Anyone Have Any Surefire Methods For Removing Dog Urine Stains From Wood Floors?

[HStallion]

Long story short my Malamute has a thing about peeing inside when I'm away for long periods. I happened to be away for a week and she ended up peeing on a carpet and it soaked into and stained the wood floor underneath. Needless to say I want to remedy the situation without having to bring someone else in.

I've read about some home remedies like mixing white vinegar with water and letting it soak in the stained area before cleaning. Many people seem to attest to this one.

There is also this product from a company that specializes in dog urine removal which seems to have some good reviews and seems more extensive than the simple vinegar solution method even including a black light to find stains (which I don't really need).

So what say you Era, how did you deal with the issue of dog urine staining your wood floors?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

You didn't leave the dog alone for a whole week did you? :C

 

[SpottieO]

Isn't the issue that the urine damaged the stain?

If that's the case would any of this cleaner stuff even work?

 

[HStallion]

You didn't leave the dog alone for a whole week did you? :C

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No my roommate was watching her but he was pulling some all nighters for a project he has a deadline coming up for so he wasn't paying as much attention as he should have.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

No my roommate was watching her but he was pulling some all nighters for a project he has a deadline coming up for so he wasn't paying as much attention as he should have.

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Oh good.

 

[marrec]

Wood stains?

You gotta sand and refinish that my dude.

 

[Run Goku]

You could get the dog to pee on the rest of the floor so that everything matches!

I have seen similar stain removal products at pet stores but can't attest to how well they work.

 

[djplaeskool]

Not really. you will probably have to sand and reapply the woodstain again.

Edit: Beaten.

 

[Pirateluigi]

Sand and refinish. If it's too deep in the wood, though, you may be out of luck.

I know from unfortunate experience.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Have you tried rubbing in baking soda? It might absorb the smell. Cover the area in it and leave it there for a day or two.

 

[Darth Karja]

Idk how it does for the wood floors, because I'm too scared to pull up my carpet, but on fresher(still wet), covering it with baking soda and letting it sit for a few hours, then using a carpet scrubber has helped me with the urine stink.

 

[JVID]

Isn't hydrogen peroxide supposed to help with that? Regardless. I'm thinking you'll need to sand and refinish.

 

[HStallion]

I'm going to try the vinegar and baking soda methods first then depending on the results I may try one of the more well reviewed urine removal products. Last resort is sanding and restaining.

 

[Soda]

https://extension.illinois.edu/stain/staindetail.cfm?ID=23

The University of Illinois has a stain removal website. Any stain from any material? They got your back.

Main page link: https://extension.illinois.edu/stain/?#

 

[Mivey]

Well, the issue is that the stain stands out, right? So maybe get more dog urine on the floor, so that it all has the same discoloration?

 

[HStallion]

https://extension.illinois.edu/stain/staindetail.cfm?ID=23

The University of Illinois has a stain removal website. Any stain from any material? They got your back.

Main page link: https://extension.illinois.edu/stain/?#

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Oh this is really cool. Thanks for the links!

 

[JVID]

Well, the issue is that the stain stands out, right? So maybe get more dog urine on the floor, so that it all has the same discoloration?

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"Distressed hardwood" think of the additional value you'll be adding to the house!

 

[Majik13]

Isn't hydrogen peroxide supposed to help with that? Regardless. I'm thinking you'll need to sand and refinish.

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Think I tried this. We didnt know the puppy had peed on a rug under the dining table. We moved the table and rug and found a stain in the wood under. Think we had read to leave a Hydrogen Peroxide soaked rag over the stain for a bit, and to just maybe pour some on the stain itself too. Think it maybe helped a little but the wood is still just a real dark brownish/black.

 

[gcubed]

Sand or if it's bad replace the wood.

Usually sand and refinish lightens it enough to be ok

 

[Darth Karja]

I'm going to try the vinegar and baking soda methods first then depending on the results I may try one of the more well reviewed urine removal products. Last resort is sanding and restaining.

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Did you have any luck? I just tore up carpet in my office because I couldn't get the smell out, and there are 4 urine stains from my dog. It's almost 60 year old floor, so I'm going to sand it and refinish, but I don't know if the smell will come out.

 

[stillwrapped]

Clean it up as best as you can.
Then mix white vinegar with water and spray it on the area with a spray bottle.
Let it sit for about 30 minutes then wipe it up.

THEN spray Natures Miracle (red bottle) on it and wipe it up.

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Edit: oh you basically said all this already.
I will say, I have a Yorkie and he would NOT stop peeing in this certain spot for about a year (hes a real shithead).
This is the method I used to finally get him to stop peeing there. And whenever there is a small accident (never happens anymore) anywhere else in the house I use the same method. It works wonders.