Do I HAVE to treat the sub-floor if I replace the carpet padding
l have HORRIBLE pet stain odors in my carpet, so my roommate and l are
replacing the carpet padding. Is it bad to put the old carpet on top of
the new pad without treating the sub-floor or cleaning the back of the
carpet?
I would toss the carpet and paint the floor with an odor
blocking primer. If there is still urine these will prevent any further
odor. Too much money to do a half fast job.
You can usually tell by the smell. I have a very picky nose &
when we moved into a new home that had carpet & flooring with pet stains &
odors we wound up stripping it down to the sub floor, cleaning it, painting
it, & then replaced everything over it. The dog that made these stains was
huge, so all the stains really penetrated through everything. So a small
pet may not have penetrated the sub floor. We just sort of winged it as
we'd never dealt with this problem before. The previous owners of our home were smokers so I don't know if that exacerbated the smell. If I were in ur shoes I would definitely smell the sub floor, I don't think it would hurt it to have a cleaning. I would also smell the carpet, really smell it. You may want to replace it as well. The last thing you want to do is work hard & spend money & discover you have to do it all over again.
If the pet urine has gone through to the sub floor chances are
the smell will remain despite changing the carpet pad. To treat the sub
floor use a white pigmented shellac primer. They carry this at Sherwin
Williams. Another brand name is called Bins. At any rate you are looking
for a shellac based primer. This will seal in those smells. If you cannot
find this, you can use an oil based primer. It would be the second best
option. **Note: If you are in a state that regulates oil paints & stains (such as ohio or California) you may have trouble finding some of these products. I know in Ohio, which is a regulated state we carry oil primers & the shellac primer but not oil paints. If for some reason you absolutely cannot find an oil-- you can try a latex. It might seal some of the smells. ** As far as the carpet, I am not as familiar with that topic. Something tells me it might still have an odor (especially if it can urine!!). If you want to be safe, they sell a product called Nature is Miracle at PetSmart & probably other pet stores. It has enzymes that break down pet stains, & especially urine. Good Luck!!!!
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