You recently
purchased a used house at an affordable price; however, when you go about
decorating it you discover that the hardwood floors have urine stains on it.
Well you have never dealt with urine stains before. This article will be a
guide for you as to how you can get rid of such stains using products and
ingredients that are easy to use and are easily available either at your home
or in a nearby super store.
You
can adopt any one of the following methods depending upon the Urine Stain.
Method 1 (Using Electric
Sander)
This method can be used for All Kinds of Urine Stains.
Things you will be required:
·
Electric sander.
·
Stain sealer.
Steps:
1.
If you already have an electric sander then
well in good otherwise you can rent an electric sander to be used for a day or
two. Renting will be a cheap option for you.
2.
Use electric sander on the stained area.
3.
After, the stain has been removed you can the
stain area with a stain sealer that you can purchase from a market or nearby
store.
4.
Your hard floor will be clean and tidy.
Method 2 (Using Hydrogen
Peroxide)
This
method is suitable for Dog Urine Stains
but can also be used for others.
Things you will be required:
·
Hydrogen peroxide.
·
Big and old rag.
Steps:
1. The
first step involves, that you soak the rag in hydrogen peroxide, allow it to
soak it for no more than ten minutes. Mae sure that rag is fully saturated. And
choose the size of the rag according to the size of stain. If size not
available you can also use towel.
2. Before
the rag gets dried up, place the rag on the Urine Stain that is over the hardwood
floor. Allow it to dry up. After which you can pick up the rag, you will see
that the urine will be soaked up in the rag and that is what you are looking
for. You have to repeat the above mentioned process many times so that you can
get rid of the stain completely.
Method 3 (Using Oxalic
Acid Stains)
This method
is suitable for fresh Cat Urine Stains
but can also be used for other fresh Urine Stains. This method is not suitable
for old Urine Stains.
Things you will be required:
·
Oxalic acid.
·
Sanding materials.
·
Contact people to
refurnish your hard wood floor.
·
Paper towels.
Steps:
1. If
the Urine Stain is new and very light then you may use oxalic acid on the
stain, add it or pour it on the stain area. Allow it spread for almost twenty
minutes.
2. Lay
some paper towels on it for ten minutes and then pick them up. You will see
that urine will be soaked in the paper towels.
3. However,
if the stain is old and you noticed it after some days then you need to do
sanding and refurnishing of the hard wood floor. For this you may contact any
service providers either via net or with some friend who have experienced a
similar problem.
Method 4 (Consulting
hardwood Repairers)
This
method is suitable for Dark Urine Stains
which are not easily removable or you are hesitant to remove the stains by
yourself.
Things you will be required:
·
Hardwood repairers.
·
Money.
·
Time.
Steps:
1. Well
if you are ready to spare your savings in refurnishing, decorating and removing
terrible stains from your house then you have to spend some money on it.
2. Firstly,
you will have to contact hardwood repairers and let them examine the stain
properly. After examining they will refurnish your hard wood flooring. It will
take few days before your floor will be new and all ready to be used again.
Tips and Warnings:
1. The
key to removing any stain is to remove it as soon as possible.
2. Method
two is not suitable for old stains.
3. Remember
that method two will do no harm to your floor as it is a tries and tested
method.
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