How to remove cigarette smoke from a house.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- This is an intense time consuming and not cheap process.. But with some DIY you can save lots of money in the process and come out ahead!
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I just bought a home and I'm having to this as well. Who tf smokes indoors. It's disgusting.
I agree. Just about to buy my first home which happened to have been my great grandmas. She passed and they sold her house. The people have been smoking in it for 10 years now. They ripped out all the kitchen counters and cabinets and never replaced them. And have let their dog use the bathroom on all the carpets. So frustrating.
Same here! I didn't even realise because of the bloody mask I had to wear while viewing! Had no idea that I was getting myself into this
I’m sorry 😂
In this situation as well. Krud Kutter also works to get rid of the tar. Nice to see how others are tackling this. Once cleaned up, you need to use a shellac based primer like Zinsser BIN. It will encapsulate and seal your walls so no odor or stain bleeds through.
@@katlynlegnon3126 my husband and I also just got our first home and it was previously my in laws. They were heavy smokers, walls were white when they first moved in and now everything is orange and my MIL is so lazy she’d just let the dog pee in the bedrooms and now the green carpet is black🤮 idk why people are so gross like how can you live in that? Best of luck to you and hope the cleaning process goes smoothly! I know I’m dreading trying to get the tar off of everything and removing all the flooring lol
I am currently cleaning my parents' house where my mother smoked multiple packs of cigarettes for 45+ years. At this point, the tar is decades old and the only thing that melts it (yes, melts) is hot (boiling water), Fabuloso, and blue Dawn dish detergent. The hotter the water, the more the tar melts. I don't know if we will ever completely eliminate the smell. Its so nasty. Your video is true to life. Every inch of the house has to deep cleaned.
We're going through this right now with a home we just bought. Have you been able to get the smell out of your kitchen cabinets?
I'm looking at buying an apartment which a smoker lived in for 17 years. Thanks for this brilliant video. Lots of food for thought.
just buy a ozone machine for all smells and do a deep soapy wash. thats it. this man is waisting his time with all he is doing. ozonizers kill all kinds of bacteria.
@@stygasare those safe for pets?
no people plants or pets inside while ozone generator is on. also air out with window before you occupy. the smell will come back after ozone if you do not clean walls then repaint/prime. You cant just run ozone in a tar ridden apt and get rid of the smell, itll be back next day@@aflawedhuman2046
@@stygasIt kills bacteria, and will make the air safe enough to breathe for a short while (such as after a house fire or other disaster, before things are rebuilt/replaced), but it will not permanently eliminate the source of the nicotine smell, nor will it de-brown everything in your house.
You need to toss all the plastic switches, etc. Those take more effort to clean than to just replace.
Ductwork at very least needs a hard vacuum by a professional company, but probably just needs to be torn out.
All the carpet needs to go - the carpet will indefinitely release that smell if someone has been smoking in it for years.
Or you can be a slumlord, stick an O3 generator in there for 48 hours, and pretend that the problem is solved.
Wow I am so glad I don’t smoke. I had no idea that smoke and tar affected a house like that. I’d be wearing gloves 🧤 and a mask 😷 thank you for the tips.
So much hard work! Well done. 👏
It was kind of like watching an anti-smoking after school special! 🚭
Thank you so much 😀 YES!!!!!! It is crazy how gross this stuff gets over time...
@@PilotJon can you please let us know if the smoke smell went away? Thanks for the video👍
@@angeliqueholder9731 it did a huge part of it. I made another video about a ozone machine. I’d absolutely recommend the combination of both
@@PilotJon Ah, the ozone machine! 👍 Thanks so much! Great work and super helpful👍
@@angeliqueholder9731 thank you!
I wiped down all my walls with vinegar, rag came up dark brown! My slumlord doesn't want to paint, they told me I could move out.
Sprayed the popcorn ceiling too.
Already smells much better.
And yes, smoking inside is nasty!
Is the smoke smell still gone? I hope so. Would you do an update video?
i always use lemon ammonia..it literally strips nicotine from anything
Will it take the paint off cabinets?
