How to Get Rid of Smoke Smell

When moving into a new house or apartment, if the previous tenants smoked, it can be a lot of work to get the smoke smell out of the house. Smoke penetrates the walls and carpets and is difficult to get out. Hopefully with some of these tips, you can get rid of the smoke.

Depending on how bad the smoke is, you may have to completely replace the carpets and repaint the walls. Before you paint the walls, you'll need to wash the walls to get some of the smoke that have leeched into the walls out of them. With repainting and putting in new carpet, your house will be rid of the smoke.

If you don't want to completely repaint, you can do these steps to help with the smoke smell.

Wash the walls. Smoke will be imbedded within the walls, in the paint and sheetrock. Wash using a mixture of water and vinegar. Vinegar will be able to cut through the resins and tar that smoke leaves behind and the smell of vinegar will dissipate over the next couple of days. Don't forget to wash the closet walls. The closet walls are right next to the clothes the smoker wears, which will easily transfer the smell to each other. While washing, having your windows open will help ventilate the room and hopeful clear out some of the cigarette smell.

Wash the curtains. Often people overlook the curtains, but these can absorb a lot of smoke over the years. If you are able to machine wash your curtains, add some vinegar in with it to help with the removal of smoke.

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