Need to replace old, stained, stinky hall carpet.
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Have you check to see if you have a wooden floor under the carpet? If so have it refinish. If not the prefab. Wooden floors would be your best bet. It comes in color choices, and finish such as high gloss, matte. Please, have someone do this for you.
the wood is cleaned with a wet rag, follow by a dry one to buff it!!
Hi Carol Ann, First things first. If you are going to tackle this, please make sure you wear a face mask! After you get the carpet up, Scrub the floor thoroughly with a solution of water and vinegar. Then, sprinkle baking soda directly on the stains and let sit for a couple hours or as long as possible. The baking soda will help soak up and deodorize the smell. Wipe away the baking soda with water and another clean cloth. Make sure your dog can't get near this area until you have finished. It could make him sick. If you still have animals, you may want to consider replacing it with vinyl flooring. If you go to Lowe's or home depot, someone there will be very happy to help you!
Good luck!
I think the best option would be to just pull up the sub floor and replace it. Then put down tile or a floor that is durable and easy to clean with pet accidents. I would stay away from a laminate though because if it gets wet and you don't see it right away the laminate floor can swell in the seams.
unfortunately, pet stains permeate extremely well. Removing the sub flooring is excellent advice. on one hand, if you remove the pet smell, you're golden, but if your pet goes there again, your efforts are pretty much worthless. :(
If you are dealing with a concrete subfloor a good scrubbing may be enough. I assumed from your question you were talking about a wood subfloor. Or if you meant the subfloor is the only thing between the carpet and basement except for the floor joists, and the subfloor does need replacing, in that case you may need a carpenter. I've helped put in new subfloors and I wouldn't have been able to do it on my own. I guess the concern is the urine has probably soaked into the subfloor and it may be difficult to reuse it with new flooring. I would pull up the carpet and see what you are dealing with.
I had this same problem in my house when we were expecting our baby. Lots of pet stained carpet and stains that had permeated the subfloor and were still gross and stinky. Here's how I successfully did it on the cheap: First, I tore up all the carpet and removed all the old tack-strips and any nails, staples or other irregularities in the wood. Turns out, somebody had put carpet over a nice hardwood floor but the stains had gone completely through the wood so it couldn't be saved. Next I used baking soda to soak up any oily pet stain residue, (there was a lot!). I sprinkled the baking soda on dry and worked it into the stains. I let it sit for about a day before vacuuming, sweeping and wiping it up with paper towels. It was still gross so I then used a strong bleach mixture, (2 parts hot water to 1 part bleach), to soak the subfloor. I evacuated my wife for two days for that part. When it was dry, the floor was blanched and free of the dark, oily pet stains. However, I wanted to be sure they wouldn't seep back up off of the 2x6 floor joists so I sealed it with 5 gallons of KILZ Sealant and Primer, (about $36 bucks at LOWES). To do our 1400 sq. foot home was labor intensive but the cost was amazingly low. Bleach=$12 Baking Soda=$10 Paper Towels=$12 and KILZ Sealant with a couple paint rollers=$40. The methods worked VERY well and I did it all for less than $75. Good luck and thanks for reading.