- Mar 13, 2007
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Hi,
I just bought a house (fixer upper) and the previous owner had several cats as pets. It seems that in one particular closet on the second floor the cats decided to pee as much as they wanted and the owner didn't do anything about it. It's been two weeks since the owner moved out and I've used soapy water on the laminate several times but the smell didn't come out.
Finally this evening I decided to get serious. I pulled up the quarter rounds, and then the laminate flooring and then the molding and the underlayment. I found under this was linoleum that had a cardboard like backing to it. It was glued to the press board floor, but I ripped it up and found the back of it was moist. The press board floor underneath was damp and it reeked something aweful. Since I'm new to home repair, I'd rather not pull up the floor unless I absolutely have to. What I'd like to do is clean the wood so it doesn't smell anymore and then put down new laminate flooring.
How do I get rid of this nastiness?
I just bought a house (fixer upper) and the previous owner had several cats as pets. It seems that in one particular closet on the second floor the cats decided to pee as much as they wanted and the owner didn't do anything about it. It's been two weeks since the owner moved out and I've used soapy water on the laminate several times but the smell didn't come out.
Finally this evening I decided to get serious. I pulled up the quarter rounds, and then the laminate flooring and then the molding and the underlayment. I found under this was linoleum that had a cardboard like backing to it. It was glued to the press board floor, but I ripped it up and found the back of it was moist. The press board floor underneath was damp and it reeked something aweful. Since I'm new to home repair, I'd rather not pull up the floor unless I absolutely have to. What I'd like to do is clean the wood so it doesn't smell anymore and then put down new laminate flooring.
How do I get rid of this nastiness?