Cleaning Cat Urine From Floorboards

The floor may seem clean but urine can seep between the boards or beneath cracks in the sealant if their are any.

Cleaning cat urine from floorboards.

Pesky pet accidents are more than a minor inconvenience. This will allow odors to reappear later due to moisture or other causes. It was absolutely revolting. That s when we realised that the dirt and urine must have soaked right through the carpet into the floorboards.

Neil marrinan of old lyme veterinary hospital in. Discussion in floors stairs and lofts started by vings 18 jul 2004. Until the cat urine odor is addressed it will announce itself every time you enter the house. The porosity of concrete compounds the difficulty of removing urine odors so an enzymatic odor remover is a necessity.

Ive just pruchased a new property and the previous owners owned 4 cats. If you have both a cat and wood floors you might eventually need to know how to remove cat urine odor from the floorboards. This is what the bathroom floor looked like. Removing cat urine from floorboards.

As a cat owner it is natural that you love your cat. The first step to eliminating cat pee is to physically remove as much of the urine as possible before attempting to clean the surface whether a floor bedspread clothing or rug by absorbing it with paper towels or newspaper and disposing of the soiled material immediately advises dr. Additionally cats will often pee. Cat urine has an unmistakable ammonia like pungent smell that permeates the room and can even extend to the rest of the house.

There are many commercial products on the market that can remove them. Ive removed all the carpets and have discovered that. Sometimes these cleaners can be a bit harsh or leave unpleasant scents of their own behind. Spray the cleaner or spread it over the affected area with a scrub brush using a generous amount to ensure it soaks in.

You may be able to remove dog or cat urine that has soaked into the wood but some situations may require replacement of the subfloor. Removing cat urine smells from the subflooring. However many of them can be costly. It was quite a mess and really smelly.

If you have pet odor that will not go away despite your best carpet cleaning efforts neutralize the scent by using an oil based stain. Apologies for the rather graphic title. The urine can stain carpet and soak down to the wood subflooring. Cleaning pet urine odor out of hardwood flooring can be a huge problem.

As a homeowner with beautiful wood floors you like your floors too but cats and wood do not mix. 18 jul 2004 messages. Lingering odors and stains permeate the room and are impossible to hide.