Help - My house stinks!!!

[*LittleMissSummer*]

If you think it might be carpets, I've heard sprinkling with bi-carb, letting it sit for a couple of hours (maybe go out with the munchkin) then vacuuming can help - the bi-carb absorbs smells really well. Worth a try if you want a less heavily perfumed option

This works really well. My mums house smelt really musty when we first moved in as kids she did this trick and the smell was gone

The drains are another that can really stink. Mine had to be cleaned out big time as they were GROSS! and smelt horrid.

[Mildez]

Our house stunk also. It turned out to be mouldy gyprock you couldn't see on the ceiling under a timber beam from a water leak. I used to cook lots of cakes, roasts and use pineclean to mask the smell lol

[AnyDream]

I would start by getting your DP to do the carpets with a hired carpet cleaner from the shops.

Then I would give all the drains a good squirt with either Glen 20 or that Vanilla fridge spray. The key ingredient in these is the alcohol that will kill any nasties instead of just adding another layer of smell over the top. If your pipes aren't draining well then get some of that actizyme stuff - works better (but more slowly) than draino and no nasty gases released. Then keep up with the spray once a week or so to keep them nice. This has worked so well for us, we had problems for ages after the tenants moved out (dunno what they put down those drains) but the alcohol based sprays made allt he difference.

Also - IMO far better to keep your windows open to let fresh air through every day than adding in horrible chemical scented doo-dahs into an enclosed breathing space!