What's included
- Fire & cooking smoke odour
- Cigarette & cannabis smoke removal
- Musty basement diagnosis
- Hydroxyl & ozone treatment
- Duct and HVAC cleaning coordination
- Sealing of residual surfaces
- Pre-sale odour turnarounds
- Verified by re-entry smell test
Why the smell comes back
Odour molecules embed in porous surfaces — paint, drywall paper, carpet backing, the inside of ductwork — and re-release for years, especially in humidity. Any treatment that does not deal with those reservoirs is temporary by definition. The discipline is source removal first, chemical neutralization second, sealing third, and equipment last.
Cigarette and cannabis smoke, the pre-sale classic
Decades of smoking leave a nicotine film on every surface that off-gasses continuously. The fix is unglamorous and effective: degrease-wash ceilings and walls, clean or replace flooring, seal with a stain-blocking primer, repaint, and treat contents and ducts. We do these regularly for estates and pre-listing turnarounds — buyers notice within seconds of the front door.
Hydroxyl vs ozone, used correctly
Ozone works fast but the space must be vacated — it is harsh on people, plants, and rubber. Hydroxyl generators are slower but safe for occupied homes. We choose based on the situation and always finish with the honest test: does the space still smell after the equipment has been off for 48 hours, windows closed?
From our work
How these jobs usually go
Each summary combines details from many similar jobs we have done. They describe our real work, not one specific property, and leave out homeowner details for privacy.
Kitchen fire: secured, cleaned and rebuilt
Kitchen fires usually start at the stove, but soot and smoke spread well past the burned area, and a broken window or door often leaves the house open.
- Boarded up the openings the same night
- Removed soot and smoke residue before it set into surfaces
- Treated the smoke odour at its source
- Rebuilt the kitchen
The home was secured on day one and the kitchen rebuilt under the same file.
Fire damage restorationBelongings packed out after a fire
Belongings that look ruined can often be cleaned, but they cannot stay in a smoky, wet house while repairs happen.
- Packed out the salvageable belongings
- Cleaned and stored them during the repairs
- Listed the items that could not be saved for the insurance claim
The homeowner keeps what can be saved, and the insurer gets a clear list of what could not.
Contents restorationDrying out after the fire department leaves
Putting out a fire soaks walls, floors and the rooms below. That water needs the same drying as any other flood.
- Extracted standing water and removed soaked materials that could not be dried
- Set drying equipment in the affected rooms
- Tracked the drying with moisture meters until materials read dry
The structure was dry and verified before smoke cleanup and repairs closed anything up.
Structural dryingLarger fire: demolition through finished rooms
Bigger fires leave structural damage that goes past cleaning.
- Demolished fire-damaged materials and removed the debris
- Re-framed where the structure needed it
- Rebuilt to finished rooms: insulation, drywall, flooring and paint
One crew handled the job from demolition to finished rooms.
Reconstruction after a loss
