Art Todesco wrote:
We are looking for a new house. In the
last few days we found a real nice
log home that fits our needs almost
perfectly with the one exception of a
fairly strong smoking smell. I thought
that if we make an offer, it would
be accompanied by a complete list of
"cleaning", such as all carpets extraction
or steam cleaned, all walls, ceilings
and floors, all doors and woodwork. And
all fabric cleaned. My question is,
are we kidding ourselves? Can the smell be
eliminated? Any ideas if this can be
accomplished successfully? BTW, several
walls are wood (the inside of the logs).
Also, how about the insides of the
HVAC ducts and system?
Any personal experience with this?
Thanks.

Get an estimate from your local fire recovery people. Find out what
they suggest you are going to need to do and what they cost is going to be.
Then add in an amount for the possibility it may not work to your
satisfaction and for your accepting the extra work and risk and deduct that
from what you might have paid without the problem.

--
Joseph Meehan

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