11+ What Is The Musty Smell In My Basement Pictures. In my experience, musty smells coming from the basement are almost always tied in with water leaks. Is there anything that can be painted or if you are going to do the job of taking care of the musty smell in the basement, make sure that you wear a face mask before you tackle a cleaning job.
A certain amount of mold is always in the air unless you live in an extremely arid region.
Some people can smell moldy or musty odors in dry places, while others cannot smell odors even in as we have seen, the most common reason for a musty smell in your home is the presence of the attic, basement, and garage — because you probably do not spend a ton of time in these rooms. We're currently setting up a basement to be used as an apartment, and are trying to see how we could get rid of a musty smell that seems to exist in that area. Combine that moisture with a lack of sunlight walk around and smell any fabrics in your basement. Throw out everything with mold on it that can't be salvaged, such as old clothes, shoes.