Soldato
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We moved in to current property in August last year and I have noticed that the lounge has a weird smell to it whenever the door is left shut and the heating was on.
I am just about to start decorating the room and removing the current flooring so though it was a good time to try and tackle this weird smell.
I went in there just now and the heat from the sun through the windows has caused the same smell.
Very very hard smell to place and describe, its kind of a dry/dusty/fusty smell and its quite strong when the door has been shut, but can't really notice it when the door is left open.
Room is now empty apart from a single chair.
one of the window sills has blown in the middle and is soft there, but if I smell that spot directly the smell doesn't appear to be coming from there.
The floor creaks really badly, it currently has an engineered oak floor down that is coming up and I'll find out whats underneath it.
I have had every floorboard up in the room above and there is nothing in the ceiling void. no smell in the room above either.
Could this window sill be causing the smell ?
if not where do I start ?
I am just about to start decorating the room and removing the current flooring so though it was a good time to try and tackle this weird smell.
I went in there just now and the heat from the sun through the windows has caused the same smell.
Very very hard smell to place and describe, its kind of a dry/dusty/fusty smell and its quite strong when the door has been shut, but can't really notice it when the door is left open.
Room is now empty apart from a single chair.
one of the window sills has blown in the middle and is soft there, but if I smell that spot directly the smell doesn't appear to be coming from there.
The floor creaks really badly, it currently has an engineered oak floor down that is coming up and I'll find out whats underneath it.
I have had every floorboard up in the room above and there is nothing in the ceiling void. no smell in the room above either.
Could this window sill be causing the smell ?
if not where do I start ?