If you have cat urine or dog urine on your living room carpeting does it matter when you remove it?

     It sure does. If you hire a residential carpet cleaning company and they fail to remove the cat urine, it will become exceptionally difficult if not altogether impossible to eliminate the urine stains and odor later on. This is because the one gallon of cat urine which was initially deposited on the carpeting is now spread out over a much larger area.

     The majority of residential carpet cleaning companies will not guarantee removal of cat urine or dog urine.

     Carefully scrutinize the fine print, guaranteed urine removal is specifically excluded.

     The residential carpet cleaning model involves spending about two hours in the average home. This includes machinery setup, supplies and the actual cleaning.

    Their cost does not factor in any specialized urine removal products or the associated pretreatment labor. It would take additional time for the residential carpet cleaning company to accurately locate the urinated areas with black lights. The residential carpet cleaning companies would then have to treat the urinated areas with specialized urine removal products. Next would come a general cleaning of the rooms.

     So what is the best approach before hiring a residential carpet cleaning company?

     Find a competent professional quality urine removal product and spot clean the pet urine yourself before hiring any residential carpet cleaning company.

     This way you can be assured that it will be done to your personal satisfaction and if there are any issues you can resolve them before the big white van arrives.

     If you want to be happy we suggest you do the job yourself. Reference the Residential Carpet and the Professional Carpet pages for additional information.