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Quick thoughts here,
Starting a new house redo. ~16k sq.ft.
All wood surfaces, everewhere.
Smelllllls Baaaaaad
Way too many self supervised cats with the previous owner.
ANY BODY HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS TO GET RID OF THE STINK.
Planning to pickel much of the wood work, might help some.
Floors are a big problem. Not too many black stains, but much of the smell must be in floor and low on walls and wood posts.
Thanks for any help.
BeWell, PB
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I had the same problem a few years ago. The smell from carpet we took out of the place would knock you down when you walked past the truck. I bought a product called "Odor Gobbler" from a local janitorial supply house (Odorite; 1111 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore Maryland 21201 phone 410-727-1565).
It's a bacterial culture that you spray on (wear a mask and don't breathe it). I used an insecticide sprayer and basically soaked every inch of the underlayment 2 days in a row. When it dried, the odor was gone, really gone; with no other covering scent. The "Odor Gobbler" has no smell of its own. It was truly amazing. It's one of those products that you look forward to recommending, so thanks for the opportunity.
If you can't find it near you, send me an email and I'll see if I can get them to ship some to you.
*I have used a similar product (I don't remember the name). I was renovating an old restaurant space into an office. There was a bad food stink that we could not kill. I found some the 'biological cleaner' in their left over cleaning cupboard. There was a note on the door for the staff about not breathing this. I'm glad I saw it. This worked so well I'm glad I didn't get it in my lungs!
*I use a product called "Odor Out".This stuff you CAN breathe while you spray it. It actually has a pleasant smell to it, and works wonders.You can get it at any Sams Warehouse or Wally Mart store.James DuHamel
*Save some bucks, and your health. Go get yerself boo coo apple cider vinegar.Use a pump srayer, like you use for insecticides. Wet everything down thoroughly. Let it dry. Do it again the same day. When it dries completely, the smell should be gone for good. If not, do it again. Even spraying till you soak everything thoroughly 4 times is going to cost a lot less than that other stuff. And it works. It actualy does. I have sprayed before in a place where the carpet and the wood beneath were soaking wet with cat urine. Had been for a couple months. The cats were just allowed to continue using that spot. The area was about 4 feet by 5 feet. I pulled the carpet up, let both the wood and the carpet dry, then used an old windex bottle to spray both, with the apple cider vinegar.After two soakings and letting it dry for a couple days, the smell was completely gone. Completely. And it didn't come back when the carpet got wet again.I didn't even 'clean' with anything. Just sprayed with the vinegar. Still looked yoogly, but there was no smell anymore.Ventilate the area while yer spraying, then close it up when you are finished. That vinegar smell can get pretty strong all by itself. But after a week, there was no cat smell, and no vinegar smell.
*I worry a little about using straight vinegar, as it possibly just changes the stuff into a non-volatile form. If that is the case, it might revert into its original odor in the future.The "Pet Odor Removers" really work. They are enzymes that react with proteins and chemically destroy them. You can get them from carpet cleaners and (surprise!) pet stores, as well as janitorial supply houses.They are generally completely safe to living things.Follow the labels. It usually states that you have to saturate the affected area and let it dry; don't rinse. Where the affected area is really severe, a couple of applications will be needed, as the active agent is destroyed as it reacts with the urine (or worse). A higher concentration at the start might not hurt.I would think that you could saturate things more than a pet could, just by keeping it wetter longer.
*thanks guys,will try VERY soon!BeWell, PB
*The vinegar works two ways:One is that it kills bacteriaTwo is that it neutralizes alkaline stains.The cat spray is already acidic so the neutralizing effect would be nill.I'd still use it first but plan on following it up with something else.
*That's why I don't like cats. I had to do this once, I replaced all the subflooring and the ductwork. Stinkin cats.
*Went to look at an century-old house yesterday to buy (I wanna move, but DH is reluctant) Nice place, sunroom, pine floors, but the owner, as she's playing with two kittens, says, I can't figure out where they're going to the bathroom. Real estate agent & I go to basement, Hey, lady, we can tell you where the cats are piddling. Takes at least $50,000 off the asking price.
*I have used vinegar in similar situations but not straight up. One cup vinegar per gallon of water. It worked for me.
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Quick thoughts here,
Starting a new house redo. ~16k sq.ft.
All wood surfaces, everewhere.
Smelllllls Baaaaaad
Way too many self supervised cats with the previous owner.
ANY BODY HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS TO GET RID OF THE STINK.
Planning to pickel much of the wood work, might help some.
Floors are a big problem. Not too many black stains, but much of the smell must be in floor and low on walls and wood posts.
Thanks for any help.
BeWell, PB