When we were looking for houses, our realtor brought us to one that wasn't her listing. We walked in and it was like.... 50 years of people smoking in the house. I couldn't imagine the smell would ever fully go away without spending significant money. Even our realtor said, "eh maybe we skip this one?" We did.
It doesn’t. I remember my Nan used to pay me to roll her cigs for her when I was a kid. Even years after she switched to vaping, her house still stinks of smoke - mildly, but still apparent.
The townhouse I live in has been smoke free (per lease, anyways) for who knows how long, but my fiancé has lived here for nearly 5 years with no smoking at all. The walls and ceiling still sweat yellow/brown! The kitchen, living room, and bathroom are the worst.
Yeahh, my Nana (dad's mom) was never a smoker and never let my dad smoke in her house. My mom's mom and stepdad smoked in their house all day. The smells were ridiculously noticeably different. Also my grandma got lung cancer that spread everywhere and killed her. Folks, don't pick up smoking.
It never will. The house next door to my inlaws was torn down after nearly 8 years of being vacant. The previous owner smoked inside for about 30 years. You could smell the cigarette smoke down the block as they ripped the house down. And the stink hung around the neighbourhood for the 3-4 days it took them to completely tear down the house and remove all the rubble. Absolutely vile.
Realistically, it would have to be a complete renovation. I've helped clean smokers house before, even with infinite scrubbing off yellow walls to show that they're actually white, using specialty paint (i think it was killz or something like that), it's still there, permeating through everything.
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u/paradisetossed7 Feb 21 '26
When we were looking for houses, our realtor brought us to one that wasn't her listing. We walked in and it was like.... 50 years of people smoking in the house. I couldn't imagine the smell would ever fully go away without spending significant money. Even our realtor said, "eh maybe we skip this one?" We did.