The smell is gone and so is the mold.
Concrete floor smells musty.
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Smell can occur from little ventilation excess moisture lack of sunlight or an odor that has developed over the years in older flooring.
Odor mold and mildew.
Mold just like mildew is a growth that pops up in damp or shaded areas.
If gasoline or oil spill they can leave an odor as well.
It is important to remove the damp smell and prevent it from coming back.
Even if it has been sealed.
If it has been damp the concrete may have a musty mildewy smell.
Dry method of concrete floor restoration 2448801 issued august 19 2008.
Rot and decay of wood headers joists sill plates and columns.
Concrete dust odor references on concrete expozure hazards silicosis.
Often found in basements and garages the unpleasant floor smell can emit throughout the entire house.
Some of these address the hazards of concrete dust or its control others odor sources.
We did find mold.
It s important to find out if moisture is entering your basement in other ways as well.
If you see mold start to take hold of your concrete surfaces whether on a basement wall or patio you need to get rid of.
Some useful references about concrete are below.
That said can mold grow on a concrete floor.
Concrete floors with their bumpy and porous texture is a great place for mold to thrive.
If you notice a broken seal on a window or a crack in the foundation wall you may have found your musty culprit.
Mold begins to form and the unpleasant smell you can t seem to shake is born.
Standing water on floor.
Concrete flooring can sometimes accumulate a damp smell.
We decided to tear it up and go with ceramic tiles.
A ring of dampness.
You get mold and mildew growth you get allergens that form you re going to get dust mites things like that.
Deterioration of carpet or wood.
The installer painted the floor with some red suff to prevent any mold.
It is also subject to ruinous odors from pet urine oil spills food spills mold mildew and many other odor problems.
Musty smells common in many homes are often found in the flooring of the home.
Since concrete isn t really an absorbent material removing the smell is generally as easy as cleaning its cause.
We have a concrete slab with a vinyl floor.
Staining and blistering of wall covering.
Condensation on cold walls and floor in summer.
Concrete isn t a material that you associate with absorbing smells but it can happen occasionally.
Saturated base of concrete block walls.
Remove odors in concrete ceramic tile or brick concrete flooring is a strong durable and easily cleaned surface.
If you can choose a different type of flooring if you re going to do some remodeling that would really help out a lot.
So we really don t like carpet on concrete slabs.
This makes the home feel unclean and uninviting.