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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wayne zabel on January 20, 2015, 05:50:46 pm

Title: Cat Urine got into floorboards
Post by: wayne zabel on January 20, 2015, 05:50:46 pm

Any help on this one please.

Doing an EOT on Friday,The Landlord has told me has scrapped a couple of carpets in some rooms due to cat urine problems.

He says that the urine had gone through the carpet and underlay and has got into the floor boards and giving off odours.

Is there anything that can be applied to the floorboards to sort out this problem?

Title: Re: Cat Urine got into floorboards
Post by: jasonl on January 20, 2015, 05:57:22 pm

IT needs cleaning , drying and sealing with a shellac to stop odours .

Title: Re: Cat Urine got into floorboards
Post by: derikraven on January 20, 2015, 05:58:05 pm

put some domestos in water and mop the affected area. repeat if nescessary

Title: Re: Cat Urine got into floorboards
Post by: Simon Campbell on January 20, 2015, 07:03:19 pm

Hi Wayne

I had an EOT a couple years back absolutely riddled with cat urine. Tried dettol, domestos and steam but to no avail. I didn't know about prochem microsan then, perhaps that may work attacking the odour causing bacteria. But I suspect once its in the floorboards its in there.

Simon

Title: Re: Cat Urine got into floorboards
Post by: John Kelly on January 21, 2015, 09:48:29 am

Urine creates Uric salts which are continuously damp and give off odours. Bleach such as Domestos rarely has any affect as it is not the right chemical formula to counteract. It will mask for a while but the salts will remain and the odour will eventually return.
You need to treat it with a product specifically designed for the job such as Chemspec Urine Contamination Treatment. Our Nemesis Odour Neutraliser works well as well. Soak the areas affected and allow about 20 minutes dwell then rinse off. You may need to repeat this. Finally soak again with product and leave.