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Marc Cleverley Cat pee in concrete
27 October 2018 | 23 replies

Didnt see a previous BP topic on cat piss for concrete. We fell into this property for a great price, but the house reeks now. We are worried about the walls and the concrete since it is porous. Any ideas on how to re...

Travis West Removing Paint odors
17 March 2014 | 10 replies

We had a house painted 10 days ago. While the latex on the ceiling and walls is OK, the oil based trim paint continues to smell. How long with this continue?

Can anyone offer a way to accelerate the removal...

Pavel K. How to Remove strong Smoke odors in a room ?
23 March 2018 | 7 replies

Hi all. Hoping I can get advice on how to eliminate strong smoke odors in a bathroom.

We repainted the bath, cleaned out the bath ventilation fan, pretty much addressed anything that we could cosmetically.

Also tr...

Stephen StJohn Removal of Cat Urine Smell
7 September 2020 | 2 replies

Just bought house to BRRRR. Fairly new—5th house. Removed all carpet and padding and have done one thorough cleaning. The odor of cat urine remains. The hardwoods beneath the carpet appear dark at spots, which leads m...

Account Closed How to get rid of dead person smell?
21 November 2021 | 32 replies

I'm working with a landlord whose last tenant killed himself in the unit and was not discovered for two weeks in the middle of summer. The landlord hired ServPro to "clean up" the place but the smell still lingers....

Kenneth LaVoie Cat Urine Smell that refused to die
24 July 2019 | 8 replies

We've always been able to get rid of ANY odor, eventually, no matter how bad, even if it meant refinishing floors with six coats of poly with vinyl flooring over it! But we have a 2 BR unit that some mentally ill peop...

Megan Penman Terrible cat smell- ozone suggestions?
17 February 2021 | 11 replies

I purchased my first real rental this weekend and it has a terrible cat urine smell throughout the house. I am have ripped up the carpet, and padding to find old linoleum flooring on top of the subfloor. Has anyone us...

Kyle Grimm CAT LADY - help me get rid of the odor!
13 May 2020 | 5 replies

I have a home that was infested with cats. The second you walk in, the smell punches you in the face. The floor has been stripped down to sub-floor and the sub-floor must still be holding odor along with walls, ceili...

Timothee Brzozowski Removing odor from apartment
10 January 2020 | 16 replies

Obviously we have all dealt with certain types of food odors in properties before. Mostly we tend to have an odor additive to our paint when we paint and try to clean the kitchen appliances and scrub all the cabinets ...

Mitch H. Interior Dryer Venting, Tenant Complaining About Fumes
17 November 2015 | 11 replies

I have two rental units in which the electric dryer does not vent to the exterior.  I provide lint traps for tenants use.  I know this is not ideal, but have decided for now, I am OK with the solution.One unit is comp...