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yes, I was going to say the same as above. Wipe down everything, I mean everything...Then paint the whole entire house.
YOUR house odors will start from that time on.
Funny how all homes smell different.
I really love walking into my apartment because my nose is really sensitive and even I can smell my own home odor, and I like it, because it is me.....
So I "get" what the poster mean in smelling another's smell in thier own home.
I'd add, immediately change the filter on the furnace/AC unit. A through cleaning of walls, floors, carpet & draperies should go a long way. Personally, I'd have all painting done prior to moving in.
I agree with opening the windows, fresh air moving around a house will remove odors and replace with neutral scent, and open closets too. Also, buy some boxes of baking soda, open them, set them around in diff places in the house, then throw away when you move in. You COULD lightly wipe down bathroom and kitchen surfaces with mixture of water and baking soda, finishing with just water.
Our house has new paint, carpet & chemical smell when we bought it... and there are tons of insects carcass (more dead then alive) in this place... its been unoccupied for about a year (seller staying in new home)...
First I bug bomb everything & everyroom... took 2 days (rained).
Then I vent & air the whole house (1 plus day with open windows) dry weather of course... very very important.
Then I clean & sanitize top to bottom everything.
Dehumidify the house top to bottom level.
Optional... plugins, glade or febreeze.
Then its move in ready.
To date, no old homeowner smell... not even "my" cat odor.
I am quite particular about smells.
Thanks for all the replies. We are literally moving in right now. We think the smell is leftover fragrance from a candle . We found some candle soot in the bathroom. We've had the place tested for mold during the inspection because this is a $1,000,000 investment and we wanted to be extra careful. We bought an air purifier and are having a painting company coming tomorrow. I bought candles and febreezze but I think it just added fragrance on top of fragrance.
OP said the smell is not unpleasant, and a gallon of white vinegar is what, $1.50? You'll know in a day if it's working for you. I'd try something like that before I'd spend a bunch of money on it.
I second the vinegar. I understand what Chet is saying, but I didn't take the OPs question to indicate that. Not a bad thing to consider, but probably not the issue in this case.
Yes, wiping everything down with vinegar & water will help neutralize the smells in the house. A good cleaning and soon the house will smell like your home!
Doesn't anyone else like cabbage?
Stuffed with meat sauce? Or put into a tuna casserole? Yumm
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