yucky sticky bathroom that smells of wee

[JJMumsnet]

Yes, we do have carpeting in it, but it came with the house. Until we change the floors, how can we get rid of the nighttime wee misses' mess?

(and test - test - is this working...)

[Twiglett]

get a big hairy dog .. you won't notice the smell so much

[misdee]

if it is dry, then sprinkle some bicard over the area, and leave overnight. hopefully by the morning the carpet will still be sdry and you can hoover the bicarb up.

[Pruni]

Erm, sprinkle the carpet with bicarb, leave it overnight, hoover it up in the morning?

[threebob]

See my "why can't my FIL wee in the toilet" thread. I'd rip up the carpet NOW.

[Pruni]

x posts misdee!

Oooh califrau, but pee on floorboards - it soaks right in...

(Am assuming there will be splashes...)

[SoupDragon]

Californifrau, you do realise that JJ isn't Justine, don't you?

Try bicarb soda. Sprinkle it on (I think).

[SoupDragon]

One of those oh-so-lovely pedestal mats that you can, at least, wash frequently.

If it makes you feel better, our family bathroom(used exclusively by DSs) smells of wee and it has a tiled floor.

[bubble99]

You have my sympathy. Our loo smelt like a pub gent's for ages.

[Carmenere]

I can't believe that Cod has gotten her own section!! And I presume she'll be along in a minute to solve the wee problem

Actually I have the very same problem (new house, bathroom has carpet, no money for a new floor just yet). My temporary solution is I have bought some cheap self adhesive floor tiles from B&Q and any day now I am going to rip up the carpet and put these down until we can get it sorted. However atm they are merely piled up in the corner of said bathroom.

[JJMumsnet]

No, no, CAfrau, have just learned how to do this so this was an opportune moment to try it out. ;)

I do think the carpet is beyond repair - have tried everything including bicarb and even bought a carpet cleaner but the carpet gets it every night he doesn't wet his bed. sigh.

[Piffle]

rip up the carpet invest in 45 pedestal mats or larger mats and wash daily.

[expatinscotland]

rip up that vile carpet! a concrete slab is better than mingin' carpet in the lavvy. YUK!

or better still, go to B&Q and get some cheap self-stick vinyl tiles to do you till you can get a floor you can live w/on.

[Gloworm]

sprinkle lots of neat tea tree oil on the carpet, will help for sure

[JJMumsnet]

Thanks for all the suggestions - think we do need to rip it out, it's grim.

No worries about the name-switch, it happens all the time. And you'd think I'd have learned the new way to do winks by now!

[expatinscotland]

Seriously, those things are nothing but a giant bed of compost for bacteria, fungus, etc.

[SleepyJess]

Sometimes it's the actual bog itself, not the flooring. My very pristine house proud BF has a stinky pissy downstairs loo that is the bain of her life. And it's not the floor.. that's new tiling

[LIZS]

Wish I had the answer !! Regular carpet cleaning hasn't shifted ours, even wiped the wall tiles over with diluted Milton fluid but suspect it is inground , probably into the concrete floor below the carpet! Bleurgh ! Have suggested to dh we replace with vinyl but he keeps postponing as hosue is on the market atm. In the meantime , cleaning plus squirts of Dettox spray and leaving the window open help.