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Article: Ventilation helps kill smoke odor
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright 1996 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Q. Last year we had a fire in the house. It took five months to
repair, and still the odor has not gone away; the smoke odor in the
attic is really bad. We took away charred wood and sprayed a
deodorant in the attic. When the chemical smell went away the smoke
odor returned. What can we do?
ROSE MARY SULLIVAN, Winchester
A. Ventilation is your first priority. Make sure the attic is well
ventilated. And that might mean installing soffit vents (those in
the underpart of the roof overhang) and a ridge vent. Ventilation is
necessary, but the attic floor must be insulated so the ventilation