getting rid of cigarette smoke from a house

woodmeistro · 07-12-2011, 08:53 PM

does anyone know how to rid a house from cigeret smoke. This is for a rental house, in the future I plan to have a no smoking item clearly in the contract

Bud Cline · 07-12-2011, 10:21 PM

Wash the walls with detergent, clean the carpets with wet extraction and/or steam.

Then paint.

woodmeistro · 07-13-2011, 09:53 AM

I am repainting and luckely I have hardwoods throughout.

thanks

sdsester · 07-13-2011, 01:46 PM

May have to prime with a sealer for tar and nicotine environments. See similar posts over the last couple weeks for suggestions. I also mentioned that I got in the habit of calling a cleaning company that did fire damage work to do paint preps of smoker homes and apartments for me. They had all the equipment, cleaners and so forth and ended up cheaper than what I would have to charge. Plus nothing like prepping a smoker environment to totally gross me out. I just think of what lungs look like.

07-12-2011, 08:53 PM	#1
woodmeistro Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Decatur Ga Posts: 24	getting rid of cigarette smoke from a house does anyone know how to rid a house from cigeret smoke. This is for a rental house, in the future I plan to have a no smoking item clearly in the contract

07-12-2011, 10:21 PM	#2
Bud Cline Tileguy Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,104	getting rid of cigarette smoke from a house Wash the walls with detergent, clean the carpets with wet extraction and/or steam. Then paint.

07-13-2011, 09:53 AM	#3
woodmeistro Newbie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Decatur Ga Posts: 24	getting rid of cigarette smoke from a house I am repainting and luckely I have hardwoods throughout. thanks

07-13-2011, 01:46 PM	#4
sdsester Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 8,929	getting rid of cigarette smoke from a house May have to prime with a sealer for tar and nicotine environments. See similar posts over the last couple weeks for suggestions. I also mentioned that I got in the habit of calling a cleaning company that did fire damage work to do paint preps of smoker homes and apartments for me. They had all the equipment, cleaners and so forth and ended up cheaper than what I would have to charge. Plus nothing like prepping a smoker environment to totally gross me out. I just think of what lungs look like.

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