How to Get Rid of Pet Odor in a House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ต.ค. 2019
- How to get rid of pet odor in a house. Pets can add a lot of joy and companionship to people's lives, but if they've added some unpleasant odors to your house, here is how to identify the problem areas and stop the stink! If you're thinking about selling your house, eliminating odors is hugely important because bad smells are a big turn-off to most buyers. A smelly house will prolong your days on market and end up possibly costing you thousands in the sales price. Watch this video to find out why a blacklight flashlight is your new best friend when it comes time to hunt down the source of the offending odor and what do when you've identified your problem target areas!
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Do you have any tried and true techniques for eliminating pet odors? Please tell me about them!
DIY odor stopper (Neutralizer) skunk,urine, etc... (WORKS FOR ME)
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I always say, "if I can smell it, I can't sell it". Thanks for the great video.
GREAT line! I am going to borrow that one for sure!
What lol
My husband says I have a bionic nose. The worst for me is when sellers try to cover up the smell with plug ins and stuff with chemical artificial scents. Yuck!
Artificial scents can really turn off a lot of buyers because they can trigger migraines or asthma attacks...not the first impression ANY seller is aiming for!
artificial smells are so bad - I get migraines almost immediately.
Excellent Job on this! Very informative, thanks for sharing
My friend who is also a realtor recommended eco-88 for urine stains. Spray and walk away. It foams up and really breaks down the spot really well.
I didn’t know about the black light flash lights. Thanks for the info!!!
AWESOME information Emily. Thank you so much for sharing this. Getting rid of pet odors is so important when getting ready to sell a house!!
It can be a big job, that's for sure!
Odor molecules, Odor mitigation, and Ozone machines, oh my! You are NOT messing around Emily! Word to odors: Better not mess with Emily!
No sirree! I have no time for stink when I'm trying to sell a house!
How much does it cost to have all that done if trying to sell a home?
❤THANK YOU❤ Your video was the best one to help me rid the carpets of this apartment- which from the get go had a horrible urine odor.. Good Lord!!!
This is GREAT information. I watched the whole thing and learned a lot. Thanks a ton!!
Awesome, Brian! I hope you don't have too many stinky listings, but when you do, you'll know what to do! Get yourself a blacklight flashlight! The link for the one I have is in the description box.
How to get rid of pet odor from your house:
Get rid of the pet!
That house had a LOT! Been there, done that. Haven't had to go past enzyme cleaners and paint. But thanks for those next level tips!!
Alyson Wahl It’s not a lot of fun, huh? Lol! When you’re serious about getting a house sold, you have to get the stink out! Thanks for watching.
OMG - that's scary but true - thanks for making this education video Emily! Still a fan here :)
That blacklight really brings out all the dirty secrets! 😜
Really great video!
I love odoban! I had a listing with a resident parrot. Stinky!! Went thru exact steps with enzyme cleaner and had to have ducts ckeaned..home sold! Thanks for this needed vid!
Wow! Parrot stink is not a smell I have battled...yet. 😂
This was so comprehensive and helpful. I just bought a house with pet odor issues; this video gives me hope! Thanks so much, Emily!
We've fallen into the same situation. Did you find any effective solutions? I'm desperate..
DIY odor stopper (Neutralizer) skunk,urine, etc... (WORKS FOR ME)
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@@mshakrme too 😢
@@mshakrme too 😢
Thank you! For this Video. In Quebec, Canada, it is illegal to stop tenants to bring in pets . A nightmare of smells!
Ugh! That really...stinks! lol! 🤣
Thank you!!
Such a great video, Emily! I had no idea about the blacklight trick! We use them to check for scorpions but now it has a second job! Thanks for giving us a range of solutions to this *stinky* problem 😂
Oh boy! You could plan a WEE of a night and search for scorpions and pee spots at the same time (pun intended)!
Great help!
You’re very resourceful Would love to work with a person like you 👍
what a helpful video; it was very informative and entertaining.
Thanks for watching, Michelle!
What is the brand of cleaners you use?
