A utility room isn t the place for a designer floor but you need some kind of floor covering to protect the subfloor and to prevent the room from looking.
Covering sub floor stains.
Step 2 apply an enzymatic pet cleaner like nature s miracle to the soiled areas and allow them to dry thoroughly for 24 to 48 hours.
Recommended flooring for utility rooms.
After you allow the floor to dry out seal it with a subfloor sealer.
You don t have to tear up the entire subfloor.
Allow the paint to completely dry.
Shellac functions as a tough natural primer sanding sealant tannin blocker odor blocker stain and high.
I am switiching to tile.
Deodorizing a subfloor that has been soaked with pet urine requires a two step approach.
If any stains bleed through after the second application re apply and let dry until you completely cover the stains.
Paint the stained sub floor areas with kilz complete or zinsser b i n mildew resistant oil based primers and sealants that block odors and stains.
Just cut out the section that s soaked in urine and replace it with new subflooring material.
The best floor sealer for pet urine is a stain blocking primer.
The first step is to treat the subfloor with an enzymatic odor remover.
Repeat the application after one hour.
Wait before covering the subfloor with carpet to ensure the smell is gone.
My top layer of the sub floor was particle board and the urine caused the particle board to rise up in the areas peed on.