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We recently bought a house and there is an interior room in a finished basement (no windows) that was used as a workroom by the previous owner. It has a strong chemical-y smell, kind of like plastic or something. There were old vinyl awnings in there that smelled and we tossed them but the smell remains. It has been 2 months now, with the door left open to air it out, and it still smells so much that when I open the door my eyes sting. Three different contractors have evaluated it, all said it was just stale air from being an interior room. No mold issue anywhere. We’ve cut into the drywall to do some plumbing and no evidence of mold or mildew. Any guesses what it could be or who to call to help us out? I don’t need this room for anything but storage but the intensity of the odor freaks me out.