Looking For Info On "Earthy" Smell in Bedroom
Shaun Ketterman
18 days ago
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Comments (15)I think there is a misunderstanding here. Like other living creatures, plants respire and thus use oxygen. But plants also make oxygen and remove pollutants. This beneficial effect of plant life makes it possible for us to live on this earth! It is true that they don't make oxygen in the absence of sunlight and that they continue to respire (use tiny amounts of oxygen) at night. But so does your wife or husband or dog or cat. And I am sure that they use much much less than these. If it were bad to sleep in a room with a large plant (weighing, say, five pound), how much worse it would be to share a bedroom with a large person (weighing a hundred pounds) or several -- and domitories -- forget it! The real problem about sharing living quarters, as I see it, is that plants like much higher humidity and cooler nights than most people are comfortable with. There can be a danger of funguses that enjoy these dank conditions. However, the problem can be allieviated by using a small fan to circulate the air, cracking the window, and making sure there is lots of healthy, cleansing sunshine during the day. I personally cannot sleep in a stuffy room and most houseplants prefer the air to be moving at all times. I think the benefits of living with plants, outdoors and in, far outweigh any theoretical drawbacks. By the way, some plants are reputed to give off oxygen at night as well as during the day -- namely, snake plant, bromileads, and orchids. I cannot vouch for the truth of this, but pass it on for your information. Here is a link that might be useful: purifying the air with plants...See MoreMystery Bathroom Leak...Bedroom Floorboards Moldy
Comments (6)Best case scenario exactly what airqual says - it's a sealant/caulking issue - you can recaulk the entire area and deal with the mold. If you have to tear out the tile work it gets more expensive quite a bit. I don't know what to advise with plaster walls - don't have those around here but I still think you probably have no choice but open up the wall to let it dry and get mold out. One thing I might try - if you can get the baseboards off the wall you could cut a hole in the wall at the lower level and see what is in the wall cavity perhaps this way (depending how high your trim goes, remember there is a baseplate). You could then patch with drywall as it's going to be hidden. but if you're not the DIY type at all, probably best to just call someone in. You have to pull the carpet out no matter what and padding and get everything away from that wall. If you do that and can identify which area looks "wettest" then that would give a clue where to start looking and I'd do that before anything else. Give servpro or other type business a call to come out and see the issue. They'll give you an estimate, I have no idea what they charge but they have all kinds of mold abatement sprays that will kill the stuff without having to totally destroy the wall. Sorry can't give you more help - I'm sure it's incredibly disappointing and stressful....See MoreMysterious earthy smell from inside a wall - need to address it? How?
Comments (9)You mentioned that the smell is most noticeable around a light switch, and it has something chemical to it. It wouldn't be a bad idea to shut off the power to this switch, pull it off and inspect all connections for tightness or burn marks. Loose connections can cause a phenomenon called arcing, and when that happens it has a distinctive smell, which resembles the smell produced by a photocopier machine. If you find burn marks, replace the switch and cut off any section of wire that looks burned or discoloured....See Morehelp finishing master bedroom
Comments (35)I wanted to pop back on for anyone who may have been following this thread that may be interested in any progress I’ve made. I didn’t mean to go so silent, things in our world just got a little hectic and this project got pushed down the list. No major changes, but a couple of updates. I did add some gallery frames at eye level in the entry hall. I really love them (mainly because of the photos I chose), and stop to stare at them often! I rehomed some of our throw pillows to the living room and added this blue velvet one from Pottery Barn. That actually reduced the number of “extra” pillows on the bed by three, which made my husband quite happy! The biggest thing is probably this bench I found, which we are really enjoying! My husband used to sit on the foot of the bed in the morning to put his socks on, typically while I’m still in bed. We have a SleepNumber, so it would throw off the distribution and disrupt my sleep. This way, the bench adds a pop to the room and is also functional. :) I haven’t addressed the mirror or “too high” wall hanging yet. I do have something sentimental coming that will hang above our bed. Would love to eventually change out our nightstands... but we’re in the process of growing our family and I don’t want to swap inexpensive for inexpensive, so I think I will wait on those so that I can really invest in them. I also haven’t decided if we will add a dresser or not. For now I’m kind of thinking no as we don’t need the storage, and if we eventually have a bassinet in our room it may begin to feel crowded. Will revisit that later! I don’t know that this is all that important to anyone, but everyone was so good to reply to my initial post, so I felt I owed an update!...See MoreOlychick
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