Musty Smells are caused by the smell from bacteria, mildew or mold combined with a lack of ventilation. Sometimes odors are just unpleasant and other times they can be an indication of a greater problem. When you have a musty smell inside a closet or room inside your house, what do you do? Generally, you will open the windows and try to air it out to remove the smell. Your crawlspace needs the same type of air circulation to avoid musty smells.

What to do if you have bad odor in your crawlspace?

1. Try to determine the cause of your odor. Make sure you don't have any dead animals in your crawlspace. If it is more of a musty smell, it is more likely to be from mold or mildew.
2. Assuming you don't have a major mold problem, most odors can be reduced or prevented with proper air circulation to get rid of the stagnant or musty air.
3. Make sure you have a vapor barrier in place to reduce moisture in your crawlspace. If you already have one, make sure it doesn't need to be fixed or added to. Over time, they can get shoved around. A vapor barrier is important and will help with ground moisture but it alone will not solve a moisture problem.
4. Install the ATMOX system
   1. ATMOX will ventilate the air in your crawlspace to get rid of the musty smell.
   2. Contact ATMOX at 704-248-2858 or at info@atmox.com for more information