Problem Overflow

Smoke, smells and damp getting into your apartment, and how renters stop them.

Cooking & hallway smells

Common cooking & hallway smells problems and how to fix them.

  1. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    Your neighbor's cooking comes in through the vents

    Shared ducts and gaps carry cooking smell from one unit to the next.
  2. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    Hallway smells creep in under the front door

    There's a gap under the door and around the frame.
  3. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 15 minutes

    Your own cooking smell hangs around for days

    Smell sticks to grease and soft things, and there isn't enough air moving.
  4. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    No range hood, or one that just recirculates

    Some hoods only filter and send the air back out into the room.
  5. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 30 minutes

    Cooking smell is stuck in the couch and curtains

    Fabric and cushions soak up smell from the air.
  6. Cooking & hallway smells Easy · About 20 minutes

    A garbage chute or hallway trash smell near your door

    A trash room or chute close by sends the smell down the hallway.