Even if it has been sealed.
Concrete floor smells musty.
Some of these address the hazards of concrete dust or its control others odor sources.
Concrete dust odor references on concrete expozure hazards silicosis.
It is important to remove the damp smell and prevent it from coming back.
Deterioration of carpet or wood.
Concrete flooring can sometimes accumulate a damp smell.
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We have a concrete slab with a vinyl floor.
If you notice a broken seal on a window or a crack in the foundation wall you may have found your musty culprit.
To keep your home smelling fresh safely clean and deodorize the wood flooring without damaging the floor.
Condensation on cold walls and floor in summer.
Some useful references about concrete are below.
The installer painted the floor with some red suff to prevent any mold.
Often found in basements and garages the unpleasant floor smell can emit throughout the entire house.
Standing water on floor.
Rot and decay of wood headers joists sill plates and columns.
It is also subject to ruinous odors from pet urine oil spills food spills mold mildew and many other odor problems.
Remove odors in concrete ceramic tile or brick concrete flooring is a strong durable and easily cleaned surface.
We did find mold.
We decided to tear it up and go with ceramic tiles.
If it has been damp the concrete may have a musty mildewy smell.
Concrete isn t a material that you associate with absorbing smells but it can happen occasionally.
If you can choose a different type of flooring if you re going to do some remodeling that would really help out a lot.
Concrete floors with their bumpy and porous texture is a great place for mold to thrive.
Dry method of concrete floor restoration 2448801 issued august 19 2008.
This makes the home feel unclean and uninviting.
Smell can occur from little ventilation excess moisture lack of sunlight or an odor that has developed over the years in older flooring.
So we really don t like carpet on concrete slabs.
It s important to find out if moisture is entering your basement in other ways as well.
However these materials are actually very much like a big hard sponge they absorb odors the way a sponge absorbs water.
Since concrete isn t really an absorbent material removing the smell is generally as easy as cleaning its cause.
Odor mold and mildew.
Saturated base of concrete block walls.
The smell is gone and so is the mold.
A ring of dampness.
Staining and blistering of wall covering.
You get mold and mildew growth you get allergens that form you re going to get dust mites things like that.
If gasoline or oil spill they can leave an odor as well.
That said can mold grow on a concrete floor.
Mold just like mildew is a growth that pops up in damp or shaded areas.
Mold begins to form and the unpleasant smell you can t seem to shake is born.