On 8/17/06, Christina Hostetter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> Hello List!  As of January 1st the Truman Lounge (which is the only room in
> the whole building where people can smoke) will become smoke free (yippee!)
> That means all of the objects, walls, carpet, etc. will need to be cleaned
> to get rid of the smoke smell and residue from almost 100 years of smoking
> (luckily, most of the stuff in the room hasn't been there for 100 years).

wouldn't the smoke and odor be considered an intrinsic part of the
room and the materials. that would mean destroying the ambiance of the
room used by journalists such as Ed Murrow?

Rather than trying to clean the room and artifacts yourself you may
want to considere hiring a company such as BMS-CAT who have expertise
in cleaning up after fires (smoke is smoke).

that said, you may also want to conduct  a cost//benefit analysis to
find out how much it will cost to do the remediation and how long?
Would you really want to spend several hundreds of dollars or
thousands on an artifact that has a low value?

Unless the carpet is unique you may just want to totally replace
including the padding underneath. Cleaning the carpet will not remove
the odor that has sunk into the padding

just some thoughts from an ex-smoker



-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va

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