gasoline smell

One of the people who live in the same building as I do, spilled about a litre of gasoline in the basement. Needless to say this stinks up the place quite a bit. Unfortunately, I live on the ground floor and I can't keep the smell out of my appartment. And if that isn't bad enough, I have a small darkroom in the basement which I can't use now because of the fumes. It doesn't seem very wise to spend a considerable amount of time in the gasoline smell.

Does anyone have any tips on how to get rid of the gasoline odor? The spill happened a few days ago, and I'm afraid the basement floor is porous... . It obviously was an accident, but if I can san share some tips with my neighbour, that might prevent me from getting pissed off.

Thanks,

David

Originally posted by DdV
One of the people who live in the same building as I do, spilled about a litre of gasoline in the basement. Needless to say this stinks up the place quite a bit. Unfortunately, I live on the ground floor and I can't keep the smell out of my appartment. And if that isn't bad enough, I have a small darkroom in the basement which I can't use now because of the f ...[text shortened]... some tips with my neighbour, that might prevent me from getting pissed off.

Thanks,

David

Just calm down, take DEEP brethes

Originally posted by DdV
One of the people who live in the same building as I do, spilled about a litre of gasoline in the basement. Needless to say this stinks up the place quite a bit. Unfortunately, I live on the ground floor and I can't keep the smell out of my appartment. And if that isn't bad enough, I have a small darkroom in the basement which I can't use now because of the f ...[text shortened]... some tips with my neighbour, that might prevent me from getting pissed off.

Thanks,

David

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Kitty litter. Crush it in good. Leave it... sprinkle with Baking Soda. Leave that there also. Crush it in good... and in a few days you should be able to clean it up and be good to go.

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Originally posted by DdV
Thanks for moving beyond the obvious jokes 🙂

I'll give it a try. But isn't it a problem that it has had a few days time to seep in the floor? (I mean, is the kitty litter still useful now?)

David

I'll try it out tomorrow, you're right, I can't make it worse. Thanks for the suggestion!

David

Originally posted by DdV
One of the people who live in the same building as I do, spilled about a litre of gasoline in the basement. Needless to say this stinks up the place quite a bit. Unfortunately, I live on the ground floor and I can't keep the smell out of my appartment. And if that isn't bad enough, I have a small darkroom in the basement which I can't use now because of the f ...[text shortened]... some tips with my neighbour, that might prevent me from getting pissed off.

Thanks,

David

Originally posted by bambee
move 😉

Originally posted by DdV
One of the people who live in the same building as I do, spilled about a litre of gasoline in the basement. Needless to say this stinks up the place quite a bit. Unfortunately, I live on the ground floor and I can't keep the smell out of my appartment. And if that isn't bad enough, I have a small darkroom in the basement which I can't use now because of the f ...[text shortened]... some tips with my neighbour, that might prevent me from getting pissed off.

Thanks,

David

Suck the floor dude. It may not taste very nice, but it will get rid of the smell. Even if it doesn't, the taste in your mouth will over power the stench. Sorted.

Arm & Hammer pet deodorizer for carpets will work better than plain baking soda in conjunction with the kitty litter. Still it should work even though the gasoline has seeped into the concrete, I use it for solvent spills all the time. The smell is created by vapors becoming airborne, the kitty litter and baking soda based deordorizer will still absorb the vapor particles. While I typically don't bother, scrubbing the spill with soap and water prior to dumping on the kitty litter will lift some of the residue.

Could you get some sort of extractor fan fitted? This would at least stop the smell getting onto your flat if placed in a strategic position.

Spray some Axe body spray. May not get rid of the smell, but it'll bring ya some women...😉

On a serious note, that is dangerous. Ever heard of huffing? Until you solve this problem, that is exactly what you're doing.