"Joe AutoDrill" wrote in
news:mYbci.7411$pd5.7317@trnddc02:

Have you tried using an enzyme-based cleaner? When we were
housetraining our puppy a year or so ago we used a product called
Nature's Miracle. It supposedly kills everything associated with the
urine. It's a clear liquid, so you might be able to wet a paper towel
with it and let it just sit on the affected areas and soak in.

I've never used it in this manner (our oak floors were sealed with
poly fairly recently, so we didn't have to worry about anything
soaking into the wood), but if I were looking at a $700 repair/
refurbish bill, I'd take a shot at the $15 solution first. :-)

I just shot an order off to my wife to pick this product up...
Someone else just gave me a good review of it at the same time so it
must work.


The sooner you get this done, the better. Time is not your friend.

We had a problem with this in the house we bought. Ended up tearing out
subfloor down to the dirt, and replacing everything. The parts that
couldn't get removed, without tearing down the exterior walls, got sealed
with leftover varnish poured on. Took ten days to clear the air and
replace the subfloor. Sealed the subfloor with BIN Zinsser before the new
carpets went down. Pain in the backside...

The enzyme blend was essentially useless, but it was a place to start.

Good luck!

Patriarch