Ridding a Basement of Smoke Odor

Smoke smell permeates household surfaces, causing a lingering odor to remain in the room even after the smoke is gone. When smoke is contained to the basement area, it sometimes has no place to escape due to a lack of windows and air circulation. Unless you want your basement to smell like a smoking parlor, you must clean the surfaces to remove nicotine stains that contribute toward odor.

Baking soda
Vacuum
Bucket
1 cup ammonia
Rubber gloves
Sponge
Cleaning cloths
4 small bowls
White vinegar

Instructions

- 1
  Open windows or doors in the basement, if any exist. Allow the fresh air to circulate through the room for five to seven hours.
- 2
  Sprinkle baking soda over upholstered furniture and carpeting. Leave the baking soda on these surfaces overnight to absorb smoke smell.
- 3
  Vacuum the baking soda off the next day. If smoke smell remains, repeat steps 2 and 3 until it's fully absorbed.
- 4
  Fill a bucket with 1 gallon of hot water. Add 1 cup of ammonia to the bucket.
- 5
  Put on rubber gloves so your skin doesn't become dry or irritated by the ammonia solution. Soak a sponge in the diluted ammonia. Wring out the excess moisture.
- 6
  Wipe down all nonporous surfaces, such as walls, doors and cement flooring in the basement. Rinse the cloth frequently as the smoke stains and odors are removed.
- 7
  
  Vinegar naturally absorbs smoke odor trapped in the basement.
  
  Place four small bowls throughout the basement. Fill each bowl halfway with full-strength white vinegar. Leave the bowls in the room overnight to absorb any remaining smoke smell.

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