The people who owned this house before us smoked. They usually smoked outside, and they had scent diffusers to help neutralize the odor, so it really didn't smell bad at all. But every now and then we would notice, like when we closed up the house on a cold evening after the windows had been open all day, or when we opened the linen closet to put something away.
I discovered something this week. Since I've been hanging towels and sheets on the line, and then putting some of them back into the linen closet, that fresh scent seems to have absorbed and overcome and eliminated the smoke smell in the closet really well! It makes me wonder if taking couch cushions outside and sunning them, or washing the afghans more frequently (and line-drying them), would help get rid of the smoke smell throughout the rest of the house even faster than it's disappearing on its own.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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The man before us smoked. And sometimes I think it must be in the walls still as every now and then (humid days before we close up and turn on the air) I would swear I smell smoke. How can that stuff linger even after 5 years?
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ReplyDeleteJim and I have helped both of our parents who were heavy smokers with residual smoke smells (and many others). "Kilz", paint product and "TSP" for the walls before you use the Kilz. Lots of fresh air, shampoo the carpets, wash the millwork.
Cathy
try mixing 1 Tbsp of baking soda, 1 Tbsp of vinegar or lemon juice, 4 or 5 drops of tea tree oil and water in a spray bottle. it works better then Fabreeze.
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