Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    xpershtag's Avatar
    xpershtag Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Jan 11, 2008, 09:22 PM
    Sewer smell below house on pier and beam foundation
    I rented out a small one bedroom to a tenant from hell. There was a sewer pipe burst and she did not inform us until after two weeks. Sewer water was all under the house and in the yard. We evicted the tenant, and the water has now dried up, but there is still an awful smell coming from under the house. (We don't smell anything around the oustide of the house, only when we are inside). What can we do?
    doug238's Avatar
    doug238 Posts: 1,560, Reputation: 62
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #2

    Jan 12, 2008, 06:53 AM
    In various places in and under the house, set out small bowls of vinegar and let it sit for about 3 days or so. The vinegar will nuetralize the odor.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Sewer smell in house [ 3 Answers ]

We have had a sewer smell in the house for a couple weeks which is getting worse. The smell is not coming directly from any toilet or sink drain. The smell comes and goes. It can be very strong or weak. The basement will smell, and then the smell will work it's way through the walls (the return...

Interior flooring for a pier and beam home [ 1 Answers ]

I want to tear out the all the interior carpet and install natural wood floors throughout the house and tiles in the dining room and kitchen areas. I have been told I can not do that on a pier and beam home due to the weight of the materials and shifting of the land. What are my options? I am from...

Sewer Smell in House [ 1 Answers ]

My house smells like sewer. It is only 13 years old. The smell comes and goes, usaully when it is ver cold outside, or very warm outside. It disipates at night and reappears in the morning when the first toilet gets flushed. Please help I

Sewer Smell in house [ 1 Answers ]

I am getting what appears to be a sewer smell in my house that seems to be coming up from the basement. I have filled all the traps and the smell continues, from where I cannot tell. Over the past few years I have had a different problem as well. Roots have apparently worked their way into the...

Sewer smell in the house [ 3 Answers ]

Hi! We have a lingering sewer smell coming out of our guest bathroom. It was a brandnew house when we moved in about two months ago. The bathroom didn't smell until we started to use that bathroom. We sealed the loose connection on the sewer vent pipe that goes through the attic and raised the vent...

View more questions Search