How To Get Dog Urine Out Of Concrete Patio

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So you have a concrete floor, perhaps an area in your basement, garage, patio or under your carpet in your home that seems to be permanently stained with pet urine, a.k.a dog or cat pee.

You can smell or see pet urine stains that no matter how much you bleach or wash with vinegar don’t go away.

It’s as if you have to settle with the fact that once dog or cat urine has seeped into concrete, it’s there forever.

What’s worse is the area seems to give off a permanent urine odor, constantly releasing odorous and offensive fumes.

Let’s take a look at how we can remove dog and cat urine smells from concrete the right way to make sure you have clean smelling floors again.

Directions:
  1. Clear area. Remove any solid waste from the area. …
  2. Connect hose. Shake bottle of Simple Green Outdoor Odor Eliminator well. …
  3. Apply product. Turn on the water slowly using low to moderate water pressure. …
  4. Let sit for 10 minutes. …
  5. Allow to dry.

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Can I Use My Usual Household Cleaning Products?

As you have possibly discovered by now, conventional cleaning products on their own are ineffective long term at urine stain removal from concrete, and sometimes they make urine odors worse by “setting” the urine into the concrete. You might use household cleaning products and think the urine smell has gone, particularly during dry weather, but when moisture gets into your concrete patio, the odor can come back, sometimes more pungent than it was before. This is because the uric acid releases a gas when it comes into contact with moisture, and the gas causes the smell.

Since concrete is porous, it soaks up the urine liquid. When the concrete dries, the uric acid crystals in the urine bond to the concrete. As they are insoluble, they remain attached to the concrete. They will not bind with regular soaps and cleaning products that do not break down the uric acid crystals.

Use an enzymatic cleaner if:

  • You want to save some money. Most gallon-sized enzyme cleaners for pet urine cost between $25-$50. Ion-based cleaners of the same size are more expensive; however, if it takes 2 gallons of enzyme cleaner to get the same job done, the costs end up being similar.
  • You’re fine with the cleaning process taking some extra effort on your part and more time to complete. With enzymes, you have to wait for the biological process of bacteria eating enzymes to work before the odor starts to go away. By it’s nature, you may have to reapply several times for odors to become more thoroughly “eaten” away.

    • FAQ

    How do you remove urine stains from concrete patio?

    First, clean spots with a two-to-one vinegar and water mixture, TSP or hydrogen peroxide and rinse off concrete. Next, apply and scrub in enzymatic cleaner to remove odor. Then, cover cement and let area sit and soak overnight for 12-24 hours. Dry and deodorize residual room urine smells with an ozone generator.

    Does dog pee stain concrete patio?

    First, a dry enzyme powder is mixed fresh with water. This solution is poured onto the surface of the stain and allowed to sit for 8 hours. The second step is to pour the accompanying gentle peroxide solution over the stain. This solution changes the stain and odor into an evaporable gas of water and oxygen.

    How do you get rid of dog urine smell on patio?

    A concrete patio or courtyard is also more likely to hold onto that urine smell and cause discolouration, as it is a very porous material.