How easy is it to remove a smoking smell from a home?
Question:We are looking at a home to purchase. Smokers lived there previously and it still has an odor. There is no furniture in it anymore, and the carpets have been cleaned. I am told by the agent that it will fade. I am told by a friend that it will not ever completely go away. Will I have to repaint every surface/replace all flooring/ etc.? Help me out please.
Answers:
I have to agree with the others. You will need to pretty much replace the carpeting and wash the walls with bleach and then repaint them. If it is real bad you will need to use a primer or even a oil based paint to seal in any odor that is left behind from the bleach wash. Then you will have to bleach out the cupboards as well. Put it this way, you should bleach the entire house. Something else you can do, if you replace the carpet pick up some Kliz oil based primer and paint the floors. That will seal the smell out and not allow it through your new carpeting. No need to paint with oil or latex paint since carpeting will be going in. If you plan to do hardwood floors than you will have to rip out the old floor and replace it entirely. Sorry, smoke is a nasty thing to deal with. Hopefully this will all help you. Don't forget to prime and paint the ceilings too. Remember smoke travels towards the ceilings. Wash with bleach first if you can. Also remember to open all windows and doors daily to air out as well. Good Luck! :)
well once smoked in, a house will always have a small odor or smoke, it gets in the walls and the floors. but you can try fresh paint and maybe new carpet.
it wont go away unless u replace all fabric even carpet and any wall paper but even then no promises
fabreeze
I just recently sold my home, and my boyfriend had smoked in it forever. I tried everything I could think of to remove the odor, and nothing worked for any length of time, until my realtor told me about a product called Nok-Out. I purchased the one-gallon size, used it as directed, and it completely removed every trace of the smoke smell. I've never seen anything that even remotely rivaled this product. You could probably have your realtor ask the homeowners if they would be willing to treat the house with this product, as the smoke smell will be a deterrent to you purchasing it. I'm sure they'd go for it!
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