If you store all your cleaning chemicals in the basement, add VOCs to the air you’re breathing.Īnd, since many heating and ventilation systems draw air from the basement, a certain amount of what you are smelling in the basement may be spreading throughout your house.
When you do go into the basement, your nasal passages and lungs are typically assaulted by a higher concentration of allergens than they would be anywhere else in the house.
Also, most basements don’t have windows, so the less you open the door to go into your basement, the less ventilated it will be and the mustier the air will get. Since most people do not clean their basements as often as the rest of their houses, dust, mold and mildew can easily build up and cause basement air quality problems, including bad odor. “Out of sight, out of mind” can be a questionable proposition, but when it comes to basement air, it can be downright counterproductive.
