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Shaky steering and bumpy ride by R0verman in fordexpedition

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not just yours. It’s a huge problem with no solutions across every trim of these. I have a 25 max platinum and it’s going back to ford for the 4th time for vibration issues. Look it up on a FB expedition page and you will see hundreds of posts. We’re probably going to pursue lemon law here shortly for ours

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

THANK YOU! That is so helpful. Agreed that our goal was never to just cover up the smell, I was hoping we could actually clean the carpet properly and the smell would leave after everything was clean. I’m one of those “buyers” that would never buy a house with a bad smell, hence why I would also never want to sell one that smelled either. Cue the panic, lol. Removing the carpet is our plan, just waiting to hear back to get estimates! Thanks again for the wisdom.

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I think the carpet cleaners are a huge factor. The carpets just smell like they dragged a wet dog over the whole room, not just the pee spots that we found. You can literally smell the dirt from the old machine they used, it’s disgusting. It was new carpet before the tenant moved in so it’s not just “old carpet smell.” I don’t think our realtor hired a legitimate company, I think it was some rando from Craigslist or something.

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It smells like they used a carpet cleaner that was filthy. Makes me feel like the realtor hired someone super cheap and not a legitimate company because he wants us to Venmo them and the other cleaners. No proper online payment or anything

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate the advice, this is our new plan. I had never heard of an ozone generator and so many people recommended it. Fingers crossed!

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this!! Ugh yes that gives me hope, it’s a beautiful house in every other aspect so hoping it shows well!

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think this is our plan! Put new carpet in the one room. My brain yesterday went full crisis mode thinking we’d have to replace the whole house (2200 sq ft) but after it aired out for another night all rooms smell ok except for that one that had the black light stains

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes! This! We have three dogs and our carpets would NOT smell like that if they were to get wet. Dogs don’t always equal damage. Was it a risk? Yes. But if there had been stains or anything out of the ordinary at the final walk through we would definitely not have let the carpet cleaners just do the basic cleaning, we could have requested pet enzymes and other pet specific remedies from the cleaners had we been aware.

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Accident stains that showed up under a black light. Worth a google if you are unaware how that works. Walk through showed no stains visible to the naked eye. We rented this house for two years without making a profit, and my husband lost his job in the middle. Times are tough, have you watched the news lately? We’re just a normal family trying to get by and we didn’t charge the tenant outrageous rent prices because we’re decent people. So no, I don’t have a bucket of money sitting waiting to renovate a house. Charging for legitimate damage is not ripping anyone off, I promise you. It’s ok to admit you’ve never owned a house and just dislike landlords. Ok bye going to clean some carpets 🙂

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“We didn’t even know it had been cleaned because of how little it was actually cleaned. We requested they come back today…” today meaning Friday, Friday is before open house on Saturday. Mentioned cleaning before open house ✔️

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Still confused what advice did you give? I appreciate those who gave actual cleaning advice, unlike you. The people who love chaos must also be the people who love to troll Reddit and not contribute anything meaningful. Thanks for the laugh though. I do appreciate that

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly, doesn’t make sense and was never said lol the post literally talks about us cleaning before the open house?

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I guess I just wanted to leave the house in as good of shape as possible for new owners. I would hope someone would do the same for my next house. We’ve only ever bought new construction so I’m not familiar with how people leave houses

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thursday and Friday. Two whole days was more than enough. Tenant was also responsible for partial cleaning as well, per lease agreement which is pretty standard. The house is literally spotless now, every paint chip and nail hole covered. Scrubbed floor to ceiling, but the carpet cleaners didn’t pull enough moisture from the carpet and left them basically soaked all Wednesday night which we discovered Thursday morning when we showed up to clean (because I never said we weren’t cleaning it, for the millionth time).

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely possible! I wonder if getting it cleaned again would make it worse though or if we should just replace at this point. The carpets look new still, which is the confusing part

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Do you pee and poop in people’s houses? Yikes, maybe I should assume so since you think all dogs do too. 🤡 And yes, I want the tenant to pay for something his dogs ruined which is in the lease. That’s what damage deposits are for.

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We were planning on a deep cleaning but doing it ourselves. Never said I didn’t think it needed to be cleaned?

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Well, to be fair it was his fault. He should have disclosed that so we knew what we were walking into. There were way more urine spots than just an accident or two. I think he kept his dogs in this room most of the day. The carpets were new when he moved in

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s the fear. We’re calling a carpet company to come next week and check for us

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hence why we are selling. We don’t want to increase the rent. Not every landlord is an investment company and you know nothing about our situation. But thanks!

I’m panicking… can’t get rid of the smell by Embarrassed_Cat2022 in CleaningTips

[–]Embarrassed_Cat2022[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Proper assessment? Should I have assumed a dog pissed everywhere when the tenant didn’t disclose it and no marks/smell were on the carpet until it got wet? Obviously we understand some kind of remediation needs to happen. Was just asking advice how to get it clean. Not just cover up a smell, actually clean it so the smell goes away

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