Cleaning Floorboards Before Laying Carpet

Deodorizing a subfloor that has been soaked with pet urine requires a two step approach.

Cleaning floorboards before laying carpet.

Do not use a house vacuum as chunks of plaster wood chips or staples could irreparably damage it. It s has a quality carpet pad and will be on top of concrete. If the tile floor is especially dirty or sticky feel free to mop with an all purpose cleaner but make sure the floor is completely dry before laying down new carpet. The best floor sealer for pet urine is a stain blocking primer.

After you allow the floor to dry out seal it with a subfloor sealer. Our realtor is worried about the dog smell and would like us to clean the particle board before the new carpet is installed. It worked so well and all the smell was gone after just one application. The drywall mud tape guy and the guy who sprayed the ceiling left an absolute mess on the floor.

In each room there are gaps around the skirting main bedroom has most of these filled but looks unsightly with cracks etc. Another has a few filled and the remaining one has none filled. Many homes replace their carpet approximately every 10 to 15 years. Hi guys i need to fix three bedroom floors in a victorian house circa 1890 before carpet is laid.

I ve cleaned scraped swept scraped mopped scraped etc. For a couple nights and the floor is fairly clean now. Moisture can ruin your new carpet and padding. Using this method we worked our way along each floorboard and finally wiped away any residue with clean water.

The care that you take with flooring preparation will help your new carpet to last as long as possible. We are getting ready to install new carpet as we are selling our house. The odor you smell is from the crystallized urine in the impregnated wood. We made sure to let the floor dry completely before laying the new vinyl tiles.

You were right to replace the carpet and pad but urine soaked through the old carpet and pad and into the wooden subfloor. I am laying carpet in the basement this week.