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CAT URINE IN AN VACANT HOME

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I'm thinking about purchesing a small slab home but the stinch of cat urine is so bad that it smells as bad as skunk spray. (I heard there were 10 of them) I looked around with a blacklight and the spray is all over the place. The carpets def have to be removed, but all there is under them is subflooring. I'm worried that the stinch is into the subflooring. What is the best thing step by step I would have to do to get rid of the smell. Please, all suggestions welcome. I will do just about anything except replacing the subflooring.
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I have not personally used this product, but I hear great things about it:
http://www.urine-off.com/

Good luck!

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October 01 2007

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Rixie,

If you are removing all the carpet and tile, and its a slab underneath, check with Home Depot about getting some sort of concrete sealer that will seal any residual odor in the concrete before you put down new tile or carpet. I used a South American tropical wood referred to as Brazilian cherry or Brazilian Mahogany and the stench of the wood, which is indigineous to the wood, was so bad I was afraid to put the floor in. After it was stained and then sealed, never smelled it again. Sealing seems to be the secret.

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October 01 2007

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What a pain! I've run into this before and if you're talking wood sub floor you may have to replace it. At minimum, you'll need to treat it and seal it with something. In my worst experience I had painted it with Kills blocking primer and had to actually cut 2 feet of drywall up from the floor around the bad rooms and replace that.

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October 01 2007

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I saw a show on one of those home improvement channels that dealt with urine odor in a basement. It was a concrete floor, they cleaned it with detergent, then srayed on an enzyme treatment (Urine Gone?), covered that with plastic to let it soak in, then spayed again. According to the blacklight and the noses of the people doing the show the urine was removed.
I don't know if it would work on drywall but you might check the websites of hgtv or diy network.

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October 02 2007

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I just sold a house that had this as well. It was REALLY BAD!
We washed the sub floor (plywood) with amonia and water 50/50 DO NOT USE BLEACH it will make Mustard gas. Then we sealed the floor with Kills then laid new carpet. It is absolutly fine no smell.
Congradulations on your new home.

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October 04 2007

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We purchased a home in April that had a very serious cat odor problem. Originally tried a enzyme based product in conjunction with a black light to identify locations to be treated. We were not happy with the results so I tore up five 4x8 sheets of sub floor (1 1/8 plywood) in worse areas and replaced it. Used Kilz and B.I.N to seal the floors in the least offending areas. Removed sheet rock 2 feet up the wall in worse areas and replaced it, in the least offending areas washed the walls with TSP and sealed them with Kilz and BIN shellac. On finished wood work such as doors and molding we washed it with TSP, sanded it, re-stained it and varnished it. Found that varnish is a pretty good sealer also.
Two neighbors have since told us the previous owners had 35 cats in the house. I know consider my self some what of a cat odor removal expert.

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October 08 2007

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Omg - that's sounds like a huge production, and a lot of work.

Does the smell ever really go away for good tho?

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October 09 2007

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I am a General Contractor that specializes in flooring.

A while ago I did a job that had excessive urine that could not be removed. We took out as much as we could. We heard that Utah Fish and Game had a product that they use when picking up old (smelly foul) animal bodies from beside the roads. It is a liquid and is to be mixed with water and simply sprayed on. It may take a couple applications but it worked. Call Utah Fish and Game and get it from them. The bottle cost I thing $15. Well worth it!

Al

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October 11 2007

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Cher,
The house was a huge production. Although I have been in the rental/remodeling business for 20 plus years I under estimated what it would take to wrestle this Kitty to the ground. We now live in the home and except for one area with a very faint odor the house is scent free. The enzyme based product we used was from Just-Rite cleaning products. There product may work on a smaller scale problem but on our job there was just to much damage. Rip and tear was the solution. Now I know what it takes.

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October 12 2007

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I just bought a house in Pittsburg with Dog urine im removing the subfloors 3/8ths ply it didnt soak past the ply maybe ill prime and than re-ply and seal that, I got the house cheap I want to do flips this is my first. Since all the people are moving out of NY and jersey i hope buy keeping my houses under $200,000 ill be able to sell them quickly . if anybody has any suggestions email me at JWPS7@aol.com -thanks john

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October 12 2007

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Had the same issue, but in Florida, what a stench. Removed all capeting, tack strips and washed everything down with amonia. It removed the smell even in the base boards. I poured it on the wood, thinking if it worked I wouldn't have to replace them also. It did.. Wonderfull product amonia, removed cat urine smell within minutes.

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October 16 2007

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When we bought our house it smelt of urine, beer and frat boys. that is a smell it has taken a while to get rid of, but with carpet replacement, bleaching the concrete, installing flooring and paint on the walls, you would never know that it ever smelt that way. we 'kilz'ed the walls before painting, but i think the bleach got the smell out of the concrete. They also have some stuff at petco and petsmart, but its ridiculously expensive. If you have the money, i hear that they work really well, and you dont have to deal with bleach, but an enzyme.

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October 18 2007

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I have an acquaintance with 7 cats. She swears by an enzyme product called Nature's Miracle which she purchases at our local Petsmart. I've been in her home a few times and it has never smelled of cat urine, though she has a couple of felines with urinary tract problems. She says you must soak the area thoroughly and leave it until dry. Good luck.

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