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Nicotine Build-up In Home

Here is a door from a home that had nicotine stains built up from years of indoor smoking. Nicotine can cause staining on hard surfaces as well as, leave a lingering odor which is absorbed by porous materials. For this reason, nicotine clean-ups are extremely thorough and tedious. Hard surfaces are cleaned with a variety of SERVPRO cleaning products until the surface contaminants are removed. Even after a thorough cleaning staining may remain, which could required sealing and painting. Soft goods like carpeting and upholstered furniture can sometimes be steam cleaned, other times they are unsalvageable. The final step could include a treatment of ozone and fogging of the environment with a deodorizer.