How can I remove the smell of pee off my floorboards?

lavidaloca

I second bio but would use liquid rather than powder so there is no residue. The boards really need to dry out then rather than just being covered over whilst still damp.

Bronnie

Sorry, I feel so boring because I always reply to these threads with the same answer and people must think OMG not her and her flippin' Neutradol again.

Neutradol powder is marvellous. I speak from experience, we bought a house where the previous owners had locked 2 large dogs in the conservatory. The smell of urine was overwhelming on the floorboards, when we lifted the carpets. We tried everything you can think of, but each time we went back and opened the door, the stink was still there. Neutradol powder was finally suggested. I bought 2 tubs (depends on size of room, I applied it quite thickly), tipped them over the boards, worked the powder in well with a dry broom. We left it for a day or so then hoovered it up. That was it, job done, nothing short of miraculous. We just stained the boards with a woodstain after that and the smell has completely gone from the room.

http://www.neutradol.com/Carpets-Vacuuming/Neutradol-Original-Carpet-Deodorizer-350g.html



You can find Neutradol in the £1 shops quite often. If you're sensitive at all, you may want to wear a dustmask when you're brushing it in, the smell of the powder is not unpleasant but quite pungent in a large quantity. Oh and I would do it on a dry floor!

Kimitatsu

The only way to get rid of the smell of wee (regardless of whatever made it!) is to break down the proteins in the urine that make it smell.

Biological washing powder (Netto's is brilliant for this) and soak the offending area with a strong solution of this. Leave for 24 hours and then dry thoroughly, once dry the smell should be gone or diminished. For floorboards it may take more than one application to allow the solution to soak all the way through.

bluetimone97

Surgical spirit, diluted down

tandraig

the cheapest biological washing powder you can find. chuck it on thickly! you may want to add a bit of bicarb of soda too. leave it dry but work it into floorboards with dry brush. leave overnight and dont vacuum up! sweep up with dustpan and brush! if smell has gone - great go ahead and cover up. if not repeat treatment. I assume the previous poster is a fan of Neutradol carpet freshener? it is good - but having only tried it on a rug i cant vouch for it on floorboards. but it worked on my rug and that was cats pee!

Kay_Peel

I'm with Kimitatsu.

I had a patch of it. I think a cat belonging to the previous owner used the area as a toilet.

I made a thick paste using biological washing powder and 'painted' the area with it. I left it overnight. The following morning, I scrubbed the the washing powder into the floorboards and then wiped off most of the residue with a hot damp old towel. If I'd had a steamer, I would have run the steamer over the area - but I didn't have one unfortunately.

A day later, I went over the area again with Stardrops in a bucket of water and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed. After a few days, I did the smell test (nose to floor) and I couldn't smell any pee - but by golly, those floorboards were whiter than white!

You have my sympathies!

Sexy_Legs

Thanks everyone, I am going to try the Biological Washing Powder followed by the Neutradol powder. I'll let you all know how it goes.

You guys are fab, as the smell knocks you out as soon as you walk in the front door.

wolfey105

I would love to know how you got on.. I am going to have to tackle a similar situation

meritaten

if the floor boards are chip board, then replace them! if real wood planks, then try the bio washing powder. if that doesnt work then it may be worth sanding them down a bit! sealing with varnish - the more coats the less chance of smell re-appearing!

pumpkinlife

We are having problems with our cat weeing in the house and the vet said to use something biological, and follow it up by spraying liberally with cheap vodka to dissolve the fats and proteins. It works on skirting boards and doors, so might work on floor boards too.