Are the cleaners safe for hardwood floors?
My daughters dogs have ruined my living room floor which is all wood. We are going to scrub it as best we can, use Kilz Restoration to pain the floor, then paint the floor and stencil, then seal. Do you think that will work?
Good video. I have taken the carpet out of the basement and the master bedroom in this house I bought in April. The subfloor in the master is black in some spots. I have scrubbed with warm water and it's gotten better. I used a carpet cleaner and it made the smell in the other bedroom worse. I will take out all the carpet and most likely put down pergo flooring like I did in my other rental house and it looks really good. I will try using kilz or the enzymatic cleaner or the contractor said to put down a second subfloor and then put the pergo on top of that. I hope that makes the smell or musty odor go away.
Ugh! That sounds unpleasant! I'd for sure paint the subfloor with Kilz before moving forward with any new floor covering.
GREAT Vid! first two week we had our dog- she wasn't potty trained. so we wound up tearing out the carpet and putting in new hardwood. After two weeks, she's never had an accident, but we had to take her out every two hours until she figured it out. Some dogs need to be walked 2-3 times a day and if they're not able to go outside and be dogs, they'll be dogs inside your house! and that ozone machine is a great investment! mine works wonders!
The ozone machine is pretty powerful! I find that you still need to work to remove the source, though, or the smell won't STAY away.
GREAT information. PS, love love LOVE the hair.
Why, thank you! 😁
What about wood or laminate floors? I moved to an apartment that has laminate and wood floors and the bedroom and closet stink - the previous tenant has a male cat
The first sentence ", Do you smell that? ". Sounded like me !
Grew up with dogs. I've seen so much damage to property that I just won't have animals anymore. I've also been in places that reeked and the owners had no idea. They always find out when they sell the place.
Hi - My new cat kindly urinated in our vent and Ive been using the Natures Miracle Urine Destroyer and everytime I think I've cleaned it...turn on that heater and the smell just comes right out like nobody business. I have tossed the vent register in the garbage and got a new one but the smell still exists in my floor ducts. Any suggestions?
How about foe tile?
I have a defogger and I have odorban I’ve been hesitant on using it but I will. How much was the black light? I’ve been using the ozone machine in the basement as that’s where we found a lot of old animal poop it’s been exhausting it’s been tamed heavily but a light linger yet I’ll will try my fogger for the ceilings and basement to see if that does the trick
The black light was inexpensive. I ordered it off Amazon.
Do you face a lingering odor with the cat sent as well?
do these work for tile floors as well?? thank you!
I don't know
Gross.That blacklight is great. Enzymatic cleaners...thanks Emily, this info will come in handy!
The black light is amazing...in a totally grossness-exposing way. Thanks for watching!
I know I'm really late to the video but I need help 😫. My mother in law brought her elderly chihuahua when she moved in and my place was well kept beforehand. I don't blame the dog (she's in diapers now for incontinence) I don't have that many spots and I know where to apply it but, I frantically went to Amazon and was convinced to purchase something called angry orange and I'm worried I may have invested in the wrong product. I'm not trying to buy or sell I just really want to not be embarrassed when people want to come over. Have you used angry orange or would you still recommend and enzymatic cleaner? It's a small area maybe 6'x6'. If you see this, thanks in advance.
When I was researching cleaners to help clean/restore the house I was selling I saw Angry Orange online and noticed it had a lot of great reviews. I don't have any personal experience with it, but at this point, I say go for it! what do you have to lose...a stinky house? If it doesn't work, try something else and keep working at it. Good luck!
@@EmilyFarber Thank you for the reply! You're right, nothing really to lose ^-^
What's the risks for hard wood floors? Could it get below on that as well as carpet?
TC_1990 _ Yes, pet urine can definitely ruin hardwood if allowed to sit. Pet accidents can stain the wood and also leave behind odor. Sometimes you can sand the wood down and refinish the wood, but that depends upon the extent of the urine problem.
Great video! The Enzyme spray worked great for me when I first bought my home.
