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16. Freshly baked apple pie will do much better than air fresheners.

Reply to distantearlywarning (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 04:33 PM

Sep 2013

(I am not a contractor nor handy in any way, including baking apple pies.)

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House-Related Mystery For Contractors / Experienced Handy People [View all] distantearlywarning Sep 2013 OP

Maybe something in the plaster... Callmecrazy Sep 2013 #1

I've never experienced the type of smell you are describing, but NV Whino Sep 2013 #2

Question: distantearlywarning Sep 2013 #3

I didn't post a suggestion because I don't know NV Whino Sep 2013 #4

Have you looked for ants? pscot Sep 2013 #5

Dog stares at the spot. westerebus Sep 2013 #10

That's about how it happened pscot Sep 2013 #11

Ah, yes. westerebus Sep 2013 #15

Strange smells Hula Popper Sep 2013 #6

Pittsburgh, PA distantearlywarning Sep 2013 #13

Would it help to repaint inside with sealant vanlassie Sep 2013 #7

I paid for some of my college making cheap student apartments habitable. hunter Sep 2013 #8

Of course you MAY need an exorcist ... vanlassie Sep 2013 #9

bugs drawn to heat ... getting into your electrical ? Ellipsis Sep 2013 #12

Thought about that. distantearlywarning Sep 2013 #14

Freshly baked apple pie will do much better than air fresheners. No Vested Interest Sep 2013 #16

i have same problem mcbanjo Dec 2015 #17

Welcome to DU, mcbanjo! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2015 #18

Funny you mention it, our smells like Freeper/Teabagger sweat. I only wish ours smelled like hippy.. marble falls Dec 2015 #19

Did u ever figure it out ? Girlskull Apr 2017 #20

Welcome to DU, Girlskull! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #21

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