The chemical residue left by cigarette smoke can linger in properties for years after smoking has ceased in a space
Still, these HVAC steps are smart when odor is persistent: Replace filters (use the correct size and a quality filter appropriate for your system)
These measures can include: keeping open containers of charcoal or white vinegar in each room, to absorb the smell and changing them weekly ventilating your environment, perhaps by directing a fan to blow smoke out the window, and smoking cigarettes only near open windows running air purifiers with HEPA filters in each room changing filters and cleaning out air ducts of air conditioners, heaters, or furnaces as often as possible to avoid reintroducing the smell steam cleaning upholstered furniture, carpets, and other soft surfaces washing curtains, draperies, tablecloths, and items such as stuffed animals, once a week storing items airtight in closets using dryer sheets to rub down mattresses and pillows and items that cant be washed, such as books washing floors, walls, windows, and other hard surfaces with cleaning solutions that contain baking soda, bleach, or vinegar masking the smell by burning incense or using essential oils If you smoke in your car, the smell is bound to linger
Do soft surfaces first (laundry, upholstery)
