Removing old cigarette smoke smell from house?
I own a house in which the previous owners apparently spent a lot of time in the basement smoking. We have done a lot of remodeling and removed many of the old walls, leaving an unfinished basement, but there continues to be a strong smoke smell down there which we can occasionally smell throughout the house, especially when we've been away for a few days. What can I use that will remove the smell most effectively? I am completely willing to go as far as removing everything from the basement and hosing it down. I've read in a few places that vinegar and/or baking soda works. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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Most of these remedies don’t work in the long run. If you don’t get rid of the source, you won’t get rid of the smell. You have to get rid of the tar build-up that is a result of the burning tobacco. There may be several ways of accomplishing this but the one that I know works is a product called Vamoose 1808T. You can smell the product working (not so much a pleasant smell at first but it goes away quickly). If you use this product properly, the odor will be gone for good. We have a cleaning business that uses this product in houses, apartments, cars and other types of vehicles and it’s the only cleaning product we use that our customers inquire about. We are reluctant in giving them that information since some of them are repeat customers who own dealerships or are in the real estate business. Hope this helps.
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