How to get rid of cigarette smell in house?

You need to wash the ceilings and walls, the hardware store has something for this. Way all surfaces then paint. There's also an air cleaner machine for smoke you can rent and put in the house for a few days.

You need to wash every surface...I would consider having a company that cleans after a house fire to come in and do it for you. I would also rip out the carpeting, and if there is wallpaper, it needs to be removed. After, I would repaint with Kilz paint as a primer. Good luck, Laura!

You will need to repaint all the ceilings and walls as smoke is everywhere. Replace Carpet, drapes, fabric sofas,anything that holds the smell.If this smell was there before you bought the house, you have no case.Buyer Beware is a true slogan.A restoration Co.( like after a fire), might be able to help somewhat.

Your furniture should be ok with a good cleaning, But if you leave it in the house before restoration, it will get the smell again.

Try these steps; https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/house-home/housekeeping/6-tips-for-removing-smoke-odor-from-your-home

Try Activated charcoal(must be Activated) in lrg aluminum baking tins, 2-3" in bottom of pans spread around house 1 each room 2 in big rooms To remove nicotine staining you'll need to clean with TSP. Also try straight white vinegar in hot water. Or Bleach with little Dawn dish in hot water(use mask) if you have carpet it needs removed.Don't forget your ventilation systems,furnace,AC(buy activated charcoal filters),bathrooms exhausts stove/microwave,buy new filters regularly and try to clean them out inside too,put small pans or make sachets of charcoal & put in vents . I lived with someone who smoked 2 packs a day for 20 yrs. Horribly destructive,disgusting,expensive habit in many ways. Well as far as buyer beware after settling in realized my house was infested with scorpions, so I think i'd settle for washing everything. You can buy bulk activated charcoal online https://envirosupply.net/shop/activated-carbon.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIwuLTj73y3gIV_yCtBh1_yg9HEAAYAiAAEgLprfD_BwE

Too late now, but I would have built in the restoration costs into your bid. Now you know better. You have excellent suggestions here. Every single surface needs to be washed and / or repainted. Wallpaper removed and no, it is never advisable to paint over wallpaper. All your clothes need to be removed and cleaned (and quarentined) as well as any upholstered furniture. Wood and painted furniture needs to be wiped down too. Curtains, drapes all need to be cleaned or replaced. I would rip out the carpets, clean then install new. You can wash the walls yourself with a vinegar water solution or TSP. If it were me, I would hire a fire restoration company and professional upholstery cleaners. Essentially you will be moving out of your house, clean and put everything back. So sorry.

When you repaint, make sure that you use something like kilz to keep the odor from coming back out of the walls. Vinegar gets rid of cat urine odor in carpet, perhaps that will help with your upholstered furniture, just make sure to check an inconspicuous spot to make sure it is safe to use on the fabric. Make sure that you get enough on the fabric to soak in. When you start washing your clothes, try putting vinegar into the softener dispenser to help eliminate the odor. I have used it on linens and things that were boxed up for a while before being used and it took the odor out of them. I have a son whos clothes are always stinky and the vinegar takes it out, as well as the Tide sport that I use. Clothes that you don't really frequently, you can clean them up and put them in the space bags that you suck down with the vacuum hose, they even have ones for hanging clothes. That will keep them smelling clean until you use them again. I hope a couple of these suggestions will help you some with the tobacco smell!