Wife and I found a great piece of property with a nice house for a reasonable price, but it's been smoked in. The carpets/flooring/window coverings would come out. I see Kilz primer and read about other cleaning techniques (TSP, vinegar, etc) and Ozone cleaners, but is there any realistic way to rid a place of that stench or is it snake oil?
Have you tried getting a quote/estimate from a professional company that deals with smoke damage from fires and such. You could always do the removing of the drapes and carpeting etc, leave the pros to do the washdown and smell removal?
Put the estimate/quote costs in your offer and either the seller pays, seller drops price, you split with seller, etc. Lots of options depending on how badly you want the place.
Geno
