new Victorian stinks of cat pee and poo…maybe mold too??

We bought the house last month and it smelled horrible then. The owner had HUNDREDS of cats in the house over the past 40 years the neighbors have told me.

Since we bought the house, we have gutted it…now its just the shell. The 2nd and 3rd floors are fine, they dont smell. The first floor however is an issue. We can tell a large portion of the stink is coming from the kitchen, which thankfuly is an addition that we are going to tear down. Under the kitchen is a dirt crawl space area which I assume is where all the cats crapped and peed or something. But that smell is horrible…could that be mold or something? Did anyone ever experience this? What could be the cause of this smell besides the fact that she had so many cats. Will this go away?

By nybk01 | 10/08/2008 2:28 PM