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How can I remove a lingering urine smell from tiled flooring?

9 replies

Jenkibubble · Yesterday 20:01

I have a tiled floor in my downstairs toilet .
Despite mopping it well I can’t get rid of the lingering smell of wee .
Ive even tried using one that is designed for pet stains / smells . Scrubbing between the grout with a brush .
Anyone got other suggestions ?

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ladymuckofthemanor · Yesterday 20:02

Shaving foam is meant to be good for this. Spray it all over the floor and leave for 10 mins.

Frequency · Yesterday 20:06

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This. Pour it on the stinkiest bits neat and leave it for at least an hour. You might need to repeat a few times. We had an elderly, incontinent terrier, and this was the only thing that worked.

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semideponent · Yesterday 20:12

I'd try bicarb of soda. Sprinkle a big box over the whole floor, leave as long as you can (I'd probably do 3 days) then hoover up.

lotsofadminrubbish · Yesterday 20:17

Lingering how did it get there in the first place? A dog or a man?

Id personally use a lemon kitchen cleaner and lemon floor wipes followed by a bucket of very hot detol / bleach mix and mop. Once it’s gone it’s gone it won’t smell. Clean the bathrooms well minimum once a week.

Unless a dog is in there (my mums elderly dog if it managed to get in the toilet would pee around the toilet once or twice every year) or it’s a man not hitting to toilet. Work out why first - clean - it won’t smell if you keep up to cleaning it. I don’t have urine smell in my toilet and 3 boys here and tiled bathrooms. Any chance of the seals broken or old.

Defo a reason so you just need to figure it out. Hopefully you don’t use the horrible carpets mats to go around the toilet 🤣 as it could be them that is smelling.
Good luck

ChoosingMyOwnRandomUsername · Yesterday 20:21

White vinegar. Spray it all over neat, come back in a couple of hours and wipe it up. It completely gets rid of all urine odours.

However...it would be unusual for a tiled floor to hold a smell, unless it's not sealed or grouted properly and it's gone through. I'd also focus on other areas, skirting, walls etc, in case it's not the floor smelling.

Lexibletheflexible · Today 06:00

Yes id bet it is the walls, base of the toilet or the skirting boards that smell.

WonderingWanda · Today 07:09

It's likely that it's soaked through the grout and into the subfloor so you will need to saturate it with the enzyme cleaner so that can seep down as well.

localnotail · Today 07:20

I used rubbing alcohol to get rid of enzymes from cat piss. But I agree with the poster above - it is probably soaked through the grout into whatever is below the tiles.

catsflorafauna · Today 08:52

Enzyme cleaner. Huge spray bottle from Amazon is £9.

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