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Smoke gets in your eyes!

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  • 21-04-2008 9:31pm
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    paulb
    Registered Users Posts: 34 ✭


    Hi all,

    Lit a fire in a little-used fireplace/chimney only to find Jackdaws had recently built a nest, by the time I heard the smoke alarm and put out the fire there was one fairly smoke-filled room. I quickly vented it and afterwards washed down hard surfaces (it's a living room) as much as possible. I've aired the room all day but the acrid smell is still lingering - has anyone any recommendations to improve the situation. Obviously according to other-half I conspired with the f-rigging crows, so must atone.

    Are there any freshening agents that don't involve adding another layer of masking pong to the situation.

    Any advice really appreciated.

    Paul

    btw - I took 2 hefty sacks of nest material out of it using sewer-rods and brushhead, all sorts of interesting stuff in among that lot. 20 years ago you'd have had only 1 sack, I blame New Ireland myself :rolleyes:


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    the GALL
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭the GALL


    Fabreeze... it does exactly what it says on the ....bottle:)


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    chuckles30
    Registered Users Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭chuckles30


    Burn some incense sticks. I've used them to get rid of a sooty smoke smell before and they really do work. You may have to use a couple if the smell is really bad, plus they don't leave a 'synthetic' air-freshener type smell around after.


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    Big_Mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 991 ✭✭✭Big_Mac


    paulb wrote: »
    Obviously according to other-half I conspired with the f-rigging crows, so must atone.

    Ouch! I know that feeling.

    If there's furniture with coverings in the room such as a couch or that it might be worth giving them a blast of a steam clean? Smell tends to linger in them


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