smells from smoke, moisture and grime and possibly even bad hygiene.

[Steven Maduro]

I have a duplex and one side has a pretty bad odor.

I washed all the walls and doors with pine sol then did it again and it does smell better but the smell seems to still be lingering.

I at first thought that the smell was from smoking marijuana the tenants were avid users of the miracle plant.

add to that they smoked cigarettes.

But after reading another post on here about smells emanating from the crawl space.

I am wondering now is it more than just smokers smell.

It doesent smell like moisture. but

I can now tell it is coming from an area between the kitchen and the living room
there is a boiler there with a leak. the catch pan is full so most likely the boiler was leaking into the crawl space.
as the catch pan over flows.
However when I open the door to where the boiler is there is absolutely no smell in there. So I am thinking it cant be that.

Terminex came to treat the house and commented that there is a lot of moisture under the house.
and that I should get a moisture barrier under there ASAP

So providing I do this and replace the boiler.

If I still smell this smell what else can I do

I did not wash the ceilings. should this be my next step?

some have told me that I should pour a cup of bleach into two gallons of water and wash the whole place with this mixture

someone else mentioned a bowl of vinegar placed in the middle of the floor.

I have also tried Coffee which did help absorb a lot of the odor but there is still a lingering scent.

I am frustrated because I am no expert cleaner.
and I cant believe that washing the walls and doors did not solve this issue.