DaffodilDreams Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Warning: not for sensitive stomachs . . . We have had an ongoing roof rat problem and traps weren't cutting it. Dh resorted to poison, so of course now we have rats dying in the walls. Not pleasant! We've tried all sorts of remedies for dealing with the smell with no luck. I was ready to move us into a hotel when I suddenly remembered hearing that coffee grounds are pretty good at getting rid of gross smells. We bought a few cans of cheap, strong coffee and placed them in the smelly areas this morning, and now the smell is totally gone except for the room where it was the strongest. Even in that room, though, the smell is BARELY noticeable. If you didn't know to sniff for something, you probably wouldn't notice it. Hopefully no one else here ever has a creature die in your walls, but if you do, maybe this idea will save you from the horrid smell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samiam Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 We used it in a freezer we had. The ice cubes had this "funny' taste to them..(it could have even been a "smell" since taste/smell are closely related). But anyhoo, put a bowl of coffee grounds in the freezer and no more funny tasting ice cubes! Also went to a perfume store once and they had you whiff a bowl of open coffee grounds in between smelling different perfumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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