4 Hard to Remove Smells in Offices

4/7/2017 (Permalink)

No one likes bad office smells! These are some of the worst!

We spend plenty of time in our offices. Some of us spend more time at work than we do at home so we need our offices to smell pleasant. No one wants to work in an office that reeks of garbage or cigarette smoke.

What if your office has a stink that you can't eliminate? Deodorization, the science of removing particularly tricky smells, can help. And the professionals at SERVPRO of Belle Meade are the experts in removing the most persistent of foul smells.

What are the trickiest stinks, the most challenging smells to remove from an office. SERVPRO experts list four smells that can be especially vexing.

Cigarette smoke: Most offices are smoke-free these days. But there might be areas of your office that are still havens for smokers. Maybe the scent of cigarette smoke regularly wafts into the office space from a side entrance popular among the office's smokers.

Ask anyone who's ever tried to sell a home: It can be a true challenge to eliminate the scent of cigarette smoke from furniture, carpeting and walls. Sometimes, only professionals can accomplish this task.

Mold and mildew: Has your office flooded? Then you might be dealing with the twin odors of mold and mildew, the common result of water damage. These smells can make an entire office smell sour. Again, removing these smells from furniture and carpeting can prove challenging without the help of professional cleaning services.

Spoiled food: Office kitchens and lunchrooms are breeding grounds for truly awful smells. Who knows how long that casserole on the bottom shelf has been there? And no one even recognizes what's in that tub shoved against the fridge's back wall.

Most refrigerator smells can be eliminated by tossing spoiled food. But sometimes, refrigerators become breeding grounds for offensive bacteria. In such a case, it's time for the office cleaning staff to tackle a deep-clean of your office kitchen's refrigerator.

The shared bathroom: Does your office have a shared bathroom? Then you can bet it is a source of bad aromas. Often, these odors can be avoided with simple air fresheners and common courtesy on the part of office workers.

But some bathroom smells can't just be sprayed away. If your office bathroom is causing serious smell problems, it might be time to call in a professional deodorization service. Again, there are some smells only a professional can tame.