Cleaning Cat Urine From Floorboards

Ive just pruchased a new property and the previous owners owned 4 cats.

Cleaning cat urine from floorboards.

It was absolutely revolting. As a homeowner with beautiful wood floors you like your floors too but cats and wood do not mix. Apologies for the rather graphic title. Spray the cleaner or spread it over the affected area with a scrub brush using a generous amount to ensure it soaks in.

There are many commercial products on the market that can remove them. Lingering odors and stains permeate the room and are impossible to hide. As a cat owner it is natural that you love your cat. Sometimes these cleaners can be a bit harsh or leave unpleasant scents of their own behind.

Neil marrinan of old lyme veterinary hospital in. 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 urine can stain carpet and soak down to the wood subflooring. 18 jul 2004 messages.

The porosity of concrete compounds the difficulty of removing urine odors so an enzymatic odor remover is a necessity. 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. Cat urine has an unmistakable ammonia like pungent smell that permeates the room and can even extend to the rest of the house. 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. Pesky pet accidents are more than a minor inconvenience. That s when we realised that the dirt and urine must have soaked right through the carpet into the floorboards. It was quite a mess and really smelly.

Discussion in floors stairs and lofts started by vings 18 jul 2004. If you have both a cat and wood floors you might eventually need to know how to remove cat urine odor from the floorboards. Removing cat urine smells from the subflooring. 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. Until the cat urine odor is addressed it will announce itself every time you enter the house. But the worst was still to come the smell of urine didn t go away. The floor may seem clean but urine can seep between the boards or beneath cracks in the sealant if their are any.

This will allow odors to reappear later due to moisture or other causes. Additionally cats will often pee. However many of them can be costly.