Getting Pet Stains Out
I don't allow pets in my rentals but I came across a situation a while ago where I had to get rid of some left over pet stains from the previous tenant. The anatomy of carpet is more than meets the eye. It collects everything it comes in contact with, including any pet excretions, dead skin, dust mites, and food particles, among other things. With all this said, carpet does not stand alone. The carpet "experts" say that the padding is really the "gold" of the carpet. When you walk on carpet, the padding absorbs most of the shock. The carpet is really just a bunch of fibers that are knit together. If you don't have any padding, or not very much, the carpet has to do all the work, which leads to quicker deterioration. Along these lines, the padding is where some underlying stains can still produce an odor. When a pet urinates on the carpet, most of the urine will trickle down into the padding that is underneath. Steam cleaning helps to clean the carpet, not the padding.
My carpet "experts" got rid of the odor stain by pulling the entire carpet back and replacing the padding underneath. When the carpet repairers pull the carpet back, you can visually see where the pet urinated on the carpet. From there they were able to replace the padding, clean and deodorize the carpet and the room looked good as new.
My Rule of Thumb now is to always replace the padding when stains are involved.
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