How do you get cat and or dog urine out of floor when the home has been sitting empty for 1 year?

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How do you get cat and or dog urine out of floor when the home has been sitting empty for 1 year?
How do you get cat and or dog urine out of floor when the home has been sitting empty for 1 year? I will pull carpet up but how do I treat floor if it is a concrete floor? how do you treat if it has plywood sub floor? Pls answer both surfaces wood and concrete. ty

Answer 1

If it's a concrete floor just pour bleach on the spot and let it soak in then with some detergent and hot water scrub the spot and keep the windows open to air the room , I would to this in a cool windy day.

For the wood floor use white vinegar and a old rag ,keep rubbing the spot or the entire room if you wish it will not only clean it but also deodorized it ! In between you can use Murphy's Soap and a mop to wipe your floor.

Answer 2

Nature's Miracle - get it at the pet store. It works for any organic stain. Since it "eats" the organic matter causing the stain and smell, instead of masking it, I prefer it. I've used it many times with success. Works best on dry days because the smell will linger until the surface is completely dry - it will still work in high humidity, just will take longer. You pour it on liberally and then just wait til it dries - no back-breaking work involved. I know it will work for the concrete because it's porous. I'm not sure if it's recommended for wood, though. I've used it on carpet, so it's obviously soaked through to the wood underneath, and I've never had a problem.

Answer 3

I recommend a product called Urine-off. As a flooring design consultant, this is a problem I face all the time. I've seen this product work several times.
It's my understanding that this product works on both concrete and wooden sub-floors.

On a side note, you may want to treat the walls as well, at least the bottom foot.

Answer 4

Use Clorox & hot water when cleaning the floors!!!! Go over the floors a second time to get better coverage. Later, go over the floors with Pine Sol. As for the sub floor, you may have to replace it if the Clorox & Pine Sol don't work.

Answer 5

Soap and water take out the carpet.A bleach solution with soap and water.Then follow up with a good pet netrulizing spray all though out the home.If its a wood floor don't soak it in water,just enough to work with as in mopping.Open windows ans doors as you work.Fresh air always the way to go.God bless.

Answer 6

Use an enzyme pet stain remover. You can find these at pet stores and some larger supermarkets. Enzyme cleaners actually "eat" the stain and smell by using bacteria.

Answer 7

when you pull the carpet get a couple of 5 gallon buckets of paint primer and prime the floor, that will lock in alll of the smell...most common type of primer to use is usually kilz.