35+ Years of Industry Experience · Pet Urine Odor Detection
Pet Odor Inspection Service — California
What to do when the whole house smells