Odd Question

joe4speed · 12-22-2002, 05:04 AM

OK the house I live in was built in 1952 and it has a crawl space under it. Not enough room to actually crawl under, but enough for animals to go under and hang out. The problem with this is that, sometimes animals go under there to die, maybe because it's a safe place. We have had about 4 animals die under there since I've been here. (6 years) I'm getting tired of it, and especially tired of the GOD AWFUL stench that comes up for weeks from the rotting corpse, that makes it unbearable to live and breathe. I can never reach the animals, to get them out, so I was wondering if someone might know a way to get rid of the smell? I have incense burning, but even that only masks the smell, and sometimes it hits ya. Help!!!

PKRWUD · 12-22-2002, 06:01 AM

Deja'vu!

joe4speed · 12-22-2002, 06:42 AM

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Originally posted by PKRWUD
Deja'vu!

LOL

there would be another deja'vu at LS1.com too!! LOL

1969Mach1 · 12-22-2002, 10:52 AM

How do the animals get under there... I think the 1st step would to try to stop them from coming down there.... hell just fill the hole with sand, if there is nothing underthere it can't hurt.

§am.

2FastLX · 12-22-2002, 01:13 PM

Get about 500 boxes of baking soda and throw under there

The Deuce · 12-22-2002, 06:15 PM

Two words.

Pet Aligator.

The Sandman · 12-22-2002, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Deuce
Two words.

Pet Aligator.

LOL!

HotRoddin · 12-22-2002, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by joe4speed
I have incense burning,

Good start ... now ... turn on the black light ... put some Hendrix on (really loud !), and fire ya up a big fat doobie and you won't care what it smells like

srv1 · 12-22-2002, 11:03 PM

Sucks to live in Florida!

Cant you get a long pole with a sharp hook on the end and drag it out? Maybe you should put screens on the bottom part of your house.

0h n0 5.0 · 12-23-2002, 03:53 AM

hey joe, ii live in a depression era house also, usually unless the previous owners renovated the place an filled in a porch or builto on, somewhere there should be a small crawl space in the house that connects to under the house.. best bet is to block off the crawl space from out side. we had the same problems, jus put a heavy piece of 2x4 over the hole like on a hinged gate with a lock, allowing you access to the underneath if need be, but keepin the kritters out.

MissBlondie · 12-23-2002, 12:55 PM

Something to think about might be putting up some sort of see-thru netting in front of the crawl space. I guess it depends on how big the opening is. That way it would still be venilated yet no animals would be able to go in there. Also for the stentch there's a very strong spray you can buy that neutralizes the air. I forget the name of it right now, but one spray does the job. My old roommate used to use it all of the time. I think she got it at like Wal-Mart in the automotive department actually. I used to complain about her smoking, and after she would spray that, I couldn't smell it at all.

~Jill

6T9PONY · 12-23-2002, 02:43 PM

FeBreeze that shlt yo!

MEDIK418 · 12-26-2002, 12:00 AM

THere's a product called XO that will take the smell out of a skunk. I was introduced to it after our house burned down and needed to de-smokify some of the remnants. Since then, I've used it on a number of smells and it's worked on all of it. There's another product called Noseguard that we use to control mercaptain releases and it does a good job. If it'll kill mercaptain, it'll kill dead animal smell.
Mercaptain is the odorant that is injected into LPG's and natural gas to give it a detectable odor. It is based on the same thoery as rotting carcasses, I.E, you can never get used to the smell of a deads animal like you can any other odor. With most smells you get used to it in about 15-20 minutes of exposure. Dead, rotting carcasses and mercaptains will irritate you no matter how long you are exposed to them. Like I said, Noseguard works on the nasitest concentrations of mercaptains so it should work on your problems.

12-22-2002, 05:04 AM	#1
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Odd Question OK the house I live in was built in 1952 and it has a crawl space under it. Not enough room to actually crawl under, but enough for animals to go under and hang out. The problem with this is that, sometimes animals go under there to die, maybe because it's a safe place. We have had about 4 animals die under there since I've been here. (6 years) I'm getting tired of it, and especially tired of the GOD AWFUL stench that comes up for weeks from the rotting corpse, that makes it unbearable to live and breathe. I can never reach the animals, to get them out, so I was wondering if someone might know a way to get rid of the smell? I have incense burning, but even that only masks the smell, and sometimes it hits ya. Help!!! __________________ *Joe!* 1988 GT, 13.58@101mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com

12-22-2002, 06:01 AM	#2
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12-22-2002, 10:52 AM	#4
1969Mach1 HEY I CAN SET A NAME NOW! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,556	How do the animals get under there... I think the 1st step would to try to stop them from coming down there.... hell just fill the hole with sand, if there is nothing underthere it can't hurt. §am. __________________ 1969 Mustang Mach 1Sold 351-4V Windsor, 4 Speed MACH 1 - Moving At The Speed Of Sound. 1979 Mustang Indianapolis 500 Pace Car For Sale - Email me for Info 302-2V, 3-Speed Auto One of 2,106 made One of 405 sent to Canada. Yes those are caution lights, and No you can't pass me when there on. Ricer Hater's Club - Member #4

12-22-2002, 01:13 PM	#5
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	Get about 500 boxes of baking soda and throw under there __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

12-22-2002, 06:15 PM	#6
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12-22-2002, 11:03 PM	#9
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	Sucks to live in Florida! Cant you get a long pole with a sharp hook on the end and drag it out? Maybe you should put screens on the bottom part of your house. __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

12-23-2002, 03:53 AM	#10
0h n0 5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 371	hey joe, ii live in a depression era house also, usually unless the previous owners renovated the place an filled in a porch or builto on, somewhere there should be a small crawl space in the house that connects to under the house.. best bet is to block off the crawl space from out side. we had the same problems, jus put a heavy piece of 2x4 over the hole like on a hinged gate with a lock, allowing you access to the underneath if need be, but keepin the kritters out. __________________ 0h n0 5.0 Alias:94five0, Vr00m, Black Shuck 1994 GT 5.0l

12-23-2002, 12:55 PM	#11
MissBlondie Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 335	suggestion... Something to think about might be putting up some sort of see-thru netting in front of the crawl space. I guess it depends on how big the opening is. That way it would still be venilated yet no animals would be able to go in there. Also for the stentch there's a very strong spray you can buy that neutralizes the air. I forget the name of it right now, but one spray does the job. My old roommate used to use it all of the time. I think she got it at like Wal-Mart in the automotive department actually. I used to complain about her smoking, and after she would spray that, I couldn't smell it at all. ~Jill __________________ 2003 TrueBlue GT with a few fun things...

12-23-2002, 02:43 PM	#12
6T9PONY All about the Windsor. Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 2,052	FeBreeze that shlt yo!

12-26-2002, 12:00 AM	#13
MEDIK418 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA Posts: 780	THere's a product called XO that will take the smell out of a skunk. I was introduced to it after our house burned down and needed to de-smokify some of the remnants. Since then, I've used it on a number of smells and it's worked on all of it. There's another product called Noseguard that we use to control mercaptain releases and it does a good job. If it'll kill mercaptain, it'll kill dead animal smell. Mercaptain is the odorant that is injected into LPG's and natural gas to give it a detectable odor. It is based on the same thoery as rotting carcasses, I.E, you can never get used to the smell of a deads animal like you can any other odor. With most smells you get used to it in about 15-20 minutes of exposure. Dead, rotting carcasses and mercaptains will irritate you no matter how long you are exposed to them. Like I said, Noseguard works on the nasitest concentrations of mercaptains so it should work on your problems. __________________ 1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer.

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