Removing Dog/Pet Odour from House

chrisb1357

Hi all,

Was not sure if I should post here or in the pet section.

We have just moved into a house and the people before us had a dog we think. When viewing we did not notice the smell but now we have moved in we have noticed the dog smell and maybe the odd urine smell in places just on our downstairs carpets.

So we had a local carpet cleaning company come in which did not cost much as the carpets looked dirty as well and they said by cleaning them it might not remove the smell completely so we still went ahead with it. The carpets came up very clean but we can still smell the dog or urine odour in places and looks like the other owners kept the dog downstairs only as they had a gate on the stairs.

So my main question is I was going to rip up both carpets including underlay and bin the lot. Once I have got rid then it leaves the concrete hard floor which the carpet and underlay was on.

What should I treat, clean or wash the concrete hard floor with before laying new underlay and carpet.

I have looked on so many sites and there is so many answers from spending loads on expensive paint primers to fancy cleaning products or to the basic cleaning methods but none of them way which is the best way to do this and I don't want to spend much if I can help it.

None of the subfloors in the affected area are wood and the carpet and underlay which is down at the minute are very thick so I hope nothing has every soaked pass these.

Chris


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tulip28

Hiya Chris


Have you tried bleach? (Diluted)

Owain_Moneysaver

Prochem Urine Neutraliser.

Available from most janitorial supply companies, most areas have a local one.

Lift the carpet carefully, lift and remove (and dispose of) the underlay, deodorise the floor.

The carpet can probably be washed sufficiently well if it's fabric backed (put it on the drive upside down, and use a carpet washing machine on the underside) to be reused. ideally you'd wait until warmer weather to do the carpet wash.

chrisb1357

Hi

I did think about bleach but some suggest on other websites it would not touch the smell. Is the Prochem stuff ok to just use on a solid concrete floor as it reads like its for carpet use?

Would I be ok to do 1 room first then the 2nd another week as we would need to move items around to take the carpet up from one area first.

Many thanks for all the advice so far.

Chris

chrisb1357

Hi

What ratio of bleech and water would you use?

Chris

tulip28 wrote: »

Hiya Chris


Have you tried bleach? (Diluted)

chrisb1357

I have a bottle of stardrops pine disinfectant still. Would this be ok to use with hot water and a mop?

Chris

Archer0710

Pets at home do a pet stain remover which we use regularly in our carpet cleaner. Tbh I have found it's usually the carpets etc which hold the smell anyway though.

Archer0710

It's stain and deodoriser and is very effective.

Tinwhistler

Maybe vinegar for under the carpet and then baking soda on the carpet to catch anything lingering before vacuuming.

chrisb1357

The carpets and underlay are going to be replace so the focus is on cleaning the concreat floor before laying the new stuff down.

So would the stardrops pine disinfectant be better than using a water down bleach for this area before laying the new carpets.

Chris

krlyr

I would go cheap - vinegar or biological washing powders should both break down pet urine smells.

Is it possible urine may have gotten elsewhere? Skirting boards, doorframes, the doors themselves? I'm thinking of a male dog with a marking issue, may have cocked its leg up all sorts indoors. You could possibly try using a UV light to see if it shows where the urine is.