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Kathryn LaFramboise

Hey Michelle,

Any luck with removing the smell of cigarette smoke from your vacant home?

Posted 8 years 8 months ago

laura hill-walker

zorbx is a product you can mix in with the paint to absorb odors.

Posted 8 years 8 months ago

The only thing I can add, because I think everyone has said everything, is once it is rented, it is true that their lifestyle may/will erase the smoke odor. I know that car detailers also use a product that removes smoke smells from cars that I know works. And I use the ionizer all the time when the unit is sitting, and I have had ducts professionally cleaned which helped, too.

Posted 8 years 8 months ago

Penny

You may also roll some primer over the subfloors. Unfortunately that will require taking up the beautiful new flooring you said you just installed. But just as the walls will absorb smells so will the floors, even if they're slab.

Posted 8 years 8 months ago

Donje Putnam

Kathryn is on point! The Ionizer helps. There is also a fragrant paint, which sounds weird, but it does help change the first "smell impression". PPG sells it. I would do that last after trying all the other things.

Posted 8 years 8 months ago

Travis Haines

In extreme cases you may need to pull and replace the trim in the unit as well. As stated, smoke gets into wood.....

Posted 8 years 8 months ago

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