the bazillions of sprays and candles and things...does anyone have a favorite that really works to get rid of smell? I don't really care what it smells like but I have at least a week of "huge hole in the floor" status til this gets fixed and ugh it's stinky!
Originally Posted By goodgirl They had some sort of display of various Febreeze products at my grocery store a couple months ago. I bought a room spray which is really nice. I have liked all the Febreeze products I've used.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss You need the orange grove scent pellets they use in the Soarin' attraction.
Originally Posted By mele We love Febreze Air Linen and Sky (or something equally as stupid sounding) but honestly, I'd use Tilex mold and mildew to kill the smell, not just cover it up.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 See I knew a mom would come thru with a good answer, because hello me, I hadn't even thought of that! Thanks Mele! It's really getting bad, so I lit a pumpkin pie scented candle lol Trekkeruss...if I could get that scent, I'd be in heaven! Only 19 more days til I can experience it myself...they better have this darn floor fixed by then!
Originally Posted By trailsend Do you have Citrus Magic in your area? Febreze is great, but Citrus Magic is unbelievable!! It's manufactured right here in Kennesaw, GA! Please try it ~ you will not be disappointed.
Originally Posted By DlandJB My Dad used to use the citrus magic to try and hide his smoking, so I always equate the smell with that -- I don't like it -- but some people do. Later he took to using those plug ins. Only he got all kinds of different fragrances so it was like walking into a chemical factory. I don't think I care for any of them.
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess I found that the Oust! sprays work better than the Febreeze. I like the traditional Febreeze spray, just not the air freshener that much.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 Thanks guys! Supposedly the leak wasn't as bad at they thought (they don't have to upend the HUGE tub) and they've pulled out all the wet stinky stuff and are putting down new subfloor and tile and will be finished today! I've Febreezed all our bedding and anything fabric in the bedroom where the bathroom is..... So far it's a little better...now I just have cut tile dust everywhere...lol I can't win!! I'm going to try and find some Oust and Febreeze air freshener...and I'll look for the Citrus Magic, it doesn't seem too familiar so I'm not sure if we have it here or not. Thanks again for the suggestions all!
Originally Posted By jdub The store-brand "Pam" style sprays (usually used for non-stick cooking) come in butter-scented varieties that leave a nice baking scent around the house.
Originally Posted By Stacers76 I would have never thought of Pam ) I'll have to check these out later...we've moved on to a lovely chemical smell...and the 3 guys working are all wearing fume masks...thanks for warning me! I think I'll go outside for a bit. *coughhackcough*
Originally Posted By avromark Lysol Original And don't forget your mango tango solid air fresheners, and turn the fan on your HRV to "60".
Originally Posted By chickendumpling LOL @ jdub. Stacers, I'm glad to hear you got all that stuff out of there quick. Mold gets to be serious stuff fast. Yick. Re the air spray, I vote Oust #1, Febreeze #2. Another tip is baking soda or vinegar. My mom cleaned rentals for a while and mildew was a problem now and again. She would shake baking soda over carpets, rub it in, let it set a while (preferably overnight) and then vacuum it up. If it was just a general smell and not in any fabric, she would put out some bowls of white distilled vinegar and it would be gross at first but then it would soak up the mildew smell. Go figure. lol. Hope your place comes out smelling like a rose real soon.
Originally Posted By nevadarebel I also agree with Oust. I have however found the orange grove smell in a can and a candle. If you know of anyone that sells Gold Canyon Candles (if not, email me and I can get you in touch with someone that does) anyway, their fresh orange juice candle smells just like the oranges in Soarin. I burn them all day, every day in my house and they also have an air freshner spray and a car freshner that smells just the same. It is my FAVORITE!!!!!
