Hi
I live in the Limousin in France. We have a very old stone house and also a stone courtyard. We have 2 dogs, one of whom is a 20 year old labrador!! The dogs pee quite often in the courtyard and the only thing I can use to get rid of the smell is bleach. I use the bleach very sparingly - but I would prefer to use something else that is enviromentally friendly.
Can anyone suggest an alternative to bleach? The weather has been very hot here in the past few weeks - sometimes up to 40 degrees, and it can get quite whiffy in the courtyard - which is a sun trap!
Any advice would be most welcome
Regards
Merlinn
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Hello
Soda crystals mixed with hot water or bicarb mixed with hot water both remove smells (great on drains too)
A solution with tea tree which is an antibac, or after you cleaned with above any nice essential oil to replace the smell - grapefruit is good, as is citronella with the bonus that both repel fleas/flies/midges and the like!
Lemon juice is a powerful cleaner as is white vinegar...
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Soda crystals mixed with hot water or bicarb mixed with hot water both remove smells (great on drains too)
A solution with tea tree which is an antibac, or after you cleaned with above any nice essential oil to replace the smell - grapefruit is good, as is citronella with the bonus that both repel fleas/flies/midges and the like!
Lemon juice is a powerful cleaner as is white vinegar...
Anna x
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Dogs - again
Many thanks for the advice. Sounds a great deal better than using bleach.
Regards
Merlinn
Regards
Merlinn
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TWENTY years old labrador WOW..
ours is almost 1 year old....
NOT jealous of your suntrap in France... noo... not at all![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
ours is almost 1 year old....
NOT jealous of your suntrap in France... noo... not at all
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
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