Re: How do you get rid of skunk odor under a house?

Got skunk problems?  Well, your troubles are over.  There are quite a few 
ways to get rid of skunk odors, and I'll tell you the best combination. 
I'll also tell you how to make sure the skunks do not return.
First of all, you're going to have to get some vinegar and boil it 
wherever the smell is.  I'm not much of a chemist, but there's some kind 
of bonding issue here getting rid of the smell.  So, boil that vinegar, a 
good pan of it.  Then get a mixture of vinegar, ammonia, and vanilla.  
Spread that around the affected area.  Also, if you want to speed the 
process up, place some  fresh coffee grinds down, big bowls of them.  Now, 
after the last two parts have been sitting around for a while, there may 
still be something left, in which case you should get an air ionizer/ozone 
generator.  But don't use it if it's outside, there's too much other junk 
in the air getting in the way.   Make sure there's lots of air circulation 
through this whole process, use fans, windows, or whatever you need.
Next you want to make sure they do not return.  I suggest against 
using traps or shooting, it's unpleasant and not needed.  First of all, 
remove brush piles, stacked lumber, wood piles, and similar sources of 
shelter which skunks can find inviting, you don't want them living around 
you or all your work from above will be for nothing.  Next, make sure that 
they don't have access to any holes in your house. Block them up.  Next 
you have to make a mixture. Mix 8 oz. Murphy's oil soap with 4 oz. of 
castor oil and 1 oz. (a shot glass) of human urine into 1 gallon of water. 
Spray this mixture on your entire yard.  Also, if you really want to keep 
them away, get some hair from your barber and spread that around your 
yard. Don't go crazy, remember, it's the smell; skunks have a far keener 
sense of smell than humans, and it's the odor of this stuff that keeps 
them away.  You don't need so much as anyone will notice it's there.
Hopefully these measures will work.  If the problem persists, try 
contacting Cheryl Royer, a skunk breeder, at royerc@mgmt.purdue.edu.