After years of smoking in a home, walls and contents become blemished and develop bad odours, and professional cigarette smoke odour removal is often necessary. Learn more about cleaning homes affected by tobacco residue and odors below. What is tobacco smoke? Cigarette smoke residue is a yellowish-brown, gluey substance that sticks to every surface in a home, making it difficult and time-consuming to remove. How does tobacco smoke affect your home? Smoking not only affects the people exposed to smoke, but it also produces odorous substances that stick to every surface of the area where smoking has taken place. The yellowish-brown substance eliminated through smoking bonds to walls, furniture, and plastics, and can permanently change their appearance. Cigarette smoke also penetrates more odour-absorbing objects, such as carpets, upholstery, bedding, clothes, and many more. Additionally, the HVAC system of a building carries the smoke odor and chemicals throughout the structur...

Water leaks in a property need to be fixed as soon as possible, otherwise mould will start growing and turn the property into a fungi nightmare. When property owners deal with a mould problem they might think that a dehumidifier could get rid of the mould. But are dehumidifiers efficient at removing mould? Let's discuss! What is a dehumidifier? Dehumidifiers are portable devices that pull moisture from the air, decreasing the dampness in a room. Ideally, the home should have a relative humidity between 30 and 40%. This improves comfort and decreases health risks. A hygrometer can be used to monitor the humidity in a home. Does a dehumidifier remove mould? Removing ALL mould spores from a home is nearly impossible. Mould stays “dormant” in the air or on surfaces even if there’s no excess moisture to help it grow. If the humidity in a room increases, mould will start growing in patches on walls, clothes, and more. Thus, dehumidifiers do NOT kill mould, but they do help pre...