Dog urine or pet urine can penetrate into a concrete deep down leaving a stain of the urine on its surface.
How to get rid of pet urine smell on concrete floor.
If your dog has been urinating on your concrete patio driveway or porch you will have to do some deep and thorough cleaning to remove the smell.
The floor smells are generally made up of urine feces and general dog odor from the oils in the dogs fur and often from oils expressed from the anal glands certain breeds of dogs smell stronger than others and older dogs are the worst usually so here are some helpful tips to get rid of that infamous smell.
I saw a remodeling show years ago where they put something on the concrete covered the whole floor with plastic for something like 24 48 hours before they sealed it.
Once you ve scrubbed the whole area rinse the solution off with hot water and vacuum up the liquid with a wet vacuum.
Use an enzyme based product that breaks down the bacteria in the urine effectively eating the urine and neutralizing the odor.
And anyone who has had cats or dogs knows that an animal urine stain can be difficult to get rid of from your garage floor basement flooring patio and under carpet pads.
An easier way to get rid of dog cat smells.
To remove urine odor from concrete start by spraying the concrete with a mixture of 2 parts white vinegar and 1 part water.
You might have to treat the area with a product more than once.
Unsealed concrete tends to hold in dog urine odors because it is porous and the urine is able to seep deep into the actual concrete.
Ultimately you will feel a lot more disappointed at yourself than at your pet dog.
You can buy these odor removal products online or at pet stores.
It is so bad you can smell it all through out our house.
Then scrub the mixture into the concrete using a scrub brush.
Urine in a plywood subfloor or a concrete one can usually be neutralized and if you seal the affected area before installing new flooring that should be the end of your odor problem.
Once this happens the only way to get rid of the smell is to remove and replace the floor covering and treat the subfloor.
Dog or cat urine has a way of seeping in and working its way down into concrete materials it s own.