I hope this is the right place to ask this. I've been searching for an answer to this question online all day and I'm not finding a lot of information. So I feel weird asking this on a cat forum, but since there are a lot of members here I thought someone might have some experience.
Has anyone ever successfully removed the smell of cigarette smoke from your home?
We recently moved and are currently living in a hotel and searching for a home. The only house that my husband and I are agreeing on is a FANTASTIC house...except that it smells like cigarette smoke. We don't smoke, and I have allergies and sinus problems that have resulted in 3 different surgeries...and the smell of smoke is an irritant to them. I can handle a restaurant or a friend's house, but for my own house its unacceptable because of my sinus problems. (I also don't like the smell, but my health is my main concern at the moment).
The real estate agent said that there is some kind of professional oxygen cleaner thing that can be set in the house, run for a few days, and the smell will be completely gone. The former owners have already replaced the carpet and cleaned the house. Plus, it sounds like the former owner actually gave up smoking several years ago...but the scent is still lingering. Its not the strongest smell of smoke I've ever smelled, but its enough to bother me enough to not want to buy the house because of it.
We don't want to put in an offer on the house, only to find out that we can't withdraw the offer without a penalty, and that the house still smells like smoke - meaning that the oxygen thing didn't work.
So does anyone have any experience with these cleaners? Is this a lost cause and the smell will never go away? Any experience or advice would be welcomed!
Has anyone ever successfully removed the smell of cigarette smoke from your home?
We recently moved and are currently living in a hotel and searching for a home. The only house that my husband and I are agreeing on is a FANTASTIC house...except that it smells like cigarette smoke. We don't smoke, and I have allergies and sinus problems that have resulted in 3 different surgeries...and the smell of smoke is an irritant to them. I can handle a restaurant or a friend's house, but for my own house its unacceptable because of my sinus problems. (I also don't like the smell, but my health is my main concern at the moment).
The real estate agent said that there is some kind of professional oxygen cleaner thing that can be set in the house, run for a few days, and the smell will be completely gone. The former owners have already replaced the carpet and cleaned the house. Plus, it sounds like the former owner actually gave up smoking several years ago...but the scent is still lingering. Its not the strongest smell of smoke I've ever smelled, but its enough to bother me enough to not want to buy the house because of it.
We don't want to put in an offer on the house, only to find out that we can't withdraw the offer without a penalty, and that the house still smells like smoke - meaning that the oxygen thing didn't work.
So does anyone have any experience with these cleaners? Is this a lost cause and the smell will never go away? Any experience or advice would be welcomed!