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It seems essentially septic levels of cat piss or something has been collecting under carpet and wet vac brought it up instead of taking it out. The level of piss smell in this house is actually scary right now. It may literally be condemned.

I do not have the option of moving out without serious financial damage. We’re talking like 40-50k in damage to move. I do not have the ability to replace the carpet without simply fully replacing it again within a year as the floor foot print will change because of walls moving. I have no where to put the heavy things currently sitting on the carpet to have someone replace it.

It seems essentially septic levels of cat piss or something has been collecting under carpet and wet vac brought it up instead of taking it out. The level of piss smell in this house is actually scary right now. It may literally be condemned. I *do not* have the option of moving out without serious financial damage. We’re talking like 40-50k in damage to move. I *do not* have the ability to replace the carpet without simply fully replacing it again within a year as the floor foot print will change because of walls moving. I have no where to put the heavy things currently sitting on the carpet to have someone replace it.

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[–] • 2 pts (edited )

Option 1 1) tear out that shitty cat piss carpet and put down throw rugs until the remodeling is done

Option 2 1) stop wet vacuuming the carpet 2) get box fans and dry that shit out 3) after it dries, douse the carpet in nature's miracle cat piss magic remover or whatever it is called 4) let that dry 5) vacuum the shit out of it after it's dry

Option 3 1) keep wet vacuuming the carpet. Switch to warm water and stop using the expensive fluid shit so it's free. Do it over and over until the wter comes out clear. It's a rental, so who gives a fuck? 2) do the rest of the shit under option 2.

Tip: next time you wet vac a carpet you didn't put in yourself that might have been owned by a crazy cat lady, tear up some of it and look underneath first.

[–] • 0 pt

It’s down right scary. I’m probably going to go option 3 for one room and 2 for the others. See if option 3 or option 2 can even work. If not I’ll have to just do an emergency rip out with probably no good cheap option for replacement.

In the one room literally 70% of the floor space had a light brown stain marbling patches come out of it the next day. I’m not sure it can even be cleaned out.

Thanks!

[–] • 0 pt

So far option 2 is working great for all but one part thanks! Option 3 was progressing the one so I’ll do that on the other part that the stink didn’t get out thanks!!