@@richardwood3128 it will soften some paints so do not scrub hard but any moisture will soften interior paint a bit
Ammonia is a great degreaser. Did a great job on my rag underneath the range hood that was covered in grease when we first moved in.
Just never mix ammonia and bleach the fumes can kill you. And never put it on aluminum. It can bubble it. Test first.
@@richardwood3128Use dawn dish soap or dawn power wash for kitchen cabinets if grease is heavy. A scrubby pad if bad, follow with a damp rag keep rinsing and wringing rag. Try Murphy's oil soap in water for wooden cabinets.
dont you still have the toxins to disturb your health over long run even if you get rid of the smoke?
imagine what their lungs look like
I just bought a home and boy do I have my work cut out for me. Going to use tsp and unsmoke I found on Amazon. Hopefully it does the job and then use kilz restoration. I just can't believe how someone can smoke let alone indoors when its so nasty.
Agreed! after the repaint and all, I found the biggest help was using an ozone machine- I have another video here that shows that one.
for vents I use a 50-50 mix of vinagar and water (if it is REALLY BAD I use lemon juice instead of vinegar as it is more acidic) but that in a cheap steamer and steam the vents and inside duct where I can reach. oh, and disposable towels or torn-up ones to throwout once you wipe up.
I rent a renovated smokers apartment, the walls are white, but there still is this cold smoke smell in all my clothes and in furniture- iWould an Ozone Treatment work too?
I would do the ozone treatment. I have another video on that. A deep clean and ozone treating work incredibly well together
@@PilotJonare you talking about an ozone machine and did it remove the odor from the duct work??
Too much work. Just burn 🔥 the house down!
😂🤣😂
😂@@tc5028
Did you paint kitchen cabinets with the same "odor removing" primer as walls?
Dang, hadn't thought about the windows yet.... 😳😒 Such a drag and sad across the board. 🚬🚫 Thank you for sharing. Thank you to the commenters with your ideas and products!😃
The upside down one is called your hat hot, is controlled with a light switch and that comes from the electrical code
Good video, dont mean to be that guy but watching you scratch the hell out of that light switch and then lick your finger to show us the duct filter cover just kinda turned my guts 😅
Dang I just wish you would get to the point I can't even watch this all you're doing is talking about nothing get to the point about removing the cigarette smell already jeez
Bugs hate tar and nicotine. In 30 years from now I wonder what will considered yucky ?
Alcohol and whingers hopefully.
Great video! Thanks for posting. Did you consider refinishing the hard wood floors? I'm thinking if they were sealed with three coats of polyurethane that might Seal and get rid of the smell? Also, did you change the carpet after all? I'm in the same boat, debating if I should rip out hardwoods and run LVP throughout. Checking out your ozone video next!
Did that 5 gal. bucket of primer do the whole house or did you need two?
Depends on how many coats it needed.
Does this actually work? Or does the smell never fully go away?
Clean the walls and ceiling. Then paint it and then change carpet and fixtures. Throw one of those scented air filters.
Do you regret buying the home?
Great question! I don’t at all.. between the cleaning, priming, painting and all it’s been great. I made another video on an ozone machine- that worked absolute wonders for the duct work. I ran it for 12 hours with the central air fan on and it’s been scentless ever since
We got a good deal on a house once by buying it from a dying smoker. It was disgusting and expensive, but we were able to restore it buy gutting it and doing all those other things. In the end, I think it might have been easier to just build a whole damn house.
I thought the same as I went through it all! However I got a great deal on the home so I’m quite happy with it now
How do u remove nicotine stains from cabinets
I've grown up with people smoking around me. So unless there isn't a direct source of smoke I can't really smell it that much. Although I do try cleaning the fixtures of the flim.
What did you do for the pipes -- in the sink specifically b/c i can smell residue coming from the drain.
How did the odor killing primer work out? I’m pretty much in the exact same situation and trying to use a combination of ozone and odor killing primer to get rid of a mystery scent.
How did the ozone machine worked for u?
