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Is porcelain floor tile pet urine proof?
I know it says water proof but I was thinking about the grout if urine gets on it. Will it be able to be washed off and sanitized? I thought about vinyl flooring but the urine would get into the cracks. I have carpet now and my dog won't stop urinating on it no matter what I do. And no matter how much I clean it it still stinks so bad so I'm sure that is why he keeps going on it. Is there anything better to get than tile?
I forgot to say it is for a bedroom.
I have trouble getting my dog to go outside. And when he needs to go he doesn't let me know like my other dogs. He saw one of my dogs get killed by my neighbors' dog so he is afraid outside. I do put newspapers in another room for him but he keeps going on the carpet. I can't use puppy pads because my other dog chews it up. I feel like he will stop going inside once the smell is gone. I will work training him better.
16 Answers
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
Welded vinyl sheet is used in hospitals to avoid the grout problem.
- garryLv 62 weeks ago
that does it , you peed on the bathroom floor and blaming a nieghbours dog , how low cant you get , next time tell the truth , you cant aim properly .
- Karen LLv 72 weeks ago
Vinyl or linoleum, either in a sheet or the kind of planks that stick together, not the kind that click together. Those are the only types of flooring that can be guaranteed not to let liquid seep through or soak in.
Vinyl planks are fairly easy to DIY. Sheet flooring is much better left to the pros.
Source(s): I have dogs and cats. They have, from time to time, thrown up, peed, pooped, and left butchered rodents on my vinyl floor. Clean-up involves paper towel, or a cloth, and any kind of cleaning liquid. - dripLv 72 weeks ago
Grout can be sealed. A good steamer can get up all urine and smells.
Try a doggy diaper/wrap.
The padding under the carpet is soaked with urine. It all needs to go.
- T CLv 72 weeks ago
Depending on where in the bedroom and the design layout you might be able to do a traffic area that encompass the dogs favorite pee area...w/o having to replace the entire carpet.
Doing that section in hardwood with a polyurethane finish is one route. Sheet vinyl is another route..
But right now, even using porcelain tile with a really good grout sealer would be so much better than the carpet....which I imagine the urine has possible soaked right through to the sub-floor.
Oh ...the things we do for our pets.
- Anonymous2 weeks ago
1) Your dog needs to see a vet.
2) You need to use an enzymatic pet cleaner on urine or your dog will still be able to smell it even if you can't. Go to a pet supplies store. They have the good stuff.
3) Yes, grout soaks up urine like there's no tomorrow. If you already have tiled floors they should be sealed. Sealing them lasts for several years and also makes them easier to clean.
4) Since it's a bedroom go with vinyl on a roll, not tiles. There should be a minimum of joins, preferably none and they should be joined using vinyl joint sealing compound. Trust me, it's worth doing, even with no dog.
5) When you take up your carpet treat the urine stains in the subfloor with enzymatic cleaner or the room will still stink on a hot day, or a damp day, or any day it's not been aired for a will.
6) See point ONE. Find out what's up with your dog.
- TavyLv 72 weeks ago
Why is your pet peeing indoors? If it's a puppy then there are puppy mats for training. If it is an old dog then it needs a Vet. Well trained animals are trained to pee outside.
