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Doggy smells: removing
I'm buying a house from someone who has a dog and is a smoker. I am a
dog hater and non-smoker and am keen to remove any doggy/smoking smells when I get moved into the house. Tips, please on removing doggy odours. * I am replacing most of the carpets. * I'll replace or wash out most of the curtains/blinds. * They are leaving a old leather chesterfield type settee -- a vacuum and wipe down with soap & water should freshen it up? * Ceilings don't seem too yellow from cigarette smoke -- a good sign. Thanks Bruce |
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I'm buying a house from someone who has a dog and is a smoker. I am a
dog hater and non-smoker and am keen to remove any doggy/smoking smells when I get moved into the house. Remove and destroy all carpets (without exception) and curtains. Scrub all walls and ceilings with sugar soap. Repaint every surface. They may look clean now, but when you put a dab of new "Pure Brilliant White" next to it, you may feel quite nauseous at the contrast. If you must attempt to reuse the curtains, they'll need at least 3 washes at 60C, preferably in someone else's washing machine. I'd be worried about the sofa. However, it is leather, so you might get away with it after a good scrubbing. If it had been fabric, then it would be straight in the skip. Christian. |
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Are you being serious, here? After all, its only one little dog!
The house didn't smell too odious when I went to view it...however when I popped round last week the vendor had a fag on the go in the lounge and a little dog was scampering around. The dog had its own sleeping place -- on the vendors bed! Bruce |
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"s--p--o--n--i--x" wrote in message ... On 10 Dec 2004 03:07:54 -0800, wrote: Are you being serious, here? After all, its only one little dog! The house didn't smell too odious when I went to view it...however when I popped round last week the vendor had a fag on the go in the lounge and a little dog was scampering around. The dog had its own sleeping place -- on the vendors bed! Depends how sensitive your nose is and how much smell you are prepared to put up with. Personally, I can smell dog/fags weeks after they have gone but that's just me. sPoNiX I viewed a house where the owner had a cat and a dog and smoked. Wondered why the heating was on full blast and the windows open. Found out after I bought the house. It stank! Carpets had to be thrown out and the whole house redecorated. Luckily she didn't leave any furniture. Ron. |
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I had the doggy odour problem when I moved in. It turned out to be coming mainly from the one area the dog must have used as a "basket" substitute, the hall floor nestling into the bottom step of the stairs. I gave it a damn good vacuum often for a month, and the smell went. So keep an eye out where the dog might commonly like to lay down or ask the owner where it sleeps. When I last viewed the house, the dog's feeding bowls were near the kitchen door. So maybe it won't pong so bad. I'm still going to replace the carpets, though. Then I'll fill the house with *my own* smells! Bruce |
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A lot depends on the dog. A big dog that gets plenty of outdoor exercise can be a lot less whiffy than a little terrier that spends all day farting into the sofa. The dog in question is a little terrier...It just occurred to me that the owner goes out to work every day and probably leaves the poor mutt locked in the house all day. You are right, a "working" dog on a farm, say, will be fitter than a spoilt townie dog. A farm dog might sleep in an outside dog house anyway. Whatever happened to the days of a dog kennel in the back yard?...dogs nowadays are spoilt! Bruce |
"s--p--o--n--i--x" wrote in message ... Personally, I can smell dog/fags weeks after they have gone but that's just me. No it's not. Mary sPoNiX |
wrote in message oups.com... Whatever happened to the days of a dog kennel in the back yard?...dogs nowadays are spoilt! Dogs, kids, husbands ... .... not in this house though, except the husband. Mary |
"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message ... wrote: I'm buying a house from someone who has a dog and is a smoker. I am a dog hater and non-smoker and am keen to remove any doggy/smoking smells when I get moved into the house. Tips, please on removing doggy odours. Burn everything you can, and then wait... it fades in time. word ! RT |
wrote in message oups.com... I had the doggy odour problem when I moved in. It turned out to be coming mainly from the one area the dog must have used as a "basket" substitute, the hall floor nestling into the bottom step of the stairs. I gave it a damn good vacuum often for a month, and the smell went. So keep an eye out where the dog might commonly like to lay down or ask the owner where it sleeps. When I last viewed the house, the dog's feeding bowls were near the kitchen door. So maybe it won't pong so bad. I'm still going to replace the carpets, though. Then I'll fill the house with *my own* smells! Why not buy a dog? Then at least it will mask the orginal smell, and you will have a friend for life... well about 10 years. |
