During the summer of last year we replaced the fence alongside of the house and demolished an old hut. I burnt the wood and dug the ashes into the ground where the hut has been.
This was a long period of being exposed to wood smoke, but the smell washed straight out of the clothes I wore. I did not wear wool, only my cotton kilts, tee shirts and in the evenings a man made fibre fleece, but one normal wash removed all trace - and I have a very sensitive nose.
There is something in tobacco smoke which glues the scent to fabric, wallpaper and paint. Yesterday I saw one of those 'buy a house at auction and do it up' shows, where one place had a brown coating on all surfaces from someone with a heavy smoking habit.
The place went for quite a reasonable to low price, but the new owner and helpers spent weeks scrubbing with sugar soap to get the place cleaned up before repainting. He commented on the smell and the unpeasantness of what came off the walls and ceilings.
Anne the Pleater
Originally Posted by Pleater
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