2006-12-05 22:46:15 · 39 answers · asked by nicole russell 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Kurt is right. Odoban is the cat's breasts. Works great on smoke odor as well as a host of other organic sources of olfactory offense. You could always get a pet horse though. After a week or so you'll not even notice the smoke smell! ;-P
2006-12-06 12:19:50 · answer #1 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 2⤊ 13⤋
The best thing i have found for such a problem is to take the furniture outside let it air out for as long as you can .Then when you bring it back in have a cleaning company come steam it and then use fabreeze throughout the house and more so in the room which had the fire..also do the curtains or drapes..Hope this helps.
2006-12-06 10:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by ladymagikwolf65 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That will be a tough one to conquer. We also had the same thing to happen in our home several years ago. The entire house was gutted, everything was removed except for the framework and it took years for the smell to finally fade away. We tried every product known to man to try and omit the odor and the only thing that seemed to help in the least was spraying lemon juice not only into the air, but on walls, the carpet, fixtures, etc. I hope this will work for you also.
2006-12-05 22:59:17 · answer #3 · answered by rosey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Febreeze helps alot, but lately I've been using these smoke nuetralizing votive candles. It totally eliminates the smell in the air, and makes it smell like lemons or something. The only problem is the smoke smell stays on fabric and walls. I use Febreeze for those.
2006-12-06 10:03:58 · answer #4 · answered by Johnny Afman 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone else has great advice, so I won't copy their answers, but I do have a few things to add:
Kilz seals. Anything that "lightly" smells can be coated in Kilz (Not Kilz 2, use the original) and will keep the smell inside. Particularly drywall, studs, and subfloor. If you had to pull out any drywall, Kilz will be your friend.
Ductwork is a terrible hiding place for smoke. If you have air conditioner/heater vents in that room, you may need to have your ductwork replaced. Look into that as soon as you can, as a forced air system can spread the smoke smell to areas that were not previously affected.
2006-12-06 09:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by keri_23062 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The very best thing to do is get a bag of good charcoal (like Kingsford or Royal Oak) and a box (like a shoe box or something similar) fill the box with the charcoal and set in the room, leave about three days and change it out with new charcoal. It may take about a week or two but it will absorb the odor this also works for smelly cars , garbage closets, closets that has shoe odor and pet areas.
2006-12-06 09:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by moonflower 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well my name is jessica and i have some advice for your question.if you have scented candles in your home put them the room you had the fire in and line in them in a row.and stay out of the room when they are lit then open a window .stay in a room near by just incase there is a fire again but move the furniture so it doesn't start another fire.then open another window and leave the room again and open the door so all the smoke from the candles gets the window and door(either shut off or stand by your smoke alarm with a towle if you shut it off when your done make sure you turn it back on)so so have a happy hoildays incase you dont celebrate christmas.hope you send me another question my e-mail is capecodkellydude@yahoo.com have a goodchristmas
jessica your friend
i hope you are having fun this christmas bye
2006-12-06 09:23:05 · answer #7 · answered by eminem luver 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Clean Charcoal chunks placed strategically can adsorb the odors. Other things you can use (1) vacumming after a generous dose of baking soda on the carpets/floor (2) keeping windows open (3) painting the walls.
I would not advise you to light scented candles/febreeze etc as they only mask the odor.
Good Luck!
2006-12-06 08:40:47 · answer #8 · answered by Student 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband works for Progressive insurance. They hire and cover the cost of a company to come in and dry/steam clean EVERYTHING salvageable in the home. Perhaps you can find out if your insurance has the same kind of coverage.
Otherwise, you may have to just bite the bullet and wash all the walls, ceiling, carpets, and furniture to get the smoke smell out.
2006-12-06 08:37:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check with your local commercial cleaning chemical companies. Here in N.Y. I get some stuff called smoke away, Last resort. It helps get rid of the smoke odor along with other odors. BE VARY CAREFUL that stuff is powerful use about 1/4 teaspoon per quart of water. I use it in a spray bottle and wipe down all hard surfaces. Make sure you like the fragrance of it first. Follow the directions on the bottle but use less than they recommend that stuff is strong.
2006-12-05 23:28:08 · answer #10 · answered by Roberto 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lysol, Febreeze, leave the doors open all day (when you're home), call a cleaning lady, air freshener, fans, replace the furniture, let it fade out, burn a cd (replaces the smell to be a smell of burnt plastic), repaint the walls, and clean alot
2006-12-06 11:43:03 · answer #11 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