Bad Smell

[Glennet]

Something has died in an inaccessible space under our house, probably a rabbit or possum, how long does the smell last? weeks? months?

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Ordinarily I'd say a week, at most a fortnight. If nature's cleaners (eg. maggots, vermin) can get to it, the quicker the smell goes.

However, I've had jobs where I've had to replacing heating ducts, etc. 'cos something died in there 6 months before... and even though the body is basically long gone, the heat of the air flowing over it "revives" the stink and, being a duct, carries it through the house.

That's a worst case scenario, though.

[AlexS]

Can you send your dog under to eat it? Never seems to worry them.

[Woodwould]

Maybe it is the dog! When did you last see/feed him?

[tea lady]

Maybe it is the dog! When did you last see/feed him?

Can you borrow someones retriever?

We are so full of sage advice here aren't we.

[ColW]

I once had something die under my front bedroom, the only
access under the house was through the bathtub, i still couldn't
get to it, so moved out the room and i reckon it lasted about a
month, i had an exhaust fan running out the window pretty much
all the time, and spread lots of nice smelly stuff around, i think it
was in my head but could still smell it for ages, it became the guest
bedroom I wonder if there's any way you could coax some ants
to get under there, they're pretty efficient.

[tea lady]

Wrong weather for flies. But the buzzing would be annoying.

No way you could get some lime or something else in there to hurry the process along?

[Woodwould]

If you filled the space with expanding foam, that should encase the cadaver and seal the smell in for good.

[Sebastiaan56]

It would be just another one of many weird smells in my place.....

Cook a good curry, that'll change the tone for a while,

[Woodwould]

Throw your teenagers out of the house. That should reduce the overall smell by half at least.