How to get rid of burnt/smokey smell?!

dingdongavoncalling

Hope this is in the right place! The grill has been left on and whole house stinks! I've started by opening the doors and windows. What next?!

Sagz_2

Get a smoke alarm!

dingdongavoncalling

Sagz wrote: »

Get a smoke alarm!

We have one, I'm mortified that it didn't go off. We havn't been in the house long and were sold it on the basis that it was supposed to be better than a regular smoke alarm and go off from heat.....time to get a new one!

SailorSam

It will take forever, open all the windows and wait. Maybe boil some water with lemon in, but if the smell is on the walls; ceiling' windows and furniture. You really need to go around cleaning everything.
The only other alternative is to wait and get use to it, then you don't notice it's there.

londonlydia

Cat litter! Buy a bag from the supermarket, quite cheap really. Put it n little trays/ saucers whatever about the place.

Cat litter is designed to absorb smells etc so it works well with all smells. Learnt the trick as a student as people would do it before parents/ landlords came round to absorb that student musty smell.

Then if you have leftover you can also use it the winter for grit if you or your car get snowed in!