my cabinets smell like urine and so does the brick fireplace. any help? I just recently moved into this house.

Question

moving is not an option. I just got the place. Apparently they had it deordorized but the smell has returned. I have tried Urine Be Gone, painting, and every household cleaning, and nothing works. Help fast.

Answer 1

put vinegar in a spray bottle and spray the heck out of everything,It neutralizes the ammonia in urine!saturate it,then after it dried wash the area wish a household cleaner.If you don't want to work that hard! There is a product called "Out" some stores have it in the pet section while another store may have it in the household cleaning supplies,you saturate the area with it then( let it air dry!) I found that the air drying is important in ridding the smell! I have used it and after it dries,you can put your nose where the smell use to be and you'll not smell the urine!It's also good for any other type stain or Oder too!

Answer 2

cat need to use a chemical called Oder diegtester it will eat the Oder , will not does not mask it, there are many types of Oder the best ones are made by Franklin chemicals and will really kill it and you can use deleted bleach and water and the let set then with a bucket and clean water re wipe it the bleach smell will be the only one left and will take a few hours to leave it self sold at home depo clorox germacidle bleach , there is stuff called urine gone never tried but you really need to spray and wipe it away, the other brand Called Oder die-jester is sold at industrial cleaning supplies and they will have an array of products for you that the pros use and really work if local van nuys boulevard in van nuys call McCulla's industrial janitorial supply inc, , i know many places sell stuff but this will realy work and its what the pros use, and they should have used it on you place before you took it over, i used to do this kind of work so you may find other places in the house that will start smelling if they get wet some times it's been cleaned longe time ago, but they did not remove it correcty ,and it will pop up again they or the people that lived ther were used to it oh yea , and could no longer smell there house like a cigerett smoker won't smell it in his own house, but you come visit and gag LOL,the franklin stuff sold at home depo and lowes has it is use by the crime seen clean up people, and will get rid of fire smoke dammage smell, blood, urine and yes of course people that have past on, its your best be and it comes in a gallon only if you cant find any let me know i will send some to you ok , you realy half to look for these products and they are around mabe in your town, great question good luck

Answer 3

I had a similar problem. I used zero pet oder remover. This stuff is great! If you problem is cat urine it will get rid of it. You can go on the internet under google and put in zero pet oder remover. You will see it. There is more then one place to get it. It will eliminate just about any oder. So for I have'nt run into anything it could'nt fix. Good luck!

Answer 4

Kids 'n' Pets
Quart sized, around $4.00
I have only seen it at Wal-Mart. It outdoes other urine products easily, since it actually digests the uric acid and doesn't just cover it up. It's like Febreeze on steroids. You might have to sniff around to find the exact spot, but this product is amazing when you use it properly. You may end up spending $20 by putting it over a huge area, but that's not that much to spend to get rid of it...

Good Luck :)

Answer 5

Spray everything down with white vinegar. Let it dry on its own in the fireplace. In the cabinets, rinse with water and cloth. Then inside the cabinets place a small bowl or saucer filled with vinegar and let stand overnight. I hope this helps. You may have to repeat since you said that you have painted.

Answer 6

BLEACH, BLEACH, BLEACH! clean the areas daily with a mixture of bleach and water, or a bleach product. Wipe your areas down with this at least 3 times a week until the smell disappears.

Answer 7

Most likely the prior owner had cats which have a particularly pungent urine. Most pet stores sell odor elimination products to address this problem.

Answer 8

sounds like mold or something of that nature have it inspected , clean with bleach and water , lysol disinfectant, use the hospital kind, moth balls, use those plug ins to help , candles, incense, sprays, oils, maybe just air it out daily good luck!

Answer 9

My friends tell me that febreeze works on many scents and is effective on fabrics, I cant say myself because I have no sense of smell.