<p>Well, I finally got possession of the house I bought long time ago. I was able to evict the previous owner, its been a while. The problem I am facing is how do I get rid of the dogs odor in the garage. Apparently, this lady raised many dogs in her garage, at the time of eviction, she still had three. The dogs eat, s*** and urain in the garage for a long periods of time measured in years. After I took over, the dogs are gone, but the odor is so pervasive that you can smell it when you approach the house.</p>
<p>The first thing I did, after the junks in the garage has been removed, was to soak the garage with bleach, I must used 4 gallons of bleach and I scrubbed and scrubbed. I had it sit for two days and today, when I open the garage, the smell is reduced, but it is still there. So I power washed the concrete with de-greaser and I bought bottles of Pinesol in hope it will go away. But before I left, I still can smell the odor. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>There are several different enzyme solutions designed to eliminate the bacteria for animal urine. You can probably find them at a pet store or feed store. The problem is that they’re only effective on an untreated floor . . . so now that you’ve used bleach, Pinesol, etc., who knows? I’d do a search online for pet urine enzyme solutions, and then call one of the manufacturers and ask if their product would work under these circumstances.</p>
<p>Have you tried white vinegar? I would treat the entire area with a large dose of white vinegar - scrub it in with a stiff bristle broom or brush so that it gets into the concrete then I would let this sit for a bit.</p>
<p>Also, are there baseboards or drywall in your garage? If so you may need to remove those items and replace as it is possible that the animals did not just “go” on the floor.</p>
<p>I’ve always sworn by Nature’s Miracle or Petastic for such problems on rugs. I’ve never dealt with concrete. On the other hand, I would say that if the urine was able to soak into the concrete, the enzyme product should be able to soak in also. If you use one of these, you need to pour it all over the floor and just let it sit, at least overnight. Then you could mop it up, let it dry, and see. It may take several applications. This stuff is not cheap, but it is cheaper than replacing a concrete floor.</p>
<p>I would definitely remove any baseboard, and possible the bottom foot or two of any drywall.</p>
<p>I have to say, how unbelievably cruel to keep dogs in those conditions! Was this horrible woman breeding them, or was she a hoarder? She ought to be reported to the authorities, in hopes that she would be prevented from acquiring any more dogs in the future.</p>
<p>I know people who had to bust out the whole concrete floor on a home they bought and put a new concrete floor in house because of previous owners’ cats’ urine odor coming from floor. Maybe paint concrete floor with KILZ paint?</p>
<p>I thought this was going to be a rug problem.
I have also used natures miracle or bac-out or biokleen, but this sounds much bigger than that. :p</p>
<p>How far away from the house is your garage?
Have you considered burning it down?</p>
<p>Ive heard of similar situations where Habitat for Humanity wouldnt even accept a free donation of property " because free isn’t cheap enough".
They might be worth contacting to see if they have any ideas on cleanup however.</p>
<p>I thought about the KILZ paint too - that is what we had to do when we bought a house that wreaked in every square inch of cigarettes. Also wonder if you can treat and air out the garage for several hours a day if you might have more success. </p>
<p>Are you treating every surface in the garage and not just the floor???</p>
<p>If you’re going to try the white vinegar solution, you might want to also try scrubbing with a little baking soda. I’ve done that when I’ve moved into places with disgusting smelly cabinets and it’s usually done the trick.</p>
<p>A while back I also found a solution for killing mold off of various substances (grout, stucco, shower curtains, etc). The mix is 1/3 cup powdered laundry detergent, 1 quart liquid chlorine bleach, and 3 quarts warm water. I’d usually cut the amount so it’ll fit into an old spray bottle, but it might work on this.</p>
<p>I have no ideas, but good luck. I know you buy these houses for very little and make them nice. This is NOT a problem one could have ever foreseen!</p>
<p>Yea
I have bought 5 gallons of white vinegar and 10 lbs of baking soda to the fight. The smart and final is selling those in bulk they are inexpensive. I have also heard that baking soda should mixed with hydroproxiside for cleaning to get the maximum results. </p>
<p>I am not ready to give my half millon dollar away yet. Thank you for those thoughts.</p>
<p>Will look forward to reading about any progress you make, in case we face similar issue in the future. H always assumed you had to remove and replace concrete. Great if there are cheaper solutions.</p>
<p>DH and I were in a stone store today (you know, marble and tile and granite) and they had a product called Oxy-Klenza, by a company called Hanafinn. The package swore that it gets odors out of concrete. I mentioned your predicament to DH and the salesman started talking about what an awesome product it is.</p>