Smells keep coming back. You cleaned the spot. You used a cleaner from a pet store. Maybe you even rented a cleaner. However, every time the weather gets more humid, the smell comes back like nothing ever happened. Supernova Clean is called by people all over Dunedin, FL for pet stain and odor removal. The most common thing people tell us is that what they tried to do to clean the stain did not, in fact, remove the source of the odor. It only temporarily hid the smell.
Skylar treats all sorts of pet stains in Dunedin homes. Some are fresh and others have been there for years and are in the same spots in a rental property. Regardless of the situation, though, Skylar’s approach is the same: find out where the smell is coming from and then treat to the correct depth of contamination. Anything less than that just gives you time for the smell to return.
Why Pet Odor Keeps Coming Back in Florida Homes
Pet urine contains uric acid crystals which bond strongly to carpet fibers, to carpet padding and even to the floor beneath the carpet. Uric acid crystals are not soluble in water. Most household cleaners will not remove them either. What uric acid crystals do react to is humidity and heat, and Dunedin has lots of both for most of the year.
The odor is released when moisture in the air hits the odor-causing crystals and releases the ammonia compounds from the smell-causing substance. This is why the odor smells worse on rainy days or when the air conditioning is turned off. The smell-causing crystals are still in the carpet and are waiting for the proper conditions to release their smell. Surface cleaning of the carpet does not affect the odor-causing crystals that have penetrated into the underlying carpet padding.
Most cleaning products, even some of the professional ones, miss the real problem with odor and soil. They clean what they can see and smell. But the real problem is almost always below the surface.
How Professional Pet Stain Removal Works
Professional pet stain removal begins by locating all areas of soiling, whether visible or not. Supernova Clean uses a UV black light to map out areas of urine contamination in your carpets. Many old accidents, which have dried up and been covered over by furniture or other rugs, can be located using a UV black light. It is often the case that treating visible soiling only will find that a large proportion of the soiling was not visible.
After all affected areas have been recorded with photos, etc., the uric acid areas will be treated with an enzymatic solution. These cleaners contain active enzymes which break down the uric acid crystals on a molecular level. This is the only cleaner that actually neutralizes the odor cause and not just hides the smell. The enzymes need some time to work; therefore, the cleaner has to be applied and allowed to work before extraction starts.
For accidents that penetrate carpeting and penetrate into the carpet padding, treatment of the padding is required also. For very severe cases of accidents where urine has penetrated through the carpeting and padded flooring to the subflooring, Skylar gives you the honest answer of what is required for complete remediation. She will tell you whether or not the carpet padding needs to be removed and discarded and/or replaced. Not all carpet cleaning companies give you this same straight answer and information, but that is how you can know what to expect for accurate remediation of your urine-damaged flooring.
Cat Urine vs Dog Urine: Why Cat Odor Is Harder to Remove
Urine from cats is more concentrated than that from dogs, and contains a higher percentage of specific proteins that allow the smell to linger longer. These spots are often not detected for long periods of time because cats choose to use them in locations such as behind furniture or in corners of rooms. By the time a homeowner notices an odor in a Dunedin home, the urine may have penetrated the carpet for weeks.
Older urine stains in your cat’s accidents are much harder to remove and to get the smells out of than new stains. Because the urine crystals penetrate deeply into the carpet, and the smell compounds penetrate deeply into the carpet fibers and into the padding, the treatments that we use to remove the smells and the stains must penetrate as deeply into the carpet to be effective. In some of the heavily soiled areas, a second application of the solution may be necessary to remove all of the smells. Skylar will give you an accurate idea of what to expect with your older urine stains.
Pet Stain Removal for Homes Being Sold or Rented in Dunedin
The smell of pet odor is one of the first things that potential buyers and renters notice about a home. How clean everything else is looks does not matter. Carpet that smells of pets can negatively impact how someone perceives a property and can cost a great deal with buyers and tenants in terms of offers and rent.
We work regularly with homeowners and property managers in Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor and Clearwater who are preparing their homes for listing or for new tenants. The cost to professionally remove pet stains before listing a home or collecting from tenants preparing to move in is one of the highest return on investment opportunities for homeowners. This will cost a fraction of the money needed for a decessification or losing a tenant.
Skylar can provide a clear and honest assessment of whether or not odor can be removed from a property as well as whether carpet needs to be replaced prior to any expenditure being incurred.
Schedule Pet Stain Removal in Dunedin and Pinellas County
Supernova Clean provides pet stain removal services for homeowners and property managers in Dunedin, Clearwater, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor and Tarpon Springs and all other cities in Pinellas County. Upfront pricing for removal of stains of any size and type. No surprise charges or unsuitable ‘spray and hope’ treatments.
Supernova Clean provides pet stain removal services as well as a free assessment to determine what your carpet needs. Contact Skylar and Supernova Clean at supernova-clean.com to schedule an appointment. Most appointments are available within a few days.