Fix a smelly basement?
Vinegar Helps with Smell Put dishes of vinegar in your storage area. At first the air may smell strongly of the vinegar, but after a day there will be no more musty smells at all. You can put little dishes in drawers also to get the musty smell out of them. I did this in my basement, which is old and damp and there are no more musty smells. Kitty Litter is Helpful Try putting kitty litter in open containers in basements, closets, etc. Change as needed. It will help rid the area of musty smells. This also works in vacant, closed up houses. Charcoal Helps Keep Air Sweet When my friend put her house contents into storage, the woman in charge of the unit told her to put an opened 5-lb. bag of charcoal near her furniture. She also told her to change it every six months. Apparently, the charcoal absorbs the odors and also the dampness in the air. Her furniture still smelled sweet after three years in storage Coffee Grounds Takes Away Odors My brother used to work for a tannery and they used
