by Laredo » Sun Oct 28, 2007 12:14 am
Done mold inspection and remediation professionally for years. You say you have visible water damage.
I guarantee you have mold behind/beneath the visible water damage.
You can deodorize, but you cannot (and there is considerable scientific evidence behind this) get "rid" of the odor permanently until you get rid of the mold / mildew / moisture-damaged substrates.
Spraying it with bleach or bleach solution, if you don't remove the water damaged materials and replace them, only temporarily 'knocks back' the mold -- new growth will come.
So to fix the stink, find and fix the source of water intrusion.
Remove and replace all water-damaged materials (flooring, insulation, paneling/drywall, sheathing, framing timbers).
Mopar's what my busted knuckles bleed, working on my 318s...