When you need it
- Smoke smell remains after cleaning
- Before painting a smoke-damaged room
- Smell from a neighbouring fire has come through walls or ventilation
Why it matters
Masking fails
Fragrance and normal paint hide the smell for a while. Warmth and humidity bring it back.
Stains bleed through
Smoke residue migrates through ordinary paint and shows as yellow-brown stains.
The order matters
Deodorising over contaminated material only treats the air. The source has to go first.
Our procedure
Remove the source
Charred and deeply smoked porous material is taken out first.
Clean every surface
Including cavities, the inside of cabinets and the backs of fixtures.
Thermal fogging
Deodoriser carried into pores and cavities. Smoke detectors are covered and the alarm company is informed first.
Ozone or hydroxyl treatment
Ozone only in empty, sealed spaces: no people, pets or plants. Aired out before anyone re-enters.
Seal with shellac-based primer
Locks remaining residue and odour under the finish and stops stains bleeding through.
Retest warm and closed
After 24–72 hours with the heating on, because warmth is what brings odour back.
Why sealing matters
Equipment
- Thermal fogger
- Ozone and hydroxyl generators
- Shellac-based stain-blocking primer
- Activated carbon filters
- HEPA air scrubbers
What you receive
- Treatment log: dates, duration, airing time
- Retest result
- Areas sealed, marked on the sketch
Order it on its own
Questions
Is ozone dangerous?
Yes, to people, pets and plants. That is why we only use it in empty, sealed rooms and air them out before anyone goes back in.
Can you guarantee the smell is gone?
We retest in a warm, closed room before handover and check again after the first heating period. If the source has been removed and sealed correctly, the smell does not come back.
Why shellac?
Shellac-based primers block smoke residue and odour far better than water-based paints, which let stains bleed through.