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If you are troubled by dampness and the smell coming from it during monsoon, then you should just adopt some easy methods. This will not only reduce the problem of dampness, but will also spread a wonderful fragrance in your house. The main reason for dampness in the house is somewhere in the walls or floor from where moisture is coming in. Many times, due to blockage in the pipeline or lack of proper ventilation, the smell of dampness starts emanating.
To get rid of the damp smell and reduce the moisture in the house, you should first identify what is causing it. Get these places repaired. Apart from this, some household things like baking soda, lemon juice are also effective in removing the smell of dampness.
correct ventilation
To avoid dampness and the bad smell caused by it, it is important that fresh air and sunlight keep coming into your house. For this, proper ventilation is necessary. Open the windows of the house in the morning when the sun shines and similarly in the evening also. You can also arrange for cross ventilation which is the best.
expose clothing and bedding to sunlight
During rains, dampness gets trapped in clothes and bedding also. Because of this, a strange smell starts coming from it which can make your room smelly. It is important that you expose your bed to sunlight along with the clothes and daily wear clothes kept in your wardrobe.
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Baking soda-lemon will work
To mop the house, add baking soda and lemon juice to water. This will also kill bacteria and there will be a nice fresh scent in your house. If you want, you can also spray lemon juice by mixing it in 1 liter of water.
Eliminate leakage problem
To ensure that there is no dampness or foul smell inside the house during monsoon, first of all you should eliminate the problem of leakage, get dampness-proof paint applied on the places where dampness occurs or seal the cracks properly with cement.
Use activated charcoal
Make small pouches of activated charcoal, tie them in cotton or muslin cloth, make a bundle and keep them at different places in the house. This also eliminates the smell of dampness, because activated charcoal has a good ability to absorb dampness, moisture and bad smell. These pouches just need to be exposed to sunlight every few days so that they get charged again.
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