get the smoke out

[MrHunters]

anyone have any tips or tricks on how to get 20 years of smoke out of the walls floor and ceiling... we are airing out the place now and hoping a fresh coat of paint will aleviate alot of the smell...

we poured baking soda on the rugs... will probably rip them up later but for now they stay.

windows open 24/7

[Nebe]

cat pee will mask it pretty good.

[MrHunters]

hahah - that it would

[Slingah]

if your going to paint...make sure you prime everything with something like Zinnser Coverstain to block the nicotine stain, if you dont it will bleed through the latex paint....probaly a good idea to wash it all first too with TSP....that'll rid the smell

[MrHunters]

tsp?

[Clammer]

M/H

when I read the caption >>>>>>>>>> I thought it was a invite to a awesome house warming

[Raven]

if ya can't beat them join em

i second the tsp wash ,,,careful with that stuff tho
made to strong it can burn skin...

you could burn insense

you need to replace the vibes in the house
with your kind of music

[MrHunters]

Originally Posted by Clammer

M/H

when I read the caption >>>>>>>>>> I thought it was a invite to a awesome house warming

if ya can't beat them join em

i second the tsp wash ,,,careful with that stuff tho
made to strong it can burn skin...

you could burn insense

you need to replace the vibes in the house
with your kind of music

woh sounds like potent stuff, didnt know what it was so good ol wiki saved the day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_phosphate

[Slingah]

they sell pre-mixed as well and also TSP subsitute now in most paint stores and is not as strong....wear rubber gloves and don't let it puddle up on anything.......rinse well...then prime & paint.....nicotine is the worst....good luck

[Swimmer]

What Slingah said.

[Adamfishes]

if you find anything good let me know because yesterday there was a pretty bad fire in my building about 10 unites were destroyed! The fire happened on the 10th floor and I live on the 11th. Still don't know what caused it but my place does not smell so good. Thank god everyone was safe.....

[teaser]

TSP

Tri
Sodium
Phosphate

available in any reputable paint store or hardware store.


TSP ... 1st

Oil based primer (Zinnser product) to cover the nicotine and prevent bleeding through ... 2nd

At least 2 coats of quality paint for the final touch ... 3rd

I use only Benjamin Moore products and find them to be the best paint in todays market.

Good luck!

[Raven]

what Swimmer said about what Slingah said!

Adamfishes... you might consider moving just because
of the construction to fix the floor below....
otherwize consider getting an ozone generating air purifier to recycle your air.
the Ozone kills the odor.

[MrHunters]

do you know if its next to the STP or should i use ESP?

[Adamfishes]

Well I found out that it was only one unit that got messed up. Somebody was a bit of an exgarater. My apt smells a lot better today. I'm just glad nobody got hurt.

[Jimbo]

I had a condo I rented and one tenant was a smoker and the place reeked after he left. The township inspector recommended I get an oder eating spray that hotels use (specifically recommended for smoke). Can't remember the name, but I found it at Home Depot. I just painted the walls with contracter's white and shampooed the carpet with one of those supermarket rentals and sprayed once a day for about a week and the odor was almost unnoticeable.

[Redsoxticket]

thc works magic

[gf2020]

The carpets have to come out.

[MrHunters]

like the wallpaper.... im afraid to see whats under our rugs. who knows though, we might find nice hard wood floors

i know for sure there is horse hair plaster everywhere. ugh