The walls had stains from the years of smoke and the carpet that was probably at one point beige was discolored to a grungy brown.

One year he basically wanted me to strip the paint and stain the deck instead.

What's a good product to stain a redwood deck and make it look glossy?

If it's too stained, use Zinsser white shellac primer & paint a neutral color.

Used Bullseye Primer (2 coats) which got rid of the nicotine stains but, the smell was still there.

If you are doing a flip where the kitchen or bath had to be redone, then Ikea stuff looks nice, and it would sure look better than moldy mousy cabinets and a stained sink.However, on kitchens, unless you need to change the configuration of the cabiets, you can work miracles with paint, new hardware, and new countertops.There are only a couple of times when I will remove existing cabinets, which are: They are in the wrong place.

You'll be able to tell the areas that need replacing when you pull up the carpet and padding because the wood will be deeply stained.

I just slammed a tenant that moved in on one year old carpet that had one minor, documented stain when they moved in.

Other issues were water stains, water leaks, Fireplace chimney wasnt tall enough and she was questioning the stableness of the building.

It didn't completely eliminate the issue, but a sanding, and staining, and several coats of polyurethane later and the smell was gone.