| Many people will live in an apartment at some point in | | | | also get rid of the carpet and padding underneath and |
| their life that smells like cigarette smoke. It is not easy | | | | replace it with new. Carpet and the padding tends to |
| to get rid of the smell but it can be done, so how do I | | | | store the smell of cigarettes so this is very important if |
| eliminate cigarette smoke from my apartment? | | | | you want it gone for good. |
| You will have to do a couple of different things if you | | | | Four: If you have central heating and air then you will |
| want to eliminate the cigarette smoke permanently. By | | | | need to replace the air filters so that the air will not be |
| doing all of these things you will be able to get rid of | | | | stale or musty because of the cigarette smoke. |
| the smell and make it stay away. | | | | Consider using a semi permanent air filter as opposed |
| One: Open the windows to air out the apartment. This | | | | to the disposable type. This will filter out small particles |
| may take awhile, but is one easy thing you can do. | | | | that you would not otherwise be able to get. |
| Two: Wash everything with hot soapy water. You | | | | You may even want to get a high density filter that |
| want to wash the windows, walls, drapes, cabinets, | | | | you can wash and use over and over. These are |
| and even in the closet. One thing that you want to | | | | great for really getting odors and things like mold and |
| remember that is important to get rid of cigarette | | | | other problems in the air. The good news for you is |
| smoke is that you have to also wash the ceiling | | | | you can eliminate cigarette smoke from your home or |
| because smoke rises. | | | | apartment. It just takes effort and a little hard work |
| If you don't want to wash everything you can paint a | | | | It also goes without saying that if you smoke you will |
| lot of it to get rid of the smell although you could be | | | | want to go outside and do it from here on out. This will |
| masking the smell depending on how bad it is. | | | | allow you to keep the tobacco smoke smell out |
| Three: It is very important that you clean the carpet | | | | permanently once you have gotten rid of it. |
| yourself or hire a professional to do it for you. You can | | | | |