Dogs are often considered to be man's best friend, but a dog who is not quite housebroken is not always a hardwood floor's best friend. Dog urine can be a real problem if it sits on a hardwood floor, especially if it is one of the species of wood that is less dense, such as cedar.
There are a number of "home remedies" that many people try in an attempt to remove a dog urine stain from their wood floors. Unfortunately unless the problem is addressed within seconds of the accident occurring they are all rather ineffective.
If your hardwood floors have been only marginally stained by a less than continent canine sanding and refinishing may solve the problem (it will certainly improve the look of the floor in general as well) but even that may not be enough to remove all the dog urine stains. Ultimately, in order to restore your floors to the best possible state the boards or planks that were affected by the dog urine may have to be replaced.
If the hardwood boards were originally prefinished before they were installed replacing a board or two should not be too much of a challenge for a professional flooring expert. They can simply help the client to locate prefinished wood of the same species and with the same stain and replace the affected wood.
If on the other hand the hardwood floors were originally finished onsite, after installation was complete, matching the original hardwood with new boards is quite difficult, even for the most experienced flooring professional. If the client is not looking for absolute perfection the results will look good, but for those who are determined to have their hardwood floors completely restored the only choice may very well be to have the entire floor replaced.
The obvious way to avoid all these problems is to never let dog urine come into contact with your hardwood floors. Most dogs do learn that their bathroom is outside, not inside from a fairly early age, but if you have a puppy who is still learning, or an older dog whose bladder control is not what it used to be you should keep them off your hardwood floors altogether to ensure that the hardwood stays as beautiful and lasts as long as it is supposed to.
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You could eventually try these easy steps to clean your hardwood floor from urine:
ReplyDelete-Wet a clean cloth with a cleanser but not too much.
-Go over the stained area with the damp cloth, then wipe dry.
-If the wood is stained badly, you might have to sand it and re-varnish.
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