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Remove carpet. Spray everything with a 30% chlorine bleach soln.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
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Riley just got a screaming deal on a truck because the owner smoked heavy and no one wanted to mess with it. Tell him not to loan it.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
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I had a friend in Florida that was a chainsmoker 4 or more packs a day. I guess that was a result of being a Miami PO for 20 years. He died from lung cancer in his 50's. His widow did not smoke but probably suffered from second hand smoke. Everytime I visited himupon returning home I smelled like an ashtray and had to take a shower and get the clothes I was wearing washed.
Every single AC intake and vent was almost brown and that contrasted nicely with the white ceiling paint and walls. She removed all the carpeting and drapes, replaced or deep cleaned the vents and pickups, had a professional home cleaner come in and wipe down all appliances and cabinets and then the home was painted, pretty sure the mattresses were replaced as well. There was very little if any evidence of a smoker having lived there.
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Called Servpro this morning and they're saying anywhere between $6k - $8k to clean the place top to bottom, including heat ducts, furnace coils, etc. and then running an Ionizer for up to a five days. We may still consider making an offer, but if we do, it will be a lowball to allow for new carpets, flooring, window coverings, and the above listed head to toe cleaning and then re-painting. I'm more willing to give it a shot than the wife is.
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Good luck with the deal GW. Hope it works out for you.
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Called Servpro this morning and they're saying anywhere between $6k - $8k to clean the place top to bottom, including heat ducts, furnace coils, etc. and then running an Ionizer for up to a five days. We may still consider making an offer, but if we do, it will be a lowball to allow for new carpets, flooring, window coverings, and the above listed head to toe cleaning and then re-painting. I'm more willing to give it a shot than the wife is. Servpro is not cheap, I would not use them. If I had a business I would because you can write it off . You can get the place professionally cleaned, carpets replaced,window coverings replaced and repainted for much less then that. You can rent an Ionizer . It would not dissuade me from buying the place if I liked it that much
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This place is bad, the kind of place you walk through it and it permeates your clothes bad, and no one is living there right now. That sucks, too bad. Dump gas in it and throw a match in.
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You could always take up smoking,then you wouldn't notice.
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You could always take up smoking,then you wouldn't notice. There's an echo in here
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You could always take up smoking,then you wouldn't notice. There's an echo in here Sheit, guess I shoulda read all the replies before trying to be smart azz!
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Might want to address the HVAC best as possible as well. Major duct cleaning.
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Only thing I can add perhaps is that if Kilz does not work well enough you can try Zinsser's B-I-N primer. It is a shellac based primer that is supposed to be able to seal odor from cat urine. If it can do that, ciggy smoke should be a cakewalk. It cost about $40 a gallon so I would give Kilz or Cover Stain a shot first.
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