The air in my bedroom smells stale?

Question

It's very annoying at night when I go to bed. I've read some suggestions that say put out air freshners but I would like to know the cause of the problem. Sometimes my room feels really damp so I thought that maybe it was mold, and then i put my nose to the carpet and that's what's smelling. I purchased my home in September of 07. Any suggestions for removing stale air smell?

Answer 1

Try a dehumidifier in your room

and a bowel of white vinegar is supposed to remove a number of odors in a room

Answer 2

Remove the carpet and get a bug sprayer then mix bleach and water in it 60 parts water 40 parts bleach spray the floor 2 or 3 times or more if needed and keep a dehumidifier going during the summer.

Answer 3

Try baking soda.  Sprinking it generously all over the carpet and let it sit about an hour, then vaccum.  Also let in some fresh air.

Answer 4

have the entire room made over NEW FLOORING new WALL PANEL and CE LING new everything

Answer 5

open the windows let your room dry out. Get a ventilation system installed that moves and dries the air using the dry air from your roof space.

Answer 6

try opening a window on a hot  day with low humidity,it will help for a week or so.go rent a carpet cleaner and go crazy and it will last around a year.put new flooring down to fix theproblem,wood flooring,no mold.

Answer 7

I'd focus on removing the problem, not just how to cover it up.

Your windows sealed good from rain? Could you have a leaking pipe in your bathroom and you just don't see it? Is your a/c dripping water?

Those are just a few things to check. Something is getting it wet. You can always use lysol or febreeze to cover it up until you find the source.

Answer 8

some one f**t it!.

Answer 9

open a window...hire a pro and make sure nothing is really wrong - mold, or something else.  best of luck