stinky apartment?

[realsmoothie]

I know this question is a little wierd for a board like this but...

...how do you make an apartment that kind of smells like food that you've cooked (and food from the garbage)... and maybe a little like "guy" as a few girls have noted...

...how do you de-stinkify the place?

I don't want to run around the whole thing with Febreeze.

I am planning to wash all the walls soon, as well as rent a steam-cleaner to do the carpets. I know it would be a good idea to open a bunch of windows and air out the place but my roommate is such a whiner about this.

Any other ideas? I always feel self-conscious about inviting girls over.

 

[jonwon]

I know this question is a little wierd for a board like this but...

...how do you make an apartment that kind of smells like food that you've cooked (and food from the garbage)... and maybe a little like "guy" as a few girls have noted...

...how do you de-stinkify the place?

I don't want to run around the whole thing with Febreeze.

I am planning to wash all the walls soon, as well as rent a steam-cleaner to do the carpets. I know it would be a good idea to open a bunch of windows and air out the place but my roommate is such a whiner about this.

Any other ideas? I always feel self-conscious about inviting girls over.

I dont know try somethings, but being self concious is not a good thing, there may be opportunities missed due to it, so sort it out.

Last thing you need at the back of your mind is obsticals.

But i dont think this forum is the best place for cleaning tips tbh

 

[insanity]

you would be surprised how many girls i've dated that had apartments that a ****roach wouldn't even set up camp. girls are messy to. it can range from panties laying everywhere to dirty dishes with unknown food substances have yet to be identified by scientists, etc.

are you young because girls who are living the single life have messy apartments alot of the times. usually if they have roomates then the place looks nice.

in my single day, i've had girls over to my sh@thole and all they need is music and brews and it all fades away.

don't worry. if the girl really likes you then your place won't matter. hey sometimes they'll try to pull a sweet girl trick and clean the joint up for you

 

[Incog]

1) Clean it up. Dust, sweep/vacuum, empty trashes, and wash your clothes. Don't have the dirty hamper lid open.

2) Air it out. Open windows, let the breeze take over.

3. Candles and air fresheners.

 

[afc_2_dj]

lol! i went out with a girl who was super-messy! First time she came to mine I cleaned like mad, and was still embarresed... till i saw hers, she was worse than me!!

I must say tho keeping your place presentable in case you get lucky on the weekend does at least mean your place is always maintained, I do a quick sweep every friday after work, and overall it keeps my place neat.

My concern with my place always is should I bring a girl back, and its a pig-sty/not-as-slick as some other guy(s) shes seeing it will lower her interest in me as the other guy(s) are offering something better.

 

[insanity]

if it's too pretty than she'll think your a neat freak. if it's to messy she'll think your a slob. go for in between. a man's place is a man's place. i got videogames polluting my living room. my guitars decked out in my room. my bathroom towels on the floor. laundry is everywhere. thats what girlfriends are for. if they want a place all tidy than they can clean up but i do respect a clean place if my woman went through all the trouble to clean it up.

like i said though i've dated some girls you would think by the way they dressed all classy would have a beautiful apartment only to find their place was a wreck.

 

[Chemistry]

Maaaan, I’ve invited chicks over to my pad when it’s been in a baaaad way, lol… I’m talking neglected in that there’s a few garbage bags near the door, clothes scattered, dishes piled high and random sh!t all over the place…

What happened? I told ‘em my place was fvcked up in the cab ride home, but they insisted on my place… took them in, took the garbage out, came back in and fvcked them good… I’ve even had more fvck buddies and more serious girls in the same situation, and I had them both clean my sh!t up for me… and then I fvcked them, lol… only difference was that the serious girls complained about letting it get that way… but it never was so much of an issue that they stopped calling or coming over to my place…

But yea… honestly a clean pad is just better because it is…. just vacuum your **** up well… dust everything… take all that garbage out and keep your sh!t well ventilated before dropping a nice air-freshener in there… I’ve never had my walls stink the place up, but you’re more the fool for smoking inside…

 

[realsmoothie]

Yeah, yeah, I know... some girls have messy apartments. I remember one time I met a girl at a bar and went back to her place after with her roommate... walked in there and there wasn't a place to sit there was so much crap around. So I grabbed a bunch of papers and magazines off the couch and plopped down on it.

"What are you doing?" she says...

I'm like "what, you have this organized somehow?" LOL.

But their place SMELLED fine.

I'm not 20 anymore (she was), I'm 32. And when people are coming over to your place and complaining that the place smells "funky", I think it might be a bit of a problem for inviting the girls over.

 

[Scrumtulescence]

My place is always neat and tidy. However it's known to stink like hell though, lol. It's difficult to air the place out especially depending on the weather and whether I want to open the windows. And if I have a case of the farts......just don't come over.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

1) Clean it up. Dust, sweep/vacuum, empty trashes, and wash your clothes. Don't have the dirty hamper lid open.

2) Air it out. Open windows, let the breeze take over.

3. Candles and air fresheners.

4. Don't smoke in the house

5. Spray anything made of cloth with Febreeze (including clothes in closets).

6. Clean out kitchen appliances, inside, outside and underneath.

 

[Bible_Belt]

I never like febreeze. I left some in a dish to evaporate once, but most of it does not go away. I don't like the soapy residue.

Vanilla candles are a certain chick-pleaser. Another easy air freshener is to buy a box of dryer sheets, open one end, and put them behind a couch or out of sight.

For extreme odor control, like for a cat litter box or after water damage, a timed mist air freshener dispenser works very well. Air Wick makes one that they sell at Kroger and Walmart for about $8.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I've never had that problem with Febreeze, maybe you were spraying it on too thick.

 

[Bible_Belt]

If it's something you wash, the febreeze would come off in the wash. But on items that don't get washed, like furniture, beds and clothing, I would be concerned about the residue building up over time. The stuff does not evaporate.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Ummm, upholstery should be cleaned every so often...

 

[realsmoothie]

Geez, what a bunch of Metro's... discussing the uses of Febreeze...

...oh wait, this is my thread.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

Geez, what a bunch of Metro's... discussing the uses of Febreeze...

...oh wait, this is my thread.

You be quiet Mr. Stinky Pad...

 

[penkitten]

or you could get a gf and invite her over. then see if she will help you clean up the place.

 

[Centaurion]

Man I feel your pain with a stinky apartment.

When I was in Australia I was sharing an apartment with 3 Asians, and God damn did they stink the fvcking place up. They would come home at 11 pm, CLOSE all the windows, turn off the AC and then start cooking some foul smelling asian food. And this was in the middle of the summer with like 40*C outside. The smell was so bad that it felt like getting punched in the face when you walked in.

At the end I used my mighty RA powers and got all of them fvckers evicted.

w00t w00t

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

or you could get a gf and invite her over. then see if she will help you clean up the place.

This is a good suggestion but what Pen doesn't say is exactly why your gf would agree to come over and help you clean your apartment. It's a perfect opportunity for her to snoop through your things! No telling what she will find! :woo:

 

[penkitten]

This is a good suggestion but what Pen doesn't say is exactly why your gf would agree to come over and help you clean your apartment. It's a perfect opportunity for her to snoop through your things! No telling what she will find! :woo:

then you walk thru the place and get anything you dont want others to see, and either put it up or clean it up before you invite the chick over to help you do your chores.

this doesnt have to be complicated.