The repainting and new flooring helped a ton, but after the ozone machine there isnt even a hint of smoke
Amazing! well worth the price
Smiley face, creepy ones 😆 Never heard that some one describes outlets like that.
Sooooo disgusting. What? S-O-O-O-O-O DISGUSTING!!! OK. Got it.
You must be a smoker.
Unfortunately I smoked cigarettes near my backdoor and now I quit smoking and I can still smell cigarette smoke and I'm hearing that vinegar, Dawn, and peroxide mixed together will clean the area! Yes it's disgusting and I'm glad i quit!! I never even liked the smell in the first place 😔 who would?
What happend at the end ??all the smell when away ???
It did probably 80% to get the rest (residual in the air conditioning system) I used an ozone machine- that video is here also, now the house is always fresh, even when running the heat or ac
Im grateful my smoker unit had radiators rather than HVAC vents...
Look great!!
Thanks Mom :)
Honestly I don’t think they understand the consequences of smoking
Had no idea cigarette smoke could do so much damage to a house.
Crazy huh?
Spraying all that stuff without masks and eye protection?
HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂 Absolutely! Its basic household cleaners.
@@PilotJon I guess I didn't watch enough of the video the know exactly what was being used. If there is something worth cleaning; there is something there that isn't pleasant in the eyes. It's one thing to look down while scrubbing a counter, but that shot of the fellow looking up while spraying 5 feet above made *me* laugh. Right... Hahahahaha.
Let me just say....I am of the generation where everybody smoked. You smoked in restaurants. You smoked in bars and on airplanes. Hell, even the doctors smoked INSIDE the hospitals. Guess what....just like those establishments, I washed my walls and other surfaces routinely, and there was no problem. Then my husband and I purchased a home. The previous owner was a candle burning freak! I had a hell of a time getting the soot and grime off surfaces. Nothing compares to that nightmare. It's like trying to scrub a waxy film off something, only to keep spreading it around and around. I would buy a nicotine ladled home over a flowery candle (scentsy) sooted one any day.
My next door neighbor in the apartment is smoking marijuana, and it's coming through my vents
Count yourself lucky. How does that affect your grocery bill.
Free buzz z 😊
OMG WHAT A DRAMA QUEEN!
After looking at this video I realize how naive I am and the reason why I'm saying this is I cannot believe or understand how can people be so disgusting and so garbage and trash to even consider putting so much disgusting smoke inside their home,, some people are really parasites in society
Really?? Parasites in society because a person smokes in their house?? Boy you must live a very sheltered life!!
I think the best is use of a ozone machine .
Absolutely. I did the cleaning painting and all that, then an ozone machine (video somewhere on here) and the house is better than new
Same here.
Every time he says, "nasty" and "disgusting" you gotta drink 🥂
😂😂😂
That's I was been already drunken as hell!!! 😂😂😂
Me tto 😅lmao
And gross
99% complaining, 1% cleaning. What a waste of time this video was.
😂😂😂😂
But after all that, did it work?
It did! I used an ozone machine that took care of the HVAC system quite well
@@PilotJon thank you.
Remove the appliance’s too.
Replaced all of them! Great point!
It’s not just scent
Call Peggy Cerati what are you doing?
So you know, I keep my mind you really slowly buddy
My daughter said get rid of smoker
I think Smoking got rid of the smoker.... hahaha Your daughter is brilliant!
Yes, we all know there is tar build up. The title is misleading. I am at least 8 minutes in and all you have done is talk about how gross and disgusting everything is!!! This is supposed to be a cleaning video. Bye.
Ozone the place
Spot on! I have another video of an ozone machine that worked wonders! Especially with the HVAC
Maybe I’ll pick up smoking… 🤷🏼♂️
Only do it when you rent a place and want to fuck the place up lol.
overkill
THANK YOU!
Too long and slow
That's not telling folks how to clear the smell.. just replace this replace that... rip up floors... your funny
Zzzzzzzz
If you stop complaining? You might get something done. You should have asked for help. I would come and, help. Without complaining about it.
Probably shouldn't have bought a house that had heavy smokers if you're that anal about the nasty tar.
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