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Results (107)
Andrew Ferris Rehabing smokers apartment
25 April 2019 | 10 replies

Bought a 5-plex 6 months ago. Previous owner lived in one unit and chain smoked for 30 years. I have rehabbed all the units, but can’t get the cigarette smoke out of that unit. I’ve redone the floors, painted the wall...

Lacee Beitler Flipping a smokers property?
15 June 2016 | 11 replies

Hi everyone,

We are looking at a 4 unit property. It's a great deal, great area, and would be great cash flow, but there has been a smoker in there for 60 years (owner). His unit is very smoke damaged, and 2/3 other...

Jason Spicer Stained walls from smokers
11 August 2018 | 6 replies

Best ways to deal with stained walls from smokers. 

Mindy Jensen Let's talk about nicotine
30 September 2023 | 27 replies

I bought a smoker's house. Prior to sale, they painted all the walls that didn't have wallpaper on them. Painted, not CLEANED then painted. Paint is starting to bubble up in places, I assume due to nicotine. Has anyon...

Nicholas TenBrink Removing Cigarette Smoke Odor From Wood Paneling
16 October 2019 | 2 replies

Hi everyone,I'm looking at purchasing a property that has been inhabited by two heavy indoor smokers, they've been smoking indoors for 25+yrs in the property and it reeks heavily of cigarette smoke(even as a former sm...

Karen Sanderson gray wood paneling
25 April 2016 | 6 replies

Hello group, just bought a property for a rental unit. End row home, LOTS of nicotine, old carpet, old everything.... the unit has lots of gray paneling (covered in nicotine)... thought about cleaning then painting sa...

Prachi Metha Zinsser or Kilz for Cigarette smoke
29 August 2022 | 12 replies

My newly purchase house has a Cigarette smoke from the previous owner. Ozone treatment and duct cleaning is done, it helped but still smoke is there. Next step is I am moving to get house paint with Zinsser or Kilz pr...

Jeff J. Getting rid of smoke smell in a carpet?
18 June 2014 | 17 replies

We just turned an apartment previously occupied by a heavy smoker.  We primed and repainted the whole place and washed the carpet (tide and bleach) but there is still a smoke smell probably from the carpet (and maybe ...

Lara Fobian Best primer to block cigarette smoke smell?
7 October 2018 | 11 replies

What’s the best type of Kilz primer (or other primer) to use on a bedroom’s walls and ceiling to permanently eliminate or cover up a smoky cigarette smell from someone who smoked in a bedroom?I know some of the smell ...

Roshan Taheri Removing tobacco stains from tile
29 July 2021 | 16 replies

This is my first rental property purchase and we are fixing the place up. Prior tenant smoked so bad that there’s tobacco stains on the floors and light switches and walls. We got the walls covered and the light switc...