How to Clean Pet Odor From Hardwood Floors
- 1). In a bucket, mix 1 gallon of warm water with 1 cup of distilled white vinegar. This vinegar has both disinfectant and deodorizing qualities, making it the perfect everyday floor cleaning solution for hardwood floors.
- 2). Also add in an optional 1 cup of baking soda, which works as an added cleaner, as well as deodorizer. Stir into the warm water until all baking soda is dissolved.
- 3). Dip a mop in the cleaner, pull it out, and wring out excess water. Mop over the floors as you normally would, and let air dry.
- 4). For odors that still remain, sprinkle the hardwood floors with a light dusting of baking soda, and let it sit for a few hours. This allows the baking soda to work for a longer period of time, absorbing any pet odor that the floor is emitting.
- 5). When a few hours have passed, mop again with the cleaning solution to collect the baking soda.