Housekeeping Tips : How to Remove Musty Mildew Smells

One way to remove musty mildew stains is to fill a disposable bowl with vinegar and hide it in an inconspicuous place in the room that contains the smell. Find out how vinegar evaporates and absorbs odors with help from a professional house cleaner in this free video on mildew odors and housekeeping tips.

Expert: Rachel Yatuzis
Bio: Rachel Yatuzis is a professional house cleaner in Nashville, Tenn., specializing in using everyday household items for cleaning purposes.
Filmmaker: Tim Brown

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[Kushcherry_Jollyjuana]

I just loved how simple and to the point this video is.

[fountainhead]

Effective, simple and the video gets to the point right away!!!

[rodsapyta]

THANK YOU, I gust unloaded a yaed of crushed asphalt into a old garage building that I had 15 years of old mulch removed, I am going out side right now to try this. Thanks again. RS.

[peteneris]

Very good to the point video not trying to sell you something

[shawndunleavy]

I’m gonna try this in my mountain cabin! Thanks for the simple video. I hope it’ll work

[colleencarpenter]

Omg! Perfect...although it looks like I'm just a little tardy! This is a great tip...thank you!

[shaunbarton]

treating the symptoms= masking . We evolved a complex sensitive smelling sense for a reason, bad smells are warnings. Don't mask things, the problem could become serious or very expensive to remedy. Find out the CAUSE, while it is manageable.

[TypesALot]

You WERE on a mission LOL!!. I came on here because I clean our church every week and it smells so musty it's unreal. Baking soda is a staple, and I find that Febreeze hides a lot of smells, too. Glad you got some relief!!

[lisabunnie]

Thanks. We live in an old apartment and there is water damage where I can't clean. I will try this for sure.

[TypesALot]

I'm not sure about that, but I do know that if you sprinkle baking soda on it and let it set over night and then vacuum it up, that will really do the trick.

[katkameo]

Thank you thank you thank you I hope it works.

[JustinDiazJokes]

My closet is on the other side of the shower wall. And it stinks like mildew, is there a way to fix this past the vinegar trick? I tried those moisture bags and they fill up really fast. Its just driving me crazy

[charliet]

How long do you leave the bowl out? Till it evaporates?

[brendanchwascinski]

Mildew is only the start of mold I think correct me if I'm wrong but isn't mildew that starts growing mold

[MrOliveira]

Hey there, just move in to apartment and the basement closet smells I was thinking it was the concrete floor so I put laminate floors but the smell the next day was still there should I do the same thing as you showed on this video. how much vinegar and for how long leave it.

[loridennis]

Does that work in nasty smelling basements?

[MrRene]

I cough non stop when exposed to vinegar, if I eat something with a drop of vinegar I start to choke. I wonder if there is another method that has nothing to do with vinegar ?

[nemoryer]

What is your makeup?  (Foundation/moisturizer)?  Thanks.

[TheSugartush]

thank you, I've done so much to the poor couch lol it doesn't smell anymore...or god forbid I've become accustomed :( but I did the baking soda thing, and febreeze...and i stuffed dryer sheets in the cushion...lol I was on a mission!

[Michael-miyn]

i Just bought a house and it had water leak thank ran under all the cabinets and to other parts of the house would vinegar work on these types of situation. s where i would have to rip all the cabinets out to get to it. Thanks