- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Funky odor in garage
Posted on 5/3/24 at 5:54 am
Posted on 5/3/24 at 5:54 am
We have a 2 car garage attached right off the kitchen.
No cars parked inside the garage. One half is used for tool and material storage. The other half for kids toys, shoes, umbrellas, coolers, pool supplies, etc
Nothing new has been introduced to the garage, that wasn't already in the garage since the smell appeared.
There are some chemicals that have been in the garage (lawnmower gas, misc. Auto fluids, paint and paint products, misc. Oils and grease, cleaning supplies, etc
Randomly about 2 weeks ago, this odor appeared. It is a sweet, foul odor that is off putting but not overwhelming. With the garage door open it is less noticeable but still subtly there.
Any ideas what it could be? Dead animal somewhere?
No cars parked inside the garage. One half is used for tool and material storage. The other half for kids toys, shoes, umbrellas, coolers, pool supplies, etc
Nothing new has been introduced to the garage, that wasn't already in the garage since the smell appeared.
There are some chemicals that have been in the garage (lawnmower gas, misc. Auto fluids, paint and paint products, misc. Oils and grease, cleaning supplies, etc
Randomly about 2 weeks ago, this odor appeared. It is a sweet, foul odor that is off putting but not overwhelming. With the garage door open it is less noticeable but still subtly there.
Any ideas what it could be? Dead animal somewhere?
13
Posted on 5/3/24 at 6:34 am to burger bearcat
Dead animal was my first thought. Prolly a rat.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 7:15 am to burger bearcat
Sweet, foul odor is death. Something died in the wall or attic. It'll desiccate on its own in a couple weeks. Put an oscillating fan to help with airflow to help it dry out faster.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 7:41 am to burger bearcat
If not an animal, did you store a mower in there after you cut some very wet grass? I’ve encountered that.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 7:52 am to burger bearcat
2nd guess after something dead is wet old fertilizer. Some types break down and smell.
3rd guess is wet packaging on a damp floor. My garage has no vapor barrier in the slab. Moisture wicks up through the slab wherever something heavy is of the slab. After ruining a few stored boxes, I learned to use wood strips to keep items off the direct floor.
3rd guess is wet packaging on a damp floor. My garage has no vapor barrier in the slab. Moisture wicks up through the slab wherever something heavy is of the slab. After ruining a few stored boxes, I learned to use wood strips to keep items off the direct floor.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 8:43 am to Tree_Fall
quote:
wet old fertilizer
This stuff is DISGUSTING. It's like old crayons but 1000 times worse and goes straight up your nostrils
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:55 am to burger bearcat
More likely suggestions above, but if you have a kid who plays football who wears receiver gloves, those things get bad enough to stink up an entire room. We have a system where he has to bag the damn things before he gets in the car.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:09 am to burger bearcat
Do you have a refrigerator in there?
Posted on 5/3/24 at 11:17 am to burger bearcat
The easiest thing to do is to move anything strong smelling like gas and paint and fertilizer out. Then walk around smelling and just trace it with your nose.
I get rats about twice a year dead in my garage, real PITA. They come from the wooded lots behind my house I guess.
I just walk around until it gets stronger and then crawl on my hands and knees.
Real son of a bitch is sometimes they die in the ceiling.
I get rats about twice a year dead in my garage, real PITA. They come from the wooded lots behind my house I guess.
I just walk around until it gets stronger and then crawl on my hands and knees.
Real son of a bitch is sometimes they die in the ceiling.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:39 pm to burger bearcat
any plumbing clean outs around in the garage? same thing happened to me but I found it was an old cast iron clean out rusted out and it was sewer gas.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:05 pm to burger bearcat
I've already had this twice this year. Did you mow while it was wet and the grass has stuck under the mower and begun molding? That's what happened to me.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 3:08 pm to burger bearcat
By any chance do you have any of the white ant poison in the shaker bottle? Just a thought , that smell will go through a closed bottle. Good luck!
Posted on 5/4/24 at 9:53 am to Shepherd
quote:
If not an animal, did you store a mower in there after you cut some very wet grass?
This happened to me a couple weeks ago. Took everything out of the garage looking for something dead, only to realize it was wet rotting grass stuck to the bottom of the mower.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 10:48 am to burger bearcat
Dead rat or animal. It will go away. You might get a fly infestation, too.
Posted on 5/5/24 at 6:40 am to burger bearcat
Even a small sized dead frog can smell up a garage.
Posted on 5/5/24 at 10:24 am to BengalBlood81
Do you have any any bait in there? That stuff reeks
Posted on 5/17/24 at 6:51 am to burger bearcat
I finally found the culprit.
After going through the entire garage I found this container of paint stripper had corroded though the container and had been leaking in the bin it was stored in up on a shelf.
The smell was not what I would expect. It was rancid, like a sweet/sour funky smell. Got a respirator on, cleaned up the mess and removed anything that looked suspect.
Now I'm concerned about the chemical fumes being exposed to my family the past couple weeks. It's time to purge the entire garage, especially of chemicals.
After going through the entire garage I found this container of paint stripper had corroded though the container and had been leaking in the bin it was stored in up on a shelf.
The smell was not what I would expect. It was rancid, like a sweet/sour funky smell. Got a respirator on, cleaned up the mess and removed anything that looked suspect.
Now I'm concerned about the chemical fumes being exposed to my family the past couple weeks. It's time to purge the entire garage, especially of chemicals.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News