How do I rid my house of chemical smell?

Hi Shelley, I would start by washing all fabrics (blankets, curtains, rugs etc.) And then renting a carpet cleaner to clean your couches and your carpets. After that try to air out your home with fans etc. Febreeze is an option (I hear it works well) but I'm not a huge fan of commercial products like that.

Wash everything that can be put in the washer like curtains and pillows. Have the carpets professionally washed. Air everything out with a fan and wash down the walls etc

Have you considered contacting your local health department and explaining this to them? Even if they don't know the answer they could at least point you in the right direction.

Do you know where the smells are coming from and what does it smell like. Like a gas leak, rotten meat, moth balls???

here is info that may help you out

https://blog.smarttouchenergy.com/how-to-get-rid-of-heating-oil-spill-smell

Did you remove all traces of this cork tape? use a straight single edge razor blade or a paint scraper. Then use some 000 steel wool to get rid of all traces of the residue off the heater. I've used some spray Pam at this stage to get the last bits of residue off a wood stove.

Then for the smell I would open my windows for a bit, and run a good air filter. You could also get Biolabs Room Shocker at the home store which is what contractor use to get bad odors out of a house.

Add a heavy duty air cleaner and wipe everything down with OdoBan. You can also put out charcoal (not the kind with lighter fluid) and newspaper to pull strong smells out.

You can try running an air purifier. One with a HEPA filter or a charcoal filter to get rid of the odor might help.

Yep washing everything will help. Use baking soda on carpets, sofas, cushions. Sprinkle it liberally all over, let it sit for quite a while, then vacuum. You can mix a few drops of essential oils in it. Set bowls or cups of vinegar around. Put them up high since warm air rises. Burn some scented candles. If you can open windows to create cross drafts. Boil some orange or lemon peels on the stove. Toss in a few cinnamon sticks

Here is a post on getting rid of paint fumes this may help https://www.countryliving.com/home-maintenance/cleaning/a32693548/how-to-get-rid-paint-smell/

Try boiling lemon peels ina big pot the smell will eventually will go away try leaving windows open fans on

Hi! If you have a filter on your heating system, replace it. Another suggestion is to invest in an air purifier. Our daughter purchased one for us during the pandemic as a gift. It helps with the dust and my allergies, too. She paid about one hundred dollars for it, and the second filter only has to be replaced every 6 months (it's a HEPA filter). She purchased it after she found out it had been used to handle smoke from wildfires in California in nearby homes. Also, there are products called air sponges that I have used successfully in the past. Soft surfaces may have absorbed the odor, also, so I would shampoo carpet and upholstery and clean the curtains. Sorry for your unfortunate experience!

Sounds like you need a lot of fresh air running through it! Don't know where you live or how cold it is right now, but I'd leave doors and windows wide open for days! Maybe you could bunk at a friends house while you let that fresh air take away those toxins!

Thank you to everyone for the wonderful ideas. Shelley

I would keep windows open as often as possible

you can also buy vent fresheners at Home Depot and other stores that you place in the vents to remove odors

I would try an ozone remover. We own rental properties and it's the only thing we've seen that removes all oders.

Hello, you may want to try this method, Place bowls of distilled white vinegar around the rooms to absorb odors. Once the house smells back to normal, change any air filters in vents and vacuums (don't forget to dispose of the vacuum bags) to get rid of any lingering odor molecules.

Hello,

Try cleaning it off with a sweet smelling disinfectant such as Zoflora.

Place activated charcoal, apple cider vinegar, or white vinegar in a bowl in each room. If you are a coffee lover, you could also use coffee grounds. All these substances can help to absorb odors in a non-invasive way. You can also mask the smell with vanilla extract.