Cleaning Cat Urine From Floorboards

Discussion in floors stairs and lofts started by vings 18 jul 2004.

Cleaning cat urine from floorboards.

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. Apologies for the rather graphic title. Sometimes these cleaners can be a bit harsh or leave unpleasant scents of their own behind. 18 jul 2004 messages.

Neil marrinan of old lyme veterinary hospital in. However many of them can be costly. Ive just pruchased a new property and the previous owners owned 4 cats. It was absolutely revolting.

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. Until the cat urine odor is addressed it will announce itself every time you enter the house. As a homeowner with beautiful wood floors you like your floors too but cats and wood do not mix. Removing cat urine from floorboards.

Urine can often soak through the carpet and into the subflooring leaving a stain and a stench that can t be lifted with carpet cleaner and elbow grease. Ive removed all the carpets and have discovered that. 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. The porosity of concrete compounds the difficulty of removing urine odors so an enzymatic odor remover is a necessity.

Spray the cleaner or spread it over the affected area with a scrub brush using a generous amount to ensure it soaks in. This will allow odors to reappear later due to moisture or other causes. Lingering odors and stains permeate the room and are impossible to hide. The urine can stain carpet and soak down to the wood subflooring.

As a cat owner it is natural that you love your cat. Pesky pet accidents are more than a minor inconvenience. It was quite a mess and really smelly. Cleaning pet urine odor out of hardwood flooring can be a huge problem.

If you have both a cat and wood floors you might eventually need to know how to remove cat urine odor from the floorboards. There are many commercial products on the market that can remove them. Cover the treated area with plastic to prevent evaporation and wait for 24 hours before removing the. This is what the bathroom floor looked like.

Cat urine has an unmistakable ammonia like pungent smell that permeates the room and can even extend to the rest of the house. Additionally cats will often pee. That s when we realised that the dirt and urine must have soaked right through the carpet into the floorboards.