carpet cleaning tricks?

[paintman]

My wife and I sold our house and are now living in a small house while starting our new house. The carpet has obviosly had a cat peeing on it before. Any good tricks to get the smell out? We have tried natures miracle spray but it didn't help. Also rented a carpet cleaner

 

[OutdoorDad]

Remove carpet, pad, backing, and possibly floor and/or subflooring... this may extend to floor joist depending upon how far the urine got.

Or, burn down the house.

Those are the only two reliable methods of dealing with this issue.

 

[rob63]

Spray with water, cover with baking soda, then use a small brush to work the baking soda into the carpet. Allow to dry, then vacuum. This will help reduce the smell in the carpet, however it may leave a white stain if your vacuum isn't powerful enough to pull the baking soda back out. OutdoorDad is correct that the bigger problem is the layers below the carpet and the only total solution is to remove them, particularly the padding.

 

[Gluemanz28]

Vinegar will do the trick if you are down to the subfloor. Not sure if it will work on the carpet and pad though.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Saturate the entire carpet with dill pickle juice, and let it soak for three weeks, adding more pickle juice as needed.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Saturate the entire carpet with dill pickle juice, and let it soak for three weeks, adding more pickle juice as needed.

We do this all the time. Makes the carpet smell all fresh and pickly.

 

[Dead Duck]

Get a dog.
The dog will saturate the cat urine in no time.
No more cat smell.



























Then start a thread about the dog smell....

 

[Dirtebiker]

If you can stay out for a day or two, try renting an ozone generator.
no people, pets, or plants in the house while the machine is running.

 

[paintman]

Well I'm not sure burning the house or replacing the carpet will work. Lol. We r going to try the baking soda. They make a kind for pet oders we bought to try.

 

[Rookie]

Uncoiled rice.

 

[calcot7]

Roll back the carpet, replace the pad, it's cheap and paint the floor.

 

[dudley0]

If it is just a small area I would try the vinegar first. If you think it has been saturated you can pull the carpet back, remove and replace the pad and put the carpet back.

If you see the subfloor is stained as well then seal it with killz or bullseye. That would be a lot of cat pee tho. I have also hired a professional carpet cleaner who uses a deodorizer. That has helped with the pet smells as well.

When you pull the carpet back if you notice that the pad has a film of plastic on it then chances are you are fine leaving it. Then clean the area, deodorize it and leave a cup of vinegar there for a day or so.

I put very thin plastic down over the pad before I lay carpet. This adds life to the pad because the spills and such can't get to it and then creep back up to the carpet again. Has saved me plenty of time and money over the years. I even did it at my house.

If you pull it up and need some tools to put it back PM me and I can try to set you up.

 

[HamsterStyle]

I just did a lot of reading on this. 50/50 mix of warm water and white vinegar. Spray or pour it on problem areas. You can find problem areas with a black light. Let it sit. Once it is almost dry, put baking soda down on the area. Let that sit for a while. When it is all dry, vacuum it up. It may take several repetitions of this process but you will definitely notice a difference. If it is ridiculously bad, you will most likely want to strip all the flooring and clean, replace, or seal the subflooring then replace the floor.

 

[jkaetz]

My wife and I sold our house and are now living in a small house while starting our new house. The carpet has obviosly had a cat peeing on it before. Any good tricks to get the smell out? We have tried natures miracle spray but it didn't help. Also rented a carpet cleaner

If you're sure it was a cat, get a gallon and then use the whole thing. http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Mirac...id=1447169031&sr=1-6&keywords=natures+miracle It takes a lot to get the job done. Just spraying it won't do it. Saturate everything, carpet, pad, floor, let it dry naturally. Put the pad and carpet back down then cover the area with baking soda for 20 minutes or so before vacuuming it up. It will likely take a month before all the enzymes and baking soda do their job but it worked for us.

 

[7.62]

Just another reason cats are the rodents of the pet world!

 

[paintman]

If you're sure it was a cat, get a gallon and then use the whole thing. http://www.amazon.com/Natures-Mirac...id=1447169031&sr=1-6&keywords=natures+miracle It takes a lot to get the job done. Just spraying it won't do it. Saturate everything, carpet, pad, floor, let it dry naturally. Put the pad and carpet back down then cover the area with baking soda for 20 minutes or so before vacuuming it up. It will likely take a month before all the enzymes and baking soda do their job but it worked for us.

I actually did use the whole gallon in a very small area. No luck. I did find a no vacuum carpet foam at the dollar store that has been a miracle worker so far. Makes it smell like some one is doing laundry. But I can handle that

 

[OutdoorDad]

I actually did use the whole gallon in a very small area. No luck. I did find a no vacuum carpet foam at the dollar store that has been a miracle worker so far. Makes it smell like some one is doing laundry. But I can handle that

ok it's been three days.

I predict that it now smells like a cat pissed in a basket of fresh laundry.

Am I right?

 

[cjcinin]

Burn it down or get used to it. Even when you think it's gone a warm day or a spot hit by the sun brings it back. People that say this or that works have just gotten used to it. If your moving out soon get some good candles and ride it out. You won't get rid of it.
Replacing the carpet, padding and kilz might get it but in this case doesn't seem an option.

 

[yeahbaby]

We use a mixture of Dawn Blue dish soap and vinegar. Do about 1/2 and 1/2. It might take a few cleanings but it works for us and the dog puke.

 

[devious169]

Do not use water! The salt in urine is hygroscopic, meaning after it has dried water will reactivate the smell further intensifying it. Best bet is to remove carpet and pad treat with a enzyme, after the enzymes have dried seal the subfloor from both sides ( if possible). Either a alcohol Or oil based stain killer. I'd recommend any of binz products. This process is time consuming, patience is the key! Good luck.