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Post by faunafreak on Mar 4, 2009 13:00:52 GMT -5
Anyone know a good way to get urine/poo stains out of terrazzo flooring? The fuzzies are making a complete mess of their room, and newspaper only partially protects the floor - in fact, they're doing their business in the middle of the floor under the bed, too  My husbands getting rather upset, as terrazzo is irreplaceable and he's afraid that even a professional won't be able to get the stains up. I'm trying a hot water/comet past in the kitchen, but I'd rather avoid that in the ferret room, if I could |
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Post by weloveourweasels on Mar 4, 2009 13:32:55 GMT -5
There are a few threads about cleaning that will help you. Here is a link to a question just asked not too long ago with 2 different links in that thread about cleaning. holisticferret.proboards80.com/index.cgi?board=care&action=display&thread=2468I'm guessing the floor you have is some kind of tile or something and you were talking about comet paste, a good all natural scouring powder is pure baking soda and hot water. I am loving the Sun and Earth all purpose cleaner with citrus oils, It smells SOOO good. I just spray and leave on for 5 minutes and then clean. |
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Post by faunafreak on Mar 4, 2009 17:14:38 GMT -5
Terrazzo is essentially concrete with chips of different colored marble mixed in. Once it's poured and set, a high resolution grinder is run over the surface for a beautiful glossy finish. The marble isn't porous, but the concrete/epoxy is, and stains easily, and you have to use certain types of cleaners on it (we didn't know all of this when we bought our house). We removed the carpet from the ferret room and are currently saving our money so we can afford to have the original floor buffed, cleaned and sealed. However, I don't want to seal the poo stains in  . I'll check out the links - they may be different from the ones in the other cleaning threads that I've been going through. Thanks! Just checked the thread - it's one of the ones I already looked at, and I'm going to try some of the tips - including the baking soda suggestion. Thanks again! |
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Post by cristina on Mar 5, 2009 16:49:23 GMT -5
We have that same type of flooring in our kitchen, though my parents got it for the reason its really resilient (because we have alot of kids and pets in our household) IF its sealed. So I know what its like....though there is a way to "reseal" your self every so often (my parents do it almost 2 times a year) I can give you the name of the sealent if you like.
To clean it (just my suggestion) is with a paste of vinegar and either baking soda or oxy clean (detergent additive), lay the powder on spots and then pour vinegar on top and let sit and bubble out the dirt and such. Now this is only a thought, I use this method to clean many things so maybe it could work out for you.
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Post by spiritualtramp on Mar 5, 2009 19:28:41 GMT -5
I'm with Cristina, the bubbling action of vinegar and baking soda really helps get into porous things!
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Post by faunafreak on Mar 14, 2009 22:49:11 GMT -5
I think I will try that. I'll do a small spot in the middle of that area to see how it works. Thanks again!
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Post by selzdaze on Mar 15, 2009 9:14:15 GMT -5
I'd try it somewhere less visible first, just incase it doesn't react as you expect - you can hide things mre easily if not an obvious patch. better to play paranoid when using something new, even if it is natural  |
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Post by faunafreak on Mar 15, 2009 21:53:20 GMT -5
Good point
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Post by selzdaze on Mar 18, 2009 8:31:57 GMT -5
*LOL* one borne from experience - I made the mistake of trying the floor buffer I found at work a few years ago, and I hadn't realised how greyed the floor had become/hoe clean and WHITE the buffed patch would be - next thing I knew, my job for the next MONTH had changed to floor buffing - the whole store!  |
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Post by spiritualtramp on Mar 19, 2009 9:18:47 GMT -5
*LOL* one borne from experience - I made the mistake of trying the floor buffer I found at work a few years ago, and I hadn't realised how greyed the floor had become/hoe clean and WHITE the buffed patch would be - next thing I knew, my job for the next MONTH had changed to floor buffing - the whole store! That is too funny!! That's what you get for being curious! |
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Post by sherrylynne on Mar 19, 2009 17:28:16 GMT -5
*LOL* one borne from experience - I made the mistake of trying the floor buffer I found at work a few years ago, and I hadn't realised how greyed the floor had become/hoe clean and WHITE the buffed patch would be - next thing I knew, my job for the next MONTH had changed to floor buffing - the whole store! Why does that remind me of me |
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Post by faunafreak on Mar 21, 2009 0:27:50 GMT -5
Well, it doesn't get the stain up completely, but it's not nearly as prominent as it was before, either, so that's good. Maybe it'll take repeated applications. Or, based on selzdaze's experience, I should go ahead and get the floor buffed (once funds are available) - that may take care of that!  |
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Post by cristina on Mar 22, 2009 16:39:59 GMT -5
my other thought was (now this is just a suggestion, I havent done it) is to put some baking soda on it with some hydrogen peroxide (or even rubbing alcohol) and scrub with a toothbrush.
If you try this I would test a small spot that wont be noticed...I think this may really help since h2O2 naturally helps with bleaching things and I use it for sweat stains in shirts and believe me it works wonders lol.
*just a thought*
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Post by bellaferrets on Mar 24, 2009 21:47:37 GMT -5
What are some products i can use on the carpet?
Will the oxyclean/vinegar combo work?
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Post by cristina on Mar 27, 2009 13:36:55 GMT -5
on my carpet I have found its a bit difficult (for me at least) to get the vinegar smell out, so I usually use either oxyclean (the laundry podwer) with a scoop of baking soda and warm-hot water. I scrub then suck up the dirty water/reside with a wet dry vac then sometimes leave a fan in the room to accelerate dry time since carpet (well whats under it as a base) can mold fairly easily if its left damp for too long. Also after its dry I usually sprinkle baking soda on the carpet, let sit for a couple hours then vacuum up, and I have experienced great results with this! Another solution I use (if the area seems to be soiled more so than the rest with anything including urine) I mix together baking soda, natures miracle (either the carpet shampoo or the regular liquid) with a dab of clear unsented dish soap with warm-hot water. (if you use the shampoo, theres no need to add in the dish soap since it already contains soap) Hope this helps!!! |
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