Removing Sticky Cigarette Residue and Odor From Your Torrington, CT Home or Apartment

7/31/2018 (Permalink)

The removal of cigarette tar and odors can make a dramatic difference in your Southbury, CT home or apartment.

The residue and tar left on the walls of a home after years of smoking can be difficult to remove. If your home is being sold or apartment being released, the cigarette stains will need to be cleaned off of your walls and odors removed from the home.  

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a complex mixture of over 4,000 compounds. Tobacco smoke clouds the air and sticks to every surface of the area. Sticky, highly toxic particulates, like nicotine, can cling to walls and ceilings. The residual gases left behind from smoking can be absorbed into carpets, draperies, and upholstered furniture. The visible signs of tobacco residue can be easily seen as a yellow or brown sticky substance that is left on all surfaces and furniture in areas where smoking has taken place. This residue, made up of very tiny particles of tobacco smoke, is difficult to remove.  Cigarette smoke is absorbed into every nook and cranny of the home- including furniture, carpets, and even behind the walls. If the building has an HVAC system, it can carry the smoke odor throughout the building. If you are an apartment complex manager, this can cause other residents to complain of the air quality in their apartments. 

If you have attempted home cleaning methods and they have not been successful, you may need to call in a professional restoration company.  The process to remove cigarette smoke residue is multi-tiered and requires a number of steps. SERVPRO of Southbury/Torrington has the training to eliminate offensive odors and remove tar from walls. We have the equipment needed to penetrate surfaces such as carpeting, drapery, furniture and bedding.  We use a tool called an Ozone Generator to oxidize odor and eliminate odors from pets, nicotine, mildew and more without the use of toxic chemicals. Our air scrubbers assist in removing odor particles from the air.    

When the process is complete and your home is free of foul smells and the sticky tar removed from your walls, our team will seal your walls, ceilings and other surfaces and repaint them, leaving you with a fresh, clean surface.