We talked about smoke in a cars interior, How about candle smell in a house?

[Tilar]

Just had a couple move out of my rentals and apparently they burned incense or candles. I've wiped the walls down with vinegar and water and that hasn't helped any. I ran an ionizer for 2 days downstairs and 2 days upstairs and while that helped a lot, after turning the thing off for a couple days the smell is back just as strong.  Anyone deal with anything like this?

[Indygenerallee]

Smoke a big ol' doobie in the middle of the house and that will get rid of the candle smell! 

[stripedelete]

The fire restoration guys use the shellac based Kilz.   

In the mean time winterize it and open the windows.

[polywideblock]

 buy a couple of lb's of potato's and quarter them place around house close rooms and leave as long as possibleday 2 days )old painters trick get paint smell out so don't see why it wouldn't work on hippy fumes

[Tilar]

The potatos would be easy to do.    I also read where you can put out bowls of baking soda but I thought that might take some time to work.

[jar1292]

Coffee grounds remove the smell of fish could work for other smells too.

[HPP]

Bowls of baking soda, coffee grounds or vinegar all work about the same. Never tried the potato trick in a house, but it does work with baked beans, so why not.

[Ram07]

I work in various grouphomes and such....gets a little stanky at times....we have a spray, it has no smell to it...called Medisafe, odor and cleanser...sprayed the crap outta a truck with cigarette smell...worked...and in the house for nasty stuff...Works well...give it a try!  


cant buy it in retail stores, more like commercial cleaning stores!

[skip68]

Check your vents.   Sometimes people put stuff in them to mask the smell of other things (drugs)   
Just sayin.   

[DrHemi]

Check the curtain rods too

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081353

[polywideblock]

Check the curtain rods too

Check your vents.   Sometimes people put stuff in them to mask the smell of other things (drugs)   
Just sayin.   

are we killing a smell or looking for a stash

[DrHemi]

I edited it and added a link

[polywideblock]

Check the curtain rods too

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081353

had a tenant move out of shop next to work(midnight flit) weeks went by shop stank ended up through our air cond. went looking, found nothing took weeks but finally found lb of prawns had been put on top of motor of drink fridge and then pushed back up against wall  fridge still turned on   fridge went to tip NOTHING would remove smell