My friends just bought a home that has very high odour levels from a cat. They’ve ripped up the flooring in the entire house, cleaned everything they can clean, then used a spray from a mould and asbestos abatement company, painted the floors with killz and cut out the drywall from the floor 2 feet up, then painted the sills and studs. The odour was still lingering So they had another company come in with two large ozone machines and ran them for 4 hours, The house smelled good the first day but the second day the smell started to come back and now a week later it’s almost as if nothing had been done. They now have a company coming in to remove all of the insulation in the attic and they have completely gutted the entire basement.Any suggestions on what they could do if the insulation removal doesn’t help.
Hmmm....Have they had the ductwork cleaned? Run the ozone machines for a few days...not just hours. Search the house at night with a black light to find the source(s) of the smell.
Ughhh I hope I don’t have to go this far 🤢😫 I’m a single mom and not working
Sell the house😂
Wow
Burn 🔥 it down , what the heck ! Was it a kennel 😂
It may not be all Urine because Certain cleaning solution’s will also leave bright colored glow in the dark marks on your carpet.
I have three big dogs. :) Glad I saw your video. Thanks for the tips.
You're welcome!
Just went to a house today, the smell was strong. Suprised sellers did not clean and eliminate the pet odor. They are selling it way higher than it should be.
I think people frequently become nose blind to the odors in their own homes. I run into this all the time when looking at property with clients.
House I moved into entire downstairs is unlivable from them never once bathing their labs and dander. if someone was allergic theyd suffocate.
So why can't I just use Ozone water?
Great video Emily! Looks like there’s pee everywhere in that house. Did they end up ripping up the carpet?
They did rip out all of the carpet in the basement.
Yeah, but what if it's your neighbour letting their dog use the entire unit as a dog toilet? It's so smelly and almost unbearable and management hasn't been able to get those people out yet. What about an ozone generator? Help!
How on earth could she help you with that… lmao
@@D3CARR she can't, it's so bad. That's my point. An ozone generator is extreme and I was being sarcastic with that last sentence. There's no better rid of pet odors.
My partner seems to ignore the smell of pee in our house when I mention it she kicks off and says she can’t smell it it’s really becoming a problem I’ve carpet cleaned the place over and over yet can still smell pee
I'm in the same situation at the moment. I'm moving out once the lease is up. I can't take it anymore.
@@thematrix496 me to had this conversation the other night, we’re moving out soon as we’ve been here 6 months can’t deal with the smell
You may be trying to make the video interesting with the chatting, but I personally prefer just the information I came here for...so please get to the point immediately. Thank you for your video.
They say ODOBAN can make cat pee smell worse
So that's why landlords do not appreciate keeping of dogs. This might be one of the reasons why my Muslim friends do not keep dogs. WOW
Emily, would it be the same process for the cats?
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Yes, the blacklight will help you find cat pee, too. Unfortunately, cat urine has an EVEN MORE unpleasant odor that can be quite a challenge to get rid of. If you have a problem-peeing cat, in all honesty, you should probably resign yourself to the fact that you'll need to remove flooring and seal the subfloor.
My dog pee everywhere, sometimes I can't take it anymore I buy so many things to clean but still same even I put tower or paper same place every night he still go mess on shose , conner , door sofa we try to put him to training dog after 4 day she dissappear not answer my phone😁😅.. my got jack russell dog
How do I get rid of old cat urine out of Vinyl floors. Just bought a condo
If a powerful enzymatic cleaner and an ozone machine don't do the trick you might need to replace the vinyl...make sure the seal the subfloor with Kilz Primer before you put new flooring back over the top! Also, take a good smell of the trim and lower drywall to make sure kitty wasn't spraying on the edges.
omg - that black light tip is amazing! and how gross. 😂
Mary Schumann I know, rightttttt? No secrets with the black light!
Emily Farber like NO secrets 😂
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Shocking (and yucky), right?!?
I dislike pets
Talk to much just get to the point
The great thing about TH-cam is that you can always choose a different video to watch. 😜
Thanks for an informative and very helpful video
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