When a smell won’t leave your home, it’s hard to know who to call. A cleaning company? A mold company? An air duct company? An odor removal service? The right answer depends on what’s causing the smell. Here’s how to decide, what to ask before you hire anyone, and what our whole-home odor removal costs.
Who to Call, Based on the Smell
- Gas or rotten-egg smell: leave the home and call your gas company or 911. Not an odor company.
- Burning, electrical, or fishy smell with no food source: a licensed electrician. See why your house might smell like fish.
- Sewage smell: a plumber.
- Dead animal or skunk: wildlife removal first, then odor removal. See skunk smell in the house.
- Musty or damp smell: someone who can check for hidden moisture and mold first. Treating the smell without finding the water means it comes back.
- Smoke, pets, cooking, a previous tenant, or a smell that’s spread through the whole home: this is where a whole-home odor removal service makes sense.
If It’s Musty: Start With a Free Visual Inspection
In South Florida’s humidity, musty smells are one of the most common household odors, and they usually point to moisture. We offer a free visual inspection with moisture readings and an infrared (thermal) camera to find hidden moisture behind walls and ceilings. Lab testing is separate if it’s needed. FL Cleanup holds Florida licenses as a Mold Assessor (MRSA4035) and Mold Remediator (MRSR4158), so if the source turns out to be mold, we can tell you what it will take. Learn more about what a musty smell means in a Florida home.
Questions to Ask Any Odor Removal Company
- Do you treat the whole home or one room? Odors travel. If only one room is treated, the smell can come back from the rest of the house.
- Is the AC system included? The AC moves air through every room. If it isn’t treated, it can keep spreading the smell.
- Will you tell me if the source has to be fixed first? An honest company will. No odor treatment fixes a leak, mold, soaked carpet pad or a dead animal.
- How long do we have to be out of the home? Get a straight answer for people and pets.
- What’s the total price, in writing? Ask what’s included and what costs extra before anyone shows up.
- Are you licensed and insured? And check their reviews.
- What happens if the smell comes back? Ask what they’ll do, and be wary of anyone promising a smell will never return no matter what.
What Our Whole-Home Odor Removal Costs
We keep the price simple and upfront. Our Whole-Home Odor Removal Treatment is $997, which includes:
- Treatment of the air throughout the entire home
- One AC system ($550 for each additional AC unit)
- An attached garage
You, your family and your pets will be out of the home for about 8 hours. You can buy and schedule it online. It’s an odor treatment only. It doesn’t remove mold or fix leaks, which is why we’ll tell you if something needs to be handled first.
Want the details? Read how the whole-home odor treatment works, and what it can and can’t do.
Why South Florida Homeowners Call FL Cleanup
We’re a family-owned restoration company, not a franchise, serving Florida since 2016. We’re licensed, insured and IICRC certified, with 200+ five-star Google reviews. Homeowners, landlords, property managers, realtors and Airbnb hosts call us for smoke, pet, musty and move-out odors.
Call 877-224-2532 or buy and schedule the $997 Whole-Home Odor Removal Treatment online. We answer 24/7; when you call, we’ll tell you honestly when a technician can be there based on that day’s schedule. Hablamos español.
About the author: James Rice-Peña is the owner of FL Cleanup and a Florida-licensed Mold Assessor (MRSA4035) and Mold Remediator (MRSR4158). He has worked in property restoration in South Florida since 2012, and FL Cleanup has earned 200+ five-star Google reviews.
