Baking soda absorbs odors, so sprinkle some over your carpet. Use just enough to create a light dusting. Then, leave the baking soda in place overnight. Vacuum it up the following morning. Make sure to keep pets and small children off of the carpets while the baking soda sits. There are professional carpet cleaners who will come to your home and steam clean carpet and upholstery, or you can purchase or rent steam cleaning machines to do the job yourself. Stores offer cleaning solutions that are specifically formulated for odor removal, or you can try other solutions such as Oxyclean, vinegar or bleach.  Do not steam clean for at least a month if you are using a microbial solution. Use the solution for 4 cycles before steam cleaning. Avoid using regular vacuums and cleaners such as baking soda or carpet shampoos because it doesn’t clean down to the carpet pads where odors could be trapped. Professional carpet cleaning costs vary greatly because it depends on the size of the home and how many rooms you will be cleaning. Overall, you can expect to pay an average of $51 per room. Some companies may also charge by the square foot.  Steam cleaner rentals usually have an hourly minimum for rental, but also allow you to rent per day. You can find the cleaner and products at your local hardware store. Ozone (O3) is a reactive particle which chemically attracts and reacts with molecules in the air and on surfaces. The oxygen in ozone chemically changes the structure of the molecule to eliminate the odor. You can purchase ozone generators online or at your local hardware store for anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to a couple thousand dollars.  Instructions usually suggest to let the generator run for an hour in a closed room, but you can allow it to run for 3-4 hours.  Ozone is effective in removing odors because as a gas, it is able to penetrate anywhere that air can go: walls, ceilings, vents, carpets, upholstery fibers and more. You can read online consumer reviews that discuss various features of ozone generators such as cost, size, noise, durability, and effectiveness.  Ozone generators are typically purchased for places where ozone is needed, such as places where there is gaseous pollution (like the smell of curry). They should not be used to remove allergens, as they have been known to cause greater health issues. Contact a company that has machines that use an Advanced Photocatalytic Oxidation (APO) process. This process utilizes air and water to create vaporized hydrogen peroxide, and reactive hydroxyl particles. This process cleans both air and surfaces in a home. Not only does it clean, but it breaks down compounds which hold odors.  Most homes can be completed in 12 hours or less and clients, furniture, clothing, and rugs can remain in the home. You can also purchase photocatalytic air purifiers that use the same technology to zap odor-causing particles. Purifiers and filters can be found online for about $200. Use turpentine to break down grease from kitchen surfaces. Then, strip the current paint off your walls by grinding, applying heat, or using chemicals. Next, apply an odor blocking and sealing primer which will both keep current odors from seeping out, and keep new odors from penetrating the paint. Lastly, choose your paint and mix in additives that have been known to block odors such as vanilla or chemical additives.  To remove grease, mix equal parts turpentine, linseed oil, and white vinegar, and use a light cloth to wipe the grease off kitchen surfaces. There is no need to rinse when done. Simply allow to dry and buff with a cloth.  Turpentine can often have a noxious smell so be sure to use in a well-ventilated area, and use rubber gloves and a mask to protect yourself, and line your work area with cloth or cardboard. When mixing additives to your paint, add two tablespoons of vanilla extract to every gallon of paint. Or, you can mix in odorless additives (found at your local hardware or paint store) that actually remove odors, as opposed to just blocking them.
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One-sentence summary -- Sprinkle baking soda on your carpet and let it sit overnight. Try steam cleaning your carpet and upholstery. Opt for an ozone generator to destroy molecules. Opt for a photocatalytic air purifying process. Repaint your walls.

Article: Although the exact shade of wood’s color varies from species to species, expect your wood to grow darker as it dries. When you first split the wood, note how bright it is on the inside. Wait for the relatively white wood to fade into a yellow or grayish color before burning. When you first split your wood, hold a piece up to your nose and breathe in deep. Familiarize yourself with the smell of its sap. Then, when you’re ready to burn wood, select a test piece from your pile. Split it open and take a whiff. If you still detect sap, place it back in the pile for further drying. If most or all of the bark has fallen off on its own, consider the wood safe for burning. If not, slice the bark off with a knife. Inspect the wood immediately underneath. Allow any pieces that appear greenish more time to dry before using. When you first split the wood, note how heavy each piece feels. Expect the same piece to weigh considerably less once it loses its water weight. To double-check that it is has dried, knock two pieces together. If they sound hollow, consider them dried. If you are still unsure, assemble a few pieces for a test fire. If either the kindling or the larger pieces refuse to catch fire, give them more time to dry, since they are obviously still too wet. If they do catch, listen for hissing, which indicates the presence of water.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Inspect the color. Smell for sap. Test the bark. Judge by density. Build a fire.