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Originally Posted by Switter
I purchased a house here in the villages and there is a persistent smell it. The realtor and the inspector both thought it was because the house had sat empty for a long period of time and that once I moved in the smell will go away. I have been here six months now and it hasn't gone away.
I was talking to the neighbors, and they told me the lady who lived here was a chainsmokers and she had pets but with her declining health she was not able to get the pets out to go to the bathroom
When she passed, an investment company bought the property and basically remodeled it. I heard they had to grind the concrete floor down because of pet urine.
Supposedly before I bought the place they had the ducts cleaned.
I assume the smell that's in the air is because of cigarette smoke. I am thinking about having a company do an a professional ozone shock treatment. It costs $1350.
Based on my research, it looks like this is a pretty effective route to go but I was just wondering if anybody has ever had ozone shock treatment done in their house and what the result was.
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The smoke smell gets into anything that is porous especially the drywall. If it was me I would have a painting contractor come in and use Kilz Sealer on all the walls and ceiling first ant then give it two coats of finish paint. It is not going to be cheap but if the odor was so bad that they had to grind the concrete then you will need to do this. This is exactly what they do after a kitchen fire that fills the house with smoke. Also the Flexible ducts in the attic may need to be replaced but I would start with the painting.