I moved into an apartment which used to be rented to a heavy smoker who lived here over 7 years. They repainted, had the unit professionally cleaned, replaced the carpeting and treated it with some kind of chemical bomb thing which was supposed to kill residual nicotine smells.
I have now lived here since April, and I can still smell nicotine. I recently went on vacation for two weeks and when I returned, the smell was overwhelming. I use plugins, Febreze, and burn scented oils, which helps, but I am very discouraged. It was not so bad over the summer since I kept windows open, but now we are heading into colder weather. I live in Nevada which has very cold winters.
I love my apartment and I am on a one year lease. (I am a senior woman.) Do you have any good suggestions to help me with this problem?
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Are you certain it's coming from inside your apartment and not a neighbours? You might want to check. Here are some things you can do to help get rid of nicotine odors:
Step 1
Open all your doors and windows as much as you can when you're home. Have fans pointed outward. Good ventilation does wonders over time.
Step 2
Use charcoal as a deodorizing agent. It absorbs tough odors and smells.
Step 3
If you have any items in there that used to be there with the smoker, get rid of them (including drapes-- have them switched out)
Step 4
Sprinkle your furniture and carpets with baking soda to eat/deodorize the odor.
Step 5
Look into getting an air purifier. That was my best bet after I had this same issue back in the day.
Thanks for the suggestion. I am going to try some charcoal.
Get rid of smoke smell.
I am also going to check out air purifiers. The walls were painted and new carpet was installed but it still stinks.
Cigarette smoke/smell is really a tough odor to get rid of. There is probably one area the smell is the strongest.
You will have to be a detective and look for anything where this stuff is hiding so you can eliminate the source.
Thank you for these great suggestions, I will try them all!
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