Nicotine Problem

[rylo]

Got a house to reskim. Every room is thick with nicotine, anyone know the best way to get rid or prep it? Any suggestions more than welcome, it's a nightmare house! Thanks Rylo

 

[Danny]

welcome

Sugar soap is what i have also used in the past... its a grim job and would put anyone off smoking!!!

 

[bubbles65]

One of the most gut wrenching jobs you'll ever do :-(

 

[beddy]

Another job I wouldn't give a guarantee with lol

 

[shaky1]

all that lovely thick black tar get the lab to do it rylo .welcome to the mad house m8:RpS_thumbsup:

 

[jesssop]

Got a house to reskim. Every room is thick with nicotine, anyone know the best way to get rid or prep it? Any suggestions more than welcome, it's a nightmare house! Thanks Rylo

dont get many people smoke in there houses these days
just pva it skim it get your money and then turn your phone off for a couple of weeks

 

[rylo]

Thanks lads, all replies appreciated, think I was just hoping for a miracle!!!

 

[raggles]

Welcome along and just watch the original Karate Kid tonight :RpS_thumbup:


Better still just sample Mr Miagi on a loop and get it on ya Ipod so you can be serenaded by "wipe on wipe off" as you do it :RpS_thumbsup:

 

[Fatarm]

Overboard whatever is practical,.... lids?

manky,dirty job cleaning that off:RpS_thumbdn:

 

[johniosaif]

I did a four bed flat than a heavy smoker lived in prior to this, it was manly, yellow every where,light fittings ,switches,we weak pva'd it,sponged this off till it was gone, then pva'd and skimmed.still ok, my brother lives there now, but before the handles and doors wer sticky to the touch,nearly made me reek and I h ave been In some shiit holes

 

[Olican]

I did one recently like this, after cleaning one myself a couple of years ago with sugar soap and wallpaper stripper (steamer works well but you get drips of minging yellow tar down your arm) this time I paid a local cleaning company to go in ahead (_house us empty) priced it in £128

 

[johniosaif]

Steamers can cause plaster to blow though,

 

[bubbles65]

Steamers can cause plaster to blow though,

They've created many a days work for us all :RpS_thumbsup:

 

[rylo]

forgot to mention lot of artex aswell think i will hang the trowel up after this one thanks