how do you get the smell of urine out of hard wood floors?

Question

the old homeowners had several dogs

Answer 1

You know, before you invest in new flooring, you might want to pick up a piece of the old floor where it is particularly smelly, to see if the dog urine went down into the joists. If it did, the joists have to be replaced, too, or the smell will come up through the new floor. If the urine didn't get too deep down, you can have the floors sanded and sealed. Sometimes, the smell comes up even after you put down new floors, or repair the old ones, especially in hot humid weather. Dog and cat urine is very acidic, and it's really hard to get rid of it.

Answer 2

I have seen the old urine pet stains on our floor having turned blackish--so that is how I konw where the spots are--40 plus years olld...but I could detect no odor...I thought they were pretty ugly, so I covered with a rug....if they were smelling, I 'd have nothing to lose to soak the area with Febreeze or OdoBan.
(I'd Take a rag the size of a wash cloth, terrycloth, and saturate it with the anti-stink solution full strength... lay it on it and leave it til it dries.) You may have nothing to lose, if more discoloration presents itself, you may not also have the odor...
The sealer on the wood floor is already scratched or worn off, or the urine could not have soaked into the wood in the first place, this treatment ought to be able to follow the original liquid into the wood, I'd think.
These two products are made to attack organic smells from germs, therefore killing the odors, and work brilliantly on upholstery.
Good Luck--refinishing is ideal, but we don't live all with ideal pay raises, and checking accounts!

Answer 3

I have two very large german shepards and a brand new home I just built. You are probably going to have to invest in new hardwood floors. I could not imagine anyone living with the smell of dog urine in the floors. Good luck, hon! ☻

Answer 4

If it's in the wood... you're gonna have to replace them. Sorry, but there's really no way around it.

Answer 5

resurface the floors. or get new ones bout the only thing you can do