Soapandbacon
Bronze Member
The wife and I purchased a piece of property last year that we hope to build our dream home on. The property was an old farm with all kinds of trash old falling and pushed over buildings etc..the house that was standing actually started out as a masonry block garage. At some point (we think in 1970,found a date in the slab) it was converted into a house, added on to and aluminum sided. This horror sat empty for a number of years and should have appeared in the horders tv show. Fast forward , we gutted it down to the cmu inside, tore out all the floors, VCt and carpet. Walls ceilings etc. power washed the ceiling joists rafters .... Tore off the roofing , repaired and replaced roof deck.... Installed new man doors and new OH door. You get the picture. This years project is to remove all the windows and replace and paint inside and out.
So here goes my question... The place has a funky smell... And I cannot pin it down. A part of me thinks that it is the asphaltic mastic that is on parts of the floor (looks like its thick in many areas and may have been used the level the floor)
The entire structure was grown in to the point you could barely walk around it before we brushed around it and cleaned up the landscape. At that time the woods or bushes , crap outside also had the same funky smell, it has since dissipated but not entirely .
My plan is to rent a floor grinder ( it's about 900sq ft. ) do my best and then either paint the floor or use a concrete sealer like Euclid chemical diamond seal (don't really want to spend a crap load of money on an epoxy floor) p.s anyone ever ground a concrete floor ? Any tips ? Not looking for a glass smooth perfect floor, just want to remove the areas where there is leveling crap on it.
I asked a friend of mine what did he make of the funky smell ... He said its just damp...as its an unheated space.... I don't really agree...
Does anyone have any thoughts on this ? There is no evidence of mold or mildew that I can see. And there are gable vents. Could it be the fireplace ? Any thoughts on getting rid of the Oder? My dad says once you paint it all will be ok...
The only thing that I can think of doing is renting one of those fog machines that are used to kill mold, mildew. They supposedly also have some sort of protection and Oder control...
Concrobium Mold Control
Not even sure I need it. Sorry for the long winded explanation , any thoughts are appreciated ...
So here goes my question... The place has a funky smell... And I cannot pin it down. A part of me thinks that it is the asphaltic mastic that is on parts of the floor (looks like its thick in many areas and may have been used the level the floor)
The entire structure was grown in to the point you could barely walk around it before we brushed around it and cleaned up the landscape. At that time the woods or bushes , crap outside also had the same funky smell, it has since dissipated but not entirely .
My plan is to rent a floor grinder ( it's about 900sq ft. ) do my best and then either paint the floor or use a concrete sealer like Euclid chemical diamond seal (don't really want to spend a crap load of money on an epoxy floor) p.s anyone ever ground a concrete floor ? Any tips ? Not looking for a glass smooth perfect floor, just want to remove the areas where there is leveling crap on it.
I asked a friend of mine what did he make of the funky smell ... He said its just damp...as its an unheated space.... I don't really agree...
Does anyone have any thoughts on this ? There is no evidence of mold or mildew that I can see. And there are gable vents. Could it be the fireplace ? Any thoughts on getting rid of the Oder? My dad says once you paint it all will be ok...
The only thing that I can think of doing is renting one of those fog machines that are used to kill mold, mildew. They supposedly also have some sort of protection and Oder control...
Concrobium Mold Control
Not even sure I need it. Sorry for the long winded explanation , any thoughts are appreciated ...
Last edited:
