Quick questin, and then I'll give more detail below (for those who will read longer posts).
How do you get rid of a campfire smell coming from a wood-burning fireplace that has been used only once in 20 years? See more details below. TIA
We bought an older house with a fireplace that hadn't been used in at least
20 years. We had a topcap/damper combo installed and custom-sized glass door/screen. Christmas Eve, we decided to build a fire using some cured (albeit damp) wood. I cleaned the ashes out the next morning and vaccumed the box.Problme is, there has been an awful "campfire" smell ever since. I went up to and sealed around the cap/damper (wasn't sealed great) and stuffed insulation around the glass door to block airflow, but the smell persists? Any ideas on how to get rid of the smell in short order? IN a related question, will owens corning fiberglass (unfaced) be Ok stuffed around the fireplace door?
Thanks in advance!