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Smoke Odor Removal- Manchester, NH

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Selling a home always comes with challenges. Challenges can be multiplied when dealing with issues such as structural failures, out of code utilities, mold, or odor. To some, odor may pale in comparison to the expensive structural repairs or mold remediation. Nevertheless, odor removal can serve as a serious obstacle to overcome during a real estate transaction. Such is the situation in this case study of property sellers needing smoke odor removal from a Manchester home.
Recently, three adult children were tasked with the responsibility of selling their elderly parent’s Manchester home. For medical reasons the parents needed to move to a senior living facility. During the pack-out of the property the children interviewed a few real estate brokers before selecting their listing agent. The consensus on the house was fairly scattered as far as value and selling advice, but one thing was unanimous: the house needed serious smoke odor removal. Unless the children would accept a drastic reduction on price, they needed to deal with the cigarette smoke odor that had accumulated in the Manchester home for the past twenty years. Can this kind of smoke odor even be cleaned or deodorized?
Smoke odor removal, in this case from cigarette smoke, can be cleaned and deodorized. This was the good news for the children preparing to sell the property. They commandeered Soil-Away Cleaning and Restoration’s smoke odor removal team to tackle the Manchester project. Projects like these are not uncommon and typically follow a similar scope of work. Smoke damage typically attaches itself to every physical surface it can: ceilings, walls, floors, cabinets, appliances, and contents. In this case, the children had boxed up and moved out all the contents. The house was empty, thus only the structure needed to be cleaned and deodorized. Working top to bottom, left to right, Soil-Away smoke odor removal crews diligently washed down all surfaces. Heavily affected areas, such as the kitchen, even required some degreasing agents to breakdown the nicotine sludge build up on surfaces. All carpets are cleaned and deodorized with truck-mounted, hot-water extraction machines. This is a very labor intensive, detail oriented process. Following the full cleaning, an inspection is done of the entire property. Areas behind appliances, inside cabinets, and on top of light fixtures are all check for smoke residue or odor by a project manager. This Manchester project also required us to perform ozone treatment of the entire property for 48 hours following the cleaning. The house was locked down for two days while the smoke odor removal process was completed.
Following the services of Soil-Away, the family was relieved that the smoke odor had been completely removed from their parents’ Manchester home. They combined their efforts to perform a quick paint job to brighten the place up. The house was now empty, clean and deodorized. The smoke odor damage was a memory and the property could now be confidently put on the market for sale.

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Jay KorsenJay Korsen
00:51 04 Aug 22
All I have to say is WOW and FANTASTIC. I just got done building out my new professional office with Soil-Away’s construction division and they went ABOVE and BEYOND. Scott and Mike, the carpenters are skilled artisans. The project got done on time and the project came in on budget! The finished results have been blowing people away. Much better than I could have anticipated. Anyone is welcome to come to our office, Bright Light Chiropractic in Hooksett to check out the fine work they did. Simply can’t sing enough praises for them. Sorry that the picture doesn’t do the job justice. Thank you Jack and your team. -Dr. Jay
Asian BreezeAsian Breeze
04:28 15 Jul 22
Since day one, I’ve known the owner, Jack, to be a hard-working and selfless leader. Through the efforts of him and his team, he was able to restore my flooded restaurant to tip-top shape. I was amazed with Jack’s orderliness throughout the entire process. Jack has proven to me that he is trustworthy, as both a friend and an individual in the work environment.
Breton LangendorferBreton Langendorfer
21:17 07 Jul 22
Highly recommend Soil-Away. A pipe in our upstairs bathroom gave and sent water down through a wall for at least a day before we noticed water dripping through our kitchen ceiling. Our insurance put us in touch with Soil-Away and they were at our house the next morning to assess the damage and dry things out. Joe, Ray and Tom were phenomenal to work with. They explained every part of the process to us and were very professional and friendly. If you have to deal with similar issues call Soil-Away, you won’t regret it.
Maureen CidzikMaureen Cidzik
13:49 15 May 22
Superior service from start to finish. Highly responsive. The entire team is dedicated to quality and customer care and it shows in everything they do – from first call, to estimate, to job completion.
Sarah GrugnaleSarah Grugnale
16:02 14 Jan 22
Joe and Tommy were amazing to deal with, they kept us updated every step of the process. They were punctual and hard working, answering all of our questions that we had. Everything was done as promised and even above and beyond. A great experience from start to finish.
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