ODOR ABATEMENT SEATTLE, LYNWOOD AND SURRONDING AREAS

First Rule of Odor Abatement – Remove the source!

  • We use many different technologies, many different chemistries, and many different processes. We have the training and the EPA-approved proven solutions.
    • Cleaning Considerations – TACT

The picture below shows just how small odor particles are. The human hair in the picture is 70 microns in diameter. A micron is one-millionth of a meter long. The smallest odor particles that humans can detect are less than one micron, or perhaps 100X smaller than the diameter of a human hair. It is incredible what the nose can detect.

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Odor Sources

  • Pets, pet urine, tobacco products, marijuana, curry and other spicy foods
    • All of these take special processes, and we developed those processes

Odor Equipment

  • Air quality is improved with HEPA scrubbers, charcoal filters, hydroxyl generators
    • All of our equipment is safe to operate around people, pets, plants, children

Cigarette Smoke Damage

  • Long-term damage, even decades, can be remediated. We have developed processes to remove, not cover over, this damage. Check out this link here for more: Cigarette Odor Removal Seattle
cigarette odor removal before and after

Summary Odor Procedure

1. Remove porous materials
• Carpet, Drapes, Furniture
• There is no EPA standard for disinfecting textiles.
2. Degrease all painted surfaces (2x)
• Foam, Dwell, Agitate, Microfiber Wipe
3. Clean/Disinfect all surfaces (2x)
• Foam, Dwell, Agitate, Microfiber Wipe
4. Hand wipe down cabinets, vanities, appliances
• Inside and outside, repeat up to 3x
• Wood cabinetry can often be cleaned sufficiently.
• Particle board cabinetry will retain odor, more porous than wood.
5. Misting ClO2; Wet Fog Citric Acid; Thermal Fog
• Apply to surfaces and the volume airspace
• Three delivery systems, three solution chemistries
6. Final Clean – windows, countertops, floors
• Clean windows, bathroom fixtures, lighting
7. Customer walk-through

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General Odor

Our arsenal of processes, EPA-approved chemistry solutions, equipment, experience, and training equip us to tackle the toughest of odor jobs. We have fixed raw sewage in crawlspaces. Sewer line back up in basements. Long-term pet damage. 40-years worth of cigarette smoke damage. We know when to remove materials, and when and how to clean, deodorize, and disinfect odor-damaged materials. 

Closing Comments: The worst thing to do with cigarette smoke damage on the walls is to paint over them. The very tiny odor particles permeate the paint and enter the volume air living space, producing malodors. And the paint serves to cover and thus prevent access to the damaged surface. Lastly, the paint does not adhere well to smoke damaged surfaces and its appearance is unpredictable.

cigarette odor removal Seattle before and after

When we are done, the majority of the time post-cleaning painting is not required, even when the odor-producing damage is decades old. Even if painting is desired, having a cleaned surface makes the for the best substrate for the fresh paint.

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