OT - 2 in 1 post

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 15:21:43 -0400, KDK wrote (in message ):

Done.

Reapply the Nature's Miracle, but put some plastic wrap over it. Let it set without drying out for a couple of days, then remove the plastic wrap and let dry.

That should do it, but if not, then I'd give the floor a sand and a couple of coats of polyurathane.

Kathy N-V

Yeah - I was going to suggest sanding then refinishing. You can also try a borax solution.

Barbara

Every odor specialist I have ever talked to said the only fairly sure thing is to seal it in. Get it as clean as you can and then use a sealer- polyurethane should work. I don't know what nature's miracle is, but vinegar or sudsy ammonia clean pretty well. good luck. We almost bought a house that had been a kennel for a couple of months, with no humans around, so we had a specialist from 200 mi away come to assess and recommend. Armand

That sounds inhumane! I'm glad you didn't buy it, the house would have to have bad vibes from so many unhappy dogs.

Cheri (Bubbee to Emily and Nathan)

Oh yay! Happy house vibes coming your way!

What Kathy said about sanding and Urethane, but please make sure you wear a mask while you're sanding.

-Kalera

Believe it or not the house was owned by the local "humane society". Left to them in a will. Some one did put out food and water. The back door was left open so they could go in and out, but it seemed that many times they did not bother. Armand

Nature's Miracle is an enzyme that actually eats organic stuff -- blood, urine, etc. It works infinitely better than ammonia or vinegar........ ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

Kathy, if the landlady is the one doing the cleaning, and she's saying the odors won't come out, I'd be leery -- she's probably setting you up to not get your cleaning depsoit back. ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

She tried one cleaning. There definitely was an odor, but I've done two more applications - good soakings and I think it's done.

And yeah I'm worried about the deposit too. When she first let me know she already said the floor was going to have to be re-done (of course it didn't look too good to begin with either). We'll see what happens.

Thanks all - I think the odor is now gone (if not completely gone it's a major dissipation). I used one of the enzyme cleaners - the store I was at didn't have Nature's Miracle so it thought I'd give another brand a try.

So far so good.

Kathy K

I really like using Odor Eliminator. I found a need for it yesterday. Our new kitten decided to use the fireplace as a litterbox. Sigh. Oh well...we got it taken care of, and are washing it down well, to get rid of the ammonia. Good thing we caught it before lighting our first fire of the season...we were going to do that this weekend.

We buy Simple Solution -- it's the same thing, but cheaper. ;-) ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

Heehee, that's who make Odor Eliminator, but i couldn't remember the "Simple Solution" part. We get it at PetSmart

Who can live without it? We use it like crazy around here, on everything from stains on laundry to --- well, everything. ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

If you have pets...it's a neccesity! Ran out last night...gotta get more. We buy it in the gallon jug...LOL.

I could have written this entire post. We just ran out too, etc.... ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

It's a heck of a lot better than having a stinky house, eh?

It sure is. And can you imagine what happens if a particular part comes off your body (catheter) while you're at work in your office? ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce