Old house with dog odor question

Posted by John D99 on November 5, 2009, 11:38 am

I'm considering buying an older house that has some noticeable dog odor.

I assume I could get rid of it by pulling up all the carpeting, is that
right?

The carpeting is otherwise in good shape. Could a professional steam
cleaning be expected to eliminate the odor?

Thanks

Posted by GoHabsGo on November 5, 2009, 12:26 pm

> I'm considering buying an older house that has some noticeable dog odor.
>
> I assume I could get rid of it by pulling up all the carpeting, is that
> right?
>
> The carpeting is otherwise in good shape. Could a professional steam
> cleaning be expected to eliminate the odor?
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>

Carpets, underpad and sometimes subfloor removal is needed. Steam cleaning
only gets the surface. I just went through this, though the home was only
8 years old. Previous owner had a sick dog and I had to rip everything out
to get the smell out. Fortunately, the dog was too sick to climb stairs
and only messed up the first floor.

Posted by Dymphna on November 5, 2009, 12:54 pm

Sometimes it gets rid of it and sometimes steam cleaning makes it a
fresh
smell. If you do, do that, put vinegar in the water (assuming
there's no bleach
in the cleaner). Vinegar tends to get rid of smells.
Problem is, it has often
times gone into the wood underneath. In which
case you will need to pull the
carpet and paint the wood with a smell
sealing paint.

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Posted by TH on November 5, 2009, 1:02 pm

> I'm considering buying an older house that has some noticeable dog odor.
> I assume I could get rid of it by pulling up all the carpeting, is that
> right?
> The carpeting is otherwise in good shape. Could a professional steam
> cleaning be expected to eliminate the odor?
> Thanks

Is it dogs smell or dog urine smell? Big difference. If it's just the
smell of dogs then a good carpet cleaning could clean that up, but if
it's urine, then you probably have to replace the carpet. Urine smell
is pretty obvious and you'd probably also see stains, it you don't
think it's urine, I'd give a good cleaning a try, then wait a few
days and see if the smell comes back.

Posted by jamesgangnc on November 5, 2009, 1:05 pm

You could start there but it might not work. Can you figure out where
the dog went? Then you could work on those areas. Pad probably will
have to be replaced. You might salvage some of the carpet.

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