Should a purchase a cat urine house?

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There's a house I'm considering to buy but one thing is holding me back: There is pee.... EVERYWHERE. I think it's a cat but I mean I don't know. There is no carpet all of the floor is either linoleum or tile and underneath it is the concrete slab. Is there a way to get all of the smell out? Will the smell remain in the walls and ceiling? Thanks!

Jerry W. · Answer

I(f the price is right buy the cat pee home.  I have had to struggle with this problem.  All the enzime solutions never worked.  I finally just used KILZ oil based paint and painted everything with at least 2 coats.  Took care of 95% of it.

Ron Flatt · Answer

White vinegar-  mop the whole house really wet mop and let set.  May have to mop twice.  Wash walls with vinegar also.  It has worked well for me.

Christi Hawkins · Answer

all great advice! The floors and sub flooring will have to be replaced you will never get that smell out. I love KILZ and it does cure a lot. But just be ware you will never sell that house if it smells like cats

Richard Fields · Answer

All good advice here. I would also rent an ionizer and let it run a day or 2 in they're

Joel Owens · Answer

You can take a black light and see the extent of the urine damage on floors,walls,ceiling,etc.

If the animals have been peeing in the corners it can soak the wood and floors.

You want to make sure you really get rid of the smell before selling. Some of the techniques mentioned just temporarily mask the smell. Some part of it comes back and the current owner comes after you for litigation etc.

Generally you want to clean all the ducts as well and service or replace the heating and air system. Check everywhere for the urine. Crawl space,basement, attic,main level,upstairs,etc. Sometimes the access on the crawl space hatch is broken and animals get in there and the smell attaches to the insulation.

When you do work on getting rid of the smell after you have done work you need to leave that area open for so many days and let air out. See if the smell is still gone or has returned some. You do not want to rehab and close something up only to have a lingering smell still there although weaker.

No legal advice given.

Jerry W. · Answer

@Krystle Padilla, the smell wasn't bad after I painted everything, but I was surprised that I needed to paint the walls as well.  The smell had kind of seeped into everything.  I also removed carpet from places where there was no cat urine simply because the smell had kind of seeped into everything.

The problem with not sealing an area and using things that mask the smell is that as soon as it gets wet the urine activates and begins smelling again.  So I imagine the vinegar really helps, but I would still seal any porous surface with an oil based paint like Kilz.

Tal Sharabi · Answer

Hi Krystle

I m facing same situation. did you actually move forward with the cat iron house ? We’re you able to remove the scent and smells ?

Thank you

Tal

Deb Meyer · Answer

paint is a cover up and enzymes, well you've read the comments.  OdorXit.com has a water and essential oils solution that as long as you get it to ALL the urine - drywall, concrete, the 2x4's behind the drywall, even the duct work, it will eliminate the smell 100%.  And its guaranteed.  It's the OdorXit Eliminator Concentrate. We sprayed a house with 15 cats.  It got rid of the smell and we got full price at sale.  No one knew cats ever lived there.

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