NUTS & BOLTS TOBACCO SMOKE REMOVAL
chines manufacture this gas in high concentrations until the home is filled and the gas is in contact with all surfaces. This treatment may take a couple hours or a couple days, depending on the size of the building and duration of indoor smoking. Ev- ery enclosed space should be left open, and no one should be in the house for 24 hours after the treatment is complete because ozone is a lung irritant. TIPS & TRICKS FROM THE FIELD: “Use the full ozone generation machine for 48 hours. Place it next to the cold-air intake on the furnace so it not only gets through all the ducts but permeates the entire home.” – Bryan Blankenship, Ohio Turnkey
paint the ceilings as well as the walls. For heavy smokers, it may take two coats of primer before the final coat of paint.” – Carl Mullin, CPR Real Estate Solutions “What does smoke do? It rises, so ceilings must be KILZed, primed, and painted.”
- Bruce McNeilage, Kinloch Partners LLC
NO. 4 HIT THE HVAC WITH EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT Before you fill the ductwork with ozone, you need to physi- cally clean it and fog with an odor-blocking product. > Continued on :: PG 97
Experts Reveal Field-Tested Ways to Remove Tobacco- Smoke Byproducts DON’T LET A NASTY NICOTINE HABIT SEND YOUR HOME VALUE UP IN SMOKE.
“We’ve never had a perfect result with ozone treatments, maybe because the extreme humidity in southwest Florida.”
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OZONE ALONEWON’T DO THE TRICK Investors note that the O3 machine is something of a “fin- ishing touch” on tobacco-smoke remediation and removal. Here are other imperative steps all agreed are an integral part of the process: REMOVE ALL SOFT SURFACES This means curtains, blinds, carpets, and any other absorbent material. NO. 1
moking cigarettes inside may be the single best way to tank your home value short of deliberate vandalism. According to a recent study released by Realtor.com, smoking in a home can reduce resale value by nearly a third (29 percent) and, furthermore, failure to remove tobacco-smoke byprod- ucts and residue may actually represent a health risk to future tenants and buyers. These leftovers are not just stinky. According to experts at the Mayo Clinic, they represent a health risk to any individual likely to end up with the residue in their mouths. This means that thirdhand smoke, like lead paint, is a particular threat to babies and young children, although it is very important to note that thirdhand smoke is a relatively new concept and, as a result, much of the research on it is focused on possible health risks rather than proven threats. Nevertheless, most non-smokers (roughly 85 percent of the population, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Preven- tion and Control) do not want to live in a house that smells like cigarette smoke. Combine this popular distaste for smokers’ S
properties with the massive hit to the retail value a smoker’s property will take if any hint of tobacco smoke remains be- hind, and you have a perfect potential deal for many real estate investors. That is, of course, assuming you know how to safely, effectively, and fully remove that smell and that residue before you put the property on the market for rent or to own. Think Realty Magazine spoke with real estate investors actively working in the field who routinely deal with smoke damage and the residual property damage associated specifi- cally with tobacco smoke. Here are some of the top responses from high-volume investors in all sectors: TOP RESPONSE: OZONE MACHINES FOR THE ODOR-FREEWIN Ozone machines blast the inside of a building with ozone (O3), a gas you are probably familiar with in context of “the hole in the ozone layer” that dominated the environmental conversations during the late 1980s and 1990s. Ozone ma-
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WASH ALL HARD SURFACES TO REMOVE
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TAR STAINING Many investors use bleach solutions, while others rely on strong soaps and lots of water.
SEAL & BLOCK ALL POTENTIALLY
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RESISTANT SURFACES Once everything is clean, all hard surfaces must be primed, repainted, and sealed so that no smells or lingering residue can escape into the environment in the future.
“Odor-killing KILZ as an initial primer will take care of most of it, but you have to remember to
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