smelly kitchen cupboards (again)

[vijay]

My kitchen units have a horrible stench, orginating from the wood. When i moved in i merely replaced the front panels and used the old carcasses.
I've tried diluted bicarbonate of soda and milton sterilising fluid, but after a day or so the stench returns, its only masked by the pong of the cleaner i'm using teporarily. I don't fancy stripping the whole thing and putting in new units.
Anyone got any ideas?

 

[wossie6]

has somethig died under the units,maybe a rat or a mouse ?

 

[vijay]

It not from any rodent, it's from each of the units form the actual 'wood' itself. I was hoping there was a sort of treatment on the market that could combat this...

 

[peterm69]

Is it from all your units both base and wall, or particular units in a paticular part of the kitchen, how old are they and what type of wood?

 

[vijay]

The problem is with the base units rather than the wall units, and is from all of then rather than a particualr section of the kitchen. I'm not sure which type of wood it is, but i thnks it's Hygena, standard chipboard type kitchen unit material, I think.

 

[vijay]

forgot to say, they are probably around 8 years old.

 

[Andy Velcro]

I wonder if the previous owner had a flood of some sort and its soaked up through the open ends of the base

 

[squidge55]

I wonder if the previous owner had a flood of some sort and its soaked up through the open ends of the base

wot is it with kitchens ?my units smell musty !!! like old peoples houses !

 

[foxhole]

Ar the units undamaged, can you provide photo?

 

[peteuk]

we installed an airbrick into the outside wall and then made a hole in the interior wall behind the back of the kitchen cupboard
(at least I asked someone more able to do it for me - he may also have put a hole in he rear of the cupboard).

More ventilation
No more smell
Not noticeably colder

Not sure whether we could have masked something else. If you can get access I'd check for leaks etc first.