New house - dog smell
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Completed on our new house a couple of days ago. Owner had a couple of dogs and we knew from viewing it was a pretty bad smell.
In first coupe of days we have removed all carpets and underlays downstairs.
So downstairs is now back to concrete floors or floor tiles (kitchen and dining room).
Got a professional cleaner coming round to do the tiles and grouting next week.
However the smell is still bad.
Any ideas! Perhaps we should get the floor concrete treated?
House is empty for a couple of weeks before furniture arrives.
In first coupe of days we have removed all carpets and underlays downstairs.
So downstairs is now back to concrete floors or floor tiles (kitchen and dining room).
Got a professional cleaner coming round to do the tiles and grouting next week.
However the smell is still bad.
Any ideas! Perhaps we should get the floor concrete treated?
House is empty for a couple of weeks before furniture arrives.
Jeyes fluid is the only way for hard surfaces
Shake and vac for carpets
Febreeze for any other soft surfaces.
You could also burn a few candles/tealights to help kill/mask airbourne smells.
Also just ventilate the house. Get all the vents open and leave the upstairs windows on the latch.
Shake and vac for carpets
Febreeze for any other soft surfaces.
You could also burn a few candles/tealights to help kill/mask airbourne smells.
Also just ventilate the house. Get all the vents open and leave the upstairs windows on the latch.
I bought a house and they had two long haired German shepherds, the house was immaculate when I went to view it but moving in day the place was caked in dog hair, they must have paid for a deep clean to sell then didn't lift a finger when it sold.
I just couldn't get rid of the smell until I removed the kitchen kick boards and found mountains of hair behind them.
I just couldn't get rid of the smell until I removed the kitchen kick boards and found mountains of hair behind them.
We had the same issue when we moved into ours.
All carpet and underlay out on the day we completed.
We then used copious amounts of white wine vinegar mixed with bi carb in a spray bottle to go around everywhere.
As mentioned the kitchen kicker plates hid a mess, so those were out too. We knew we were going to gut the house so didn’t need to be overly careful.
All carpet and underlay out on the day we completed.
We then used copious amounts of white wine vinegar mixed with bi carb in a spray bottle to go around everywhere.
As mentioned the kitchen kicker plates hid a mess, so those were out too. We knew we were going to gut the house so didn’t need to be overly careful.
Tickled me that!For the Concrete Floor:
- First try an enzymatic cleaner specifically designed for pet urine (like Nature's Miracle for concrete). This breaks down the organic matter causing the smell
- If that doesn't work sufficiently, yes - concrete treatment would be wise:
- Clean thoroughly with TSP (trisodium phosphate)
- Apply a concrete sealer after cleaning
- Consider using an oil-based primer before any final flooring goes down
- First try an enzymatic cleaner specifically designed for pet urine (like Nature's Miracle for concrete). This breaks down the organic matter causing the smell
- If that doesn't work sufficiently, yes - concrete treatment would be wise:
- Clean thoroughly with TSP (trisodium phosphate)
- Apply a concrete sealer after cleaning
- Consider using an oil-based primer before any final flooring goes down
i4got said:
Completed on our new house a couple of days ago. Owner had a couple of dogs and we knew from viewing it was a pretty bad smell.
In first coupe of days we have removed all carpets and underlays downstairs.
So downstairs is now back to concrete floors or floor tiles (kitchen and dining room).
Got a professional cleaner coming round to do the tiles and grouting next week.
However the smell is still bad.
Any ideas! Perhaps we should get the floor concrete treated?
House is empty for a couple of weeks before furniture arrives.
Mop the walls with neat cleaning fluid. Then mop the floors with bleach. Leave the heating on and upstairs windows open. In first coupe of days we have removed all carpets and underlays downstairs.
So downstairs is now back to concrete floors or floor tiles (kitchen and dining room).
Got a professional cleaner coming round to do the tiles and grouting next week.
However the smell is still bad.
Any ideas! Perhaps we should get the floor concrete treated?
House is empty for a couple of weeks before furniture arrives.
They probably allowed the dogs upstairs so vax all the carpets if they've not been removed. And again, mop the walls.
It's great that you've got the place for a couple of weeks before moving your stuff in. Just get round there in the evenings and wash everything.
Don't make the mistake of thinking paint will cover as it often won't. Just clean the entire shell with Ajax and bleach.
DonkeyApple said:
2 GKC said:
After a decade maybe. Filthy things to have in the home.
It's not dogs that are filthy, it's some of their owners. It's not exactly hard to keep a home clean even with a dog in it but many people are just slovenly pigs who love living in filth.
2 GKC said:
After a decade maybe. Filthy things to have in the home.
I’ve been viewing houses lately and the worst ones are the ones with children, children have this horrid smell about them, it’s a mixture of sticky sweets, poo and the smell of nappy sacks and regretThe houses with dogs I can usually only tell from the bowl of food and water
Sheets Tabuer said:
Now you've triggered the dog people that will make irrational claims the smell comes for other things.
It does though. It comes from the people not being clean. Dogs smell. Houses with dogs don't have to, that's the choice of the punters inside the house. And more than a few clearly love to reek. 
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