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Pet odor
(by Kerrie [NY])
Apr 28, 2003 12:04 PM
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Pet odor
(by CAW [OR])
Apr 28, 2003 1:00 PM
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Pet odor
(by Kathi [oh])
Apr 28, 2003 2:36 PM
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Pet odor
(by Cathy [MI])
Apr 28, 2003 3:55 PM
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Pet odor
(by Kerrie [Ny])
Apr 28, 2003 4:29 PM
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(by Cathy [MI])
Apr 28, 2003 6:10 PM
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(by john [ia])
Apr 29, 2003 5:05 AM
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Pet odor
(by Matt [FL])
Apr 29, 2003 8:36 AM
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(by John [Wa])
Apr 29, 2003 11:54 AM
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Has anyone ever experienced pet odor not coming out of a house--EVER? We are looking at a single-family home that was owned by the father-in-law of a friend, and is being sold "as is" by the estate to the highest bidder. This is in an area we wish to live, where property values are through-the-roof (read: we cannot afford a house there) in a great school district. We would love to purchase this house, live in it two years while rehabbing (which we have done before) then either decide to stay, or resell, take our profits and buy a house we really love. This deal will definitely be profitable--with one catch. The man was a total recluse who lived there 40 years with a menagerie of dogs of cats. The house STINKS. The animals apparently went to the bathroom anywhere. We are fully prepared to rip up carpets & refinish wood floors, and even replace wood floors if need be, but is it possible the odors will NEVER come out? maybe the urine is in the subfloor, the odor has permeated the walss, etc. This did not even occur to me as a possibility until another potential bidder decided against it cuz he was worried about it. Anyone have any experience with anything like this? --65.129.152.67 |
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If it is dog odor, you really won't have too much trouble. You need to pull up the carpet and pad and seal the floors thoroughly with a good sealer. Kilz will do it. Then put down new pad and carpet. You might get away with washing the walls, but paint will do it for sure. Cat smell is a bigger problem because they will spray on the walls and corners and you might have to remove the drywall up about 12 inches and replace. That is not too bad a job for people with do-it-yourself skills, as long as the house is a good price and worth a little effort. Spread some Sweet PDZ stall deodorizer (from a feed store) on the back yard and it will remove urine smell from the dirt, take care of the landscaping and water a few times and pet odor goes away outside, anyway. Before you offer on the house, go over with a strong blacklight and it will show you where there is pet utine so you will know how much of the walls have to be replaced. Get the blacklight at a rental yard and ask for one that will show pet urine. Then cheap party lights are not strong enough. If the house stinks, start with a low offer. You have a real chance here to get a good purchase because others don't want to deal with it. There is money in that sort of a situation. I got a really good price on a couple of stinkers last year. They cleaned up really nice. One of them didn't stop stinking until all the foam backing from old foam backed carpet was up and sanded off. Also, take a shop vac and vacuum as far as you can reach into heating vents and pour a little enzyme cleaner down them. Any stink will only be right there below the vent. --206.163.168.8 |
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AH!!! The sweet smell of MONEY!!! What CAW said. Also you may wish to use OdorXit, available on this site. It works. --205.188.209.8 |
| Ditto to CAW and Kathi....the more they stink...the better I like them! Thars gold in them thar stanky carpets! --68.40.240.228 |
| You guys are very encouraging..like I said I never did think the stink was so much of a problem...What about where there never were any carpets & the hardwoods are all discolored? Can these be saved? Thanks so much!I can't wait to read more! --65.129.144.73 |
| We had this same problem in a "fix n' flip" a couple of years back.You need to have a professional refinisher look at and give you an idea of what can be saved and what can't. Generally, if the wood is black, it has to sanded too deep to save and has to be replaced. But that doesn't mean the entire floor needs replacing...just the unsalvageable parts. It may not be as bad as you think. The house in which we had this same issue was 950 sq. ft. and had been abandoned for 2 years. Previous owner had 12 dogs...that's right 12! The carpet was still damp even after 2 years of being vacant. AND we were still able to sand and save the hardwood floors underneath! Sold it the first day we listed it and made $23,000 after expenses....not bad for a house that once smelled so bad we had to change clothes after working there! --68.40.240.228 |
| I like using odor xit(can get it thru this web site). read the instructions completely. If it is really bad, then you will have to sand or remove the offensive material. I then like to seal with a shellac based product like zissner 123. the key is to use a shellac based product as it seals the area, not like polyurathane. if the walls are bad, I will clean and then also seal with kilz or 123. you can paint over this product. the biggest key is NOT to take short cuts. a friend of mine just started getting into this rehapping business and took some short cuts on his first house relative to pet urine. IT was fine during the colder months , but as soon as it started to warm up and the humidity increased, the smell came back. He ended up taking a loss on the property as no one was willing to pay market value for a stinky house!. --152.163.189.136 |
| (Agree-all smells can be removed with Kilz, bleach, new paint, new flooring). But, I have stumbled over a secret weapon. My wife purchased those glade plug ins that use the liquid refills. She is alergic to them so I had no other use for them. Decided to plug one in every room the day we bought the latest stinky rehab duplex. By the time we were done repairing, the place took on a complete new smell! I have had more compliments from applicants on the smell of the place than on the new berber carpet or tile! Ten bucks later & you're gold! --24.129.140.38 |
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Urine stains can NOT be sanded out. Floor needs to be patched wherever stained. If stained everywhere, may as well replace or carpet. Another product that will eliminate odor is called Nature's Miracle, available at some pet supply stores. --165.121.37.123 |