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Dog Odors in a Basement

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Date: 04/08/2008 Topics: Cleaning > Odors | Readers Request > Cleaning  
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My son is selling his house and the basement has a horrible dog odor from where the dogs were kept. Can anyone suggest a solution I can apply to neutralize the smell. The area has a concrete floor.

Rose from Malvern, PA
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By Karyn01 (118) Contact
I have a dog that sometimes make a mess in the basement on the concrete floors. When this happens, I wash the floor with bleach and hot water. Smell is gone and the floor is nice and clean.

Karyn

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By kflocey (Guest Post)
Try spreading coffee grounds on the floor. Fresh grounds, not used. We had a problem with cat odor and it helped a lot. Leave it there as long as it takes.

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By RealtorRose (59) Contact
Thank you everyone for the great advice.
Rose

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By kimhis (1411) Contact
Put a few sheets of foil or newspaper down with charcoal briquets laid out on it. Better yet, smash up the charcoal (outside) down to marble-size chunks first.

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By Shirley (Guest Post)
Get a big bottle of vinegar and pour it on the floor. Let it sit for a while and use a shopvac to get it up. I am on a cement slab and my first dog took liked the spot under the kitchen table. When damp outside there was an order but, after the vinegar absolutely nothing.

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By Gary dominicus (42) Blog! Contact
Odoban gets rid of smells and has a light scent. Gary Dominicus

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By Matoaka (3) Contact
You can try sprinkling the area with a liberal amount of baking soda and letting it sit overnight. Then vacuum or sweep the next day. Follow that with 2 cups of white vinegar mixed with 1 gallon of water. Mop the floor, then rinse.

A second or third round of treatment may be required if it's real bad. But I had good luck with this.

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You can buy a product called OdoBan. Wal-mart sells it in a spray bottle, or you can get it at Sam's in gallon jugs of concentrate. Either way, spray it liberally on the floor and let it set for a few minutes before you mop it up or hose it off. It might take a couple of times, and I'd just leave some on the floor to dry when you finish. It has a pleasant, clean scent. Good luck!

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