We just rented a house and the carpet has a very powerful urine smell. The landlord said he had the carpet cleaned and won't pay more. Is there a way to remove the smell permently? I don't want to mask the smell. i need a solution that really works and is cheap and effective. I see no visable stains just the super strong odor. I think it is berber carpet
Get a black light to locate the problem areas. But it could be that it was so soaked with urine it went underneath and affected the actual floor. If that's the case it needs to be torn out and replaced. If your landlord refuses I would seek legal advice. Anyway, if you can locate the problem with the black light soak it with a viengar/water solution (50.50 mix) and then sprinkle baking soda on it. Once it dries vacuum it up. That should solve your problem. but like I said, if it's gone through the carpet to the actual flooring you're going have to demand more be done. That's nasty, I hope you're able to get it solved quickly!
Nothing works I have been trying to get the urine smell out of my carpet for months. Tried the black light trick and my whole carpet was glowing. It was rather disturbing. I bought urine be gone and it still stinks. If its not completely out they will just keep going in that same spot. Good luck.
I would suggest two products called No-Go! and Get Serious! No-Go! is completely organic, and Get-Serious is biodegradable, so it will be safe for everyone that is in your household. What it does is prevents your dog from wanting to go in areas where you spray the product. Generally pets have one area that if they are going to have an accident it tends to be around the same place. The Get Serious! removes Pheromone which is what attracts pets back to where they have previously went at. Get Serious is really useful because it actually not only removes the Pheromone but also the ammonia that dog urine naturally carries. It also lifts any stains that you might have without fading carpets or leaving residues behind. I have 3 labs, a blue heeler, and a pitbull, so this stuff definetly keeps my house smelling nice and fresh.
You are never going to get cat urine smell out of the carpet, your olfactory senses are just going to become accustomed to the smell and mask it themselves. Then when you have company or guests they will smell it. That carpet needs to be ripped up and the floor checked for saturation as well. The landlord IS responsible for that, and should have gotten a cleaning/security deposit from the last renter which He/She probably did, and wants to pocket the money, or tried a quick cheep carpet cleaning method which is a joke anyway, but that's a whole new subject/posting. I'm not sure what your relationship is with the landlord, but I told you what needs to be done, and maybe there is hardwood flooring under the carpet that can be restored or even just rip up the carpet and the HW floors might be in good enough shape to just clean up. ANYTHING will be better than that cat urine smell and nasty unsanitary environment for anyone to be around. I sure hope you dont have children especially ones that crawl still, THAT IS JUST NASTY. Either way, the landlord IS responsible and you have rights so If said landlord is refusing to step up and take their responsibility seriously, then take the slumlord to court and do a little research to find out the list of infractions they are committing , there's quite a few last time I inquired. Good luck, and remember, any cleaning will only mask cat urine, some more than the next, but will never completely remove the secretions.
