How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

Last year,we rented our old house to a "lady" who had 10 dogs inside the house.After a year,we finally got the chance to visit our own house and discover the grave damages inside.The wooden floor is completely soaked with pee and dog hair(sry for the description bu there is no other way to describe the condition inside the house).We now want to find a way to clean it ourselves without dismantling it.thx in advance and sorry if there are spelling mistakes.(i'm greek:):)

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

chances are the floor is destroyed pet urine is very destructive

and even with sanding the urine soaks deep into hard woods

If there is any swelling of the wood its a lost cause. the residual

urine will cause the the floor finish or stain to look very blotchy

and nonuniform. sorry for the bad news PS the smell may never leave

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

Try using a wetvac or hot water and a sponge!

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

If it's real wood, you can hire someone to sand it and refinish it, but if it's laminate, you could try vinegar and water to clean it.

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

The best way to handle this would be to just have it sanded, then apply a protective clear coat over that. Commercial cleaners are not going to be able to remove the stains in the wood. Sanding will give the floors a uniform look and get rid of any minor scratches and such too. You can rent sanders by the day in most cities.

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

I have to agree with TFuzzy: Your best bet would be to just take up the old floor because the dog pee would have soaked it. And you might need to either change out the sub-flooring or seal it with Kilz before you put in new flooring.

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

This is a toughie since there's pee to deal with.. You'll probably have to refinish the floors- rent a sander and sand down to better wood... Using water on an already damaged floor is just going to warp the floor boards if they aren't already ! I would try and vacuum up whatever hair/dirt you can and then with Murphy's Oil soap or vinegar/water solution mop with a slightly damp mop the floors and see what happens.. I would mop with vinegar/water and then lightly with just plain water.... Open doors/windows to air the house out as well... Good luck

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

We had the same problem when we bought our house, it`s about 100 years, old wood floors and the people who had it before us had dogs who peed on the floor. The floors just reeked! It took a little bit of work but the smell is finally gone. I had to get down on my hands and knees with a stiff bristled scrub brush, hot water mixed with vinegar and baking soda and scrubbed the floor by hand. After scrubbing it I put down a layer of baking soda while it was still damp and let it dry. After it dried good I swept the baking soda up and threw it away. It took more then once doing this but after about 10 days the smell was pretty much gone. Your going to have to do the scrubbing thing every other day but it was the cheapest option we could find . We are hoping to get the floors professionally sanded and finished eventually.

How to clean really dirty wooden floors?

put pine sol in a bucket of water and mop it! that should do the trick! if not well i'm sorry! but good luck!