Hi all,
I live in a flat in a converted terraced Victorian house, built around 1890. Since I moved in, there have been bad smells appearing at random times in the living room and in the staircase.
It is hard to describe the smell itself, it is a mix of many many things: cooking smell, burning smell... Let's just say it is very unpleasant.
The smell is coming from under the floorboard, where the floor meets the wall shared with the house next door.
I have seen two other posts describing the same problem, which suggests this is a structural ventilation problem peculiar to Victorian houses:
here:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=133765
and there:
http://www.mybuilder.com/questions/v/964/bad-smell-appearing-in-different-parts-of-the-house
Could anyone provide an explanation for that kind of problem please?
Any help very much appreciated. Many thanks.[/url]
I live in a flat in a converted terraced Victorian house, built around 1890. Since I moved in, there have been bad smells appearing at random times in the living room and in the staircase.
It is hard to describe the smell itself, it is a mix of many many things: cooking smell, burning smell... Let's just say it is very unpleasant.
The smell is coming from under the floorboard, where the floor meets the wall shared with the house next door.
I have seen two other posts describing the same problem, which suggests this is a structural ventilation problem peculiar to Victorian houses:
here:
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=133765
and there:
http://www.mybuilder.com/questions/v/964/bad-smell-appearing-in-different-parts-of-the-house
Could anyone provide an explanation for that kind of problem please?
Any help very much appreciated. Many thanks.[/url]