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Rid Home Of Smoke Smell

Name: Jeri Hankins  City:

Question: We recently had a smell fire in our home when the heat of a candle broke through the glass holder it was in and caught a wall on fire. The charred smell still hangs heavy in the air. What can we do to eliminate that smell?

Name: Deck1ng | Date: June 12, 2004, 11:32
Answer: Smoke damage/smell is hard to get rid of without a lot of work. You can try the onion cut in half trick, air fresheners. But the real answer is to re-decorate.

Name: G | Date: January 11, 2005, 9:40
Answer: Replace anything that burned (sheetrock, etc.) then get an air-cleaner with an ionizer and put in that room. You may also need to clean the carpet. Call a restoration company