I had a house fire and want to know if the smell will leave?
Question:I somewhat revise this question about my house fire becasue of some of the answers that were given and thought to elaberate. All the floors, carpet and drywall was replaced throughout the house. Only one room they did not take out the drywall, but everything else was replaced. I still smell smoke in that one room and i think it is coming from the drywall that was not replaced. I have already started moving back in want to know if the smell will ever go away or what should the contractor be doing since all the attemps have failed. They used kill x, but I dont think it was used on the wall. They also used an ozone thing that is designed to kill the smell. I now have new carpet and furniture in that roome and still smell a little bit of smoke. What can I do now dealing with the smell and to sugest to the contractor?
Answers:
Do not try this at home-
I forgot a stringer of speckled trout, some really good ones up to 5 lbs, in an Igloo Ice Chest in the back of a truck.
They literally turn liquid after a week or two.
Soap, Chlorox, Pine Sol, and other cleaners failed to remove the smell.
I finally determined the smell had seeped into the insulation in the ice chest, and used it to pot plants in.
Anything that was exposed to the smell in the walls, floor, ceiling will have to be removed.
Just keep replacing until you have it all.
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I would try another product, the smell can last a long time, my husband is a fireman, and said it would take something to "kill" the smell, try a search, they also have "foggers" that'll fog the product all over the room. Good luck =)
install fire-sprinklers in your next home. its more affordable than it sounds. unlike what people think, if a head goes off, the water only comes out of that one head, minimizing water damage. the results are amazing, and apart from saving the house, they save lives.
Paint the walls in that room with Kilz (only Kilz brand). Then repaint. If you still smell it then you should call the contractor and have him return, because it may be inside the walls as well as the electrical sockets!
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