how to get rid of cat urine smell out of wooden floorboards?

Answer 1

Try white vinegar, as it will combat the smell from the urine.
As urine contains ammonium compounds, this is alkaline; hence vinegar being acidic will neutralise the urine.

Good luck, hope it works!

PS i had the same problem, when my cats were kittens... and it is vinegar that did the trick!

Answer 2

Bleach on wooden floorboards is NOT a good idea! You will stain the floor and rot the wood. Try using wood polish to seal the smell in, or Pledge Wooden Floor Cleaner mixed with warm water. Repeat if necessary once dry!

Answer 3

Personally, no matter what you do, any pets you will have will smell the cat piss. Whether or not you don't, after clean up. It is the previuos owners responsibility to clean up after their occupants. I would have the floors replaced, as much of a hassle that may be ( have had it done myself) and MAKE SURE the previous tenants, owners have agreed to pay. If they refuse, get others opinions on smell, like who sold you the house (realtor etc) to help prove the house smells. But I am curious, why did you buy/rent this place if it smelled so bad?? Eek. Anyways, ide have the floor replaced -redone for your own sanitary benifits.

Answer 4

Scrub the floorboards with Soda Crystals they will get the smell out of anything.

Answer 5

change the floor board`s it`s the only way . a house i moved into 3 years ago had a nasty smell that would not go away , didn`t know what it was we tried everything , we then found out the lady who had the house before us had seven cat`s and she used to leave them locked in when she went away for weekends ! we ended up changing all the boards and the skirting aswell ! still hasn`t completely cured it but it is about 80% better . but we have tried everything and nothing worked !

Answer 6

Biological washing powder is supposed to destroy the enzymes that leave the smell etc. (this should help avoid recurrence of the problem). Try washing with a solution of that, and follow with surgical spirit. Avoid bleach or lemon juice etc as they will affect the colour of the wood.

Good luck.

Answer 7

cut a lemon in half and rub into the floor. leave for a day then wipe down with warm soapy water. when you have done this if your cat pees on the floor again as soon as you notice it clear it up and sprinkle bicarbonate of soda or baking soda on the place where they pee. this will prevent the smell staying as it neutralises the acid in the pee and also stops the cat peeing in the same place. hope this helps.

Answer 8

Had the same problem with carpet once... and I was told to clean with a mixture of vinegar & baking soda.... make into a paste, then let sit a while. Once it dries, vac it up. Not sure if it would work with wood or not, but you need to get the whole ph/acid thing working for you.

Answer 9

My friend had a similar problem. She scrubbed it, bleached it, nothing worked. In the end she super-bleached it, let it dry, then varnished the floorboards. It worked very well indeed - pong gone!

Answer 10

you will have to replace the floor because cat urine carries on the smell of amonia and there's no way to get that out.