Looking For Info On "Earthy" Smell in Bedroom
Shaun Ketterman
17 days ago
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What would you do? Weird basement bedroom
Comments (24)I think the "proper" way to do the stairs would be (would have been) to shift the stairwell over to the other side of the gargantuan beam. Then it would come down a half flight into the hallway with the bedroom and bathroom, and continue on down into the basement at the end of the hall (where the current short flight of stairs is). I don't know that you can change it at this point, as it depends on what's upstairs on the other side of the beam, but that seems to me to be the right way to do this. You could certainly cut through that beam and create a doorway out the side. Anything's possible with some structural engineering. And it looks like the perpendicular beam that's resting on the gargantuan one would be the other side of said doorway. However, you'd need to create a landing there, and that would extend the run of the stairs on down into the basement, which would reduce your head room. So I don't think that's the best solution. So what's there, quirky as it may be, is perhaps the lesser of the evils....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 MoreTwo bedrooms upstairs have stinky bad smell
Comments (21)Check above the rooms (under the roof) for dead animals in the attic. Squirrels and mice are common invaders. If you have a chimney on an outside end-wall of the house and the chimney goes though the peak of the roof, that may be an entry point. Builders may frame the house and roof before the chimney is built (full brick chimney). After the chimney is built, there may be a gap where the eave box meets the chimney and the top side is bridged by roofing shingles, but underneath, the eave box does not meet the chimney. This is were squirrels entered my house. They got inside the eave box, moved down to the soffet (where the rain gutters are) and now had a lateral run the length of the house. They could enter the attic anywhere they pleased....See MoreChattanooga mountain side Bedroom makeover (HELP!)
Comments (19)The cutout for the bed leaves the placement of bedside tables in an awkward position. They ended up too far away from the head of the bed so you can't really reach items there very easily, and they just don't look right. It must be rather difficult too to reach back to put the fitted sheets on at the head of the bed. As an alternative, why don't you construct a knee wall along the length of that wall? You would still retain the extra floor space by having the bed pushed back and the entire look and function would be improved....See MoreOlychick
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