Removing urine from your carpets.

Detection in carpets

PEE comes with the smell, as we all know. Ammonia can be pungent.

That stagnant, lingering smell is not pleasant at all. Some people’s noses are more sensitive than others.

We want to be in an area that smells pleasant.

When in carpets, we do several things to determine the most cost-effective way to remove this odour.

The procedure which we carry out is to identify the level of.

This can be just the odd accident to the carpet being wet in multiple areas.

To identify the carpet we will use a high-powered ultraviolet torch.

The torch highlights areas contaminated by turning it blue.

Once this has been located, the area is tested for moisture.

So let us go through our three stages and what we do to fix these.

Level 1

This is where the urine level is low.

The area receives a specific chemical which could be either an odour or enzyme application. We apply this liberally and allow it to dwell for ten minutes or so.

Once the dwell time has lapsed, the area is then steam extracted. This process assists in the removal of odour.

This is repeated. The second application is again given 10 minutes to dwell.

We use a tool called a claw this time. This is square, made of metal and flat. This is placed over the area and we then stand on the claw. The vacuum system is then turned on. We stand on and off the claw every couple of seconds. What this does is remove as much moisture as possible, leaving the carpet as dry as possible.

The UV torch is then used to recheck the area. If any residue is detected, the area cleaning is repeated.

Level 2

This is where the liquid has penetrated the underlay. Again, this would be detected and identified via UV light and moisture checking.

We can’t see or clean the underlay, so how do we reach and treat it? We identify all areas. A chalk mark circles the stain. We then inject the underlay with a chemical application. For maximum results, this would be injected neatly. The area may need a couple of injections. We want the underlay to be wet so it can break down the salts and odour. The carpet is then treated liberally with the chemical application Again we leave this to dwell.

The removal is the same as in the level 1 procedure.

Level 3

This is where it is not cost-effective to use the above removal techniques.

When a carpet has large levels of urine the underlay has to be removed.

This is a last resort.

We uplift and roll the carpet.

The underlay is then removed.

The subfloor will be treated to remove any residue.

A new underlay is fitted. A misted solution treatment is sprayed on the underlay.

The reverse of the carpet is also treated.

We then refit the carpet.

Treat the carpet again and then steam clean the carpet.

As the cleaning process is taking place, we check all areas for any residue and repeat our process accordingly.