wrote in message ups.com... I'm buying a house from someone who has a dog and is a smoker. I am a dog hater and non-smoker and am keen to remove any doggy/smoking smells when I get moved into the house. Tips, please on removing doggy odours. * I am replacing most of the carpets. * I'll replace or wash out most of the curtains/blinds. * They are leaving a old leather chesterfield type settee -- a vacuum and wipe down with soap & water should freshen it up? * Ceilings don't seem too yellow from cigarette smoke -- a good sign. Thanks Bruce You poor thing Bruce. The answer is simple ~ get rid of all the furnishings and then leave all the doors and windows open for a few weeks. You could try owning a dog, you might be a better person for it and it's better than golf. Of course you might also look at another house. OTOH if you are not capable of basic house cleaning tasks without instruction you might consider renting a bijou high rise apartment. Is England becoming a nation of dog haters? Sheila |
"Sheila" wrote in message ... wrote in message ups.com... I'm buying a house from someone who has a dog and is a smoker. I am a dog hater and non-smoker and am keen to remove any doggy/smoking smells when I get moved into the house. Tips, please on removing doggy odours. * I am replacing most of the carpets. * I'll replace or wash out most of the curtains/blinds. * They are leaving a old leather chesterfield type settee -- a vacuum and wipe down with soap & water should freshen it up? * Ceilings don't seem too yellow from cigarette smoke -- a good sign. Thanks Bruce You poor thing Bruce. The answer is simple ~ get rid of all the furnishings and then leave all the doors and windows open for a few weeks. You could try owning a dog, you might be a better person for it and it's better than golf. Of course you might also look at another house. OTOH if you are not capable of basic house cleaning tasks without instruction you might consider renting a bijou high rise apartment. Is England becoming a nation of dog haters? No, I love dogs Sheila |
No, I love dogs Sheila Yes. I wasn't talking to you, but so do I ; |
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"Sheila" wrote in message ... Is England becoming a nation of dog haters? I don't think so. But many of us don't like the smells which many animal owners allow their pets to leave. So saying, I don't like a lot of the human smells some folk have in their houses. I'm not a dog loveror hater either. We've had cats, I wouldn't have them now but they didn't smell. We have chickens, I won't tolerate smells from them either (yes, they do sometimes come in the house!) I think that one of the problems of smells in houses - from any source - is because we have so much soft furnishing. Carpets are a particular culprit, they stay in place for years sometimes, collecting smells, dirt and livestock. The current fashion for hard floors makes a lot of sense, we've had them for years. Mary Sheila |
"s--p--o--n--i--x" wrote
| Dunno what you can do about the sofa as the smell will be in | the stuffing. As may be any fleas ... Owain |
Owain wrote:
"s--p--o--n--i--x" wrote | Dunno what you can do about the sofa as the smell will be in | the stuffing. As may be any fleas ... Many years ago you could get a man from the council to fumigate a house. No evidence was required, I just told him that it was infested. I don't know if the service is still available. Can you still buy tins of Zyklon pellets? -- Eiron. |
"Eiron" wrote in message ... Many years ago you could get a man from the council to fumigate a house. No evidence was required, I just told him that it was infested. I don't know if the service is still available. Oh yes. At a price. Mary |
Owain wrote: "s--p--o--n--i--x" wrote | Dunno what you can do about the sofa as the smell will be in | the stuffing. As may be any fleas ... Owain Should I be unduly worried about inheriting a flea-infested sofa from a dog owner? Or are today's dogs healthy and flea-free? Bruce |
wrote in message ps.com... Owain wrote: "s--p--o--n--i--x" wrote | Dunno what you can do about the sofa as the smell will be in | the stuffing. As may be any fleas ... Owain Should I be unduly worried about inheriting a flea-infested sofa from a dog owner? Or are today's dogs healthy and flea-free? That's like asking if today's people are healthy and flea free. Mary Bruce |
Mary Fisher wrote:
Should I be unduly worried about inheriting a flea-infested sofa from a dog owner? Or are today's dogs healthy and flea-free? That's like asking if today's people are healthy and flea free. Most people are free of fleas, except the dog owners. |
"Eiron" wrote in message ... Mary Fisher wrote: Should I be unduly worried about inheriting a flea-infested sofa from a dog owner? Or are today's dogs healthy and flea-free? That's like asking if today's people are healthy and flea free. Most people are free of fleas, except the dog owners. I suspect that most dogs are too, that was my point :-) But I could be wrong :-( You certainly can't say that ALL today's dogs are healthy and flea-free ... Mary Mary |
"zaax" wrote in message ... Found in the Local Free ads: Free Yorkshire Terrier 8 Years Old. Hateful little dog I think I know it :-) Mary -- Zaax http://www.ukgatsos.com |
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
wrote: I'm buying a house from someone who has a dog and is a smoker. I am a dog hater and non-smoker and am keen to remove any doggy/smoking smells when I get moved into the house. Tips, please on removing doggy odours. Burn everything you can, And then get it rebuilt on the insurance? |
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Eiron wrote:
Mary Fisher wrote: Should I be unduly worried about inheriting a flea-infested sofa from a dog owner? Or are today's dogs healthy and flea-free? That's like asking if today's people are healthy and flea free. Most people are free of fleas, except the dog owners. Not all by any means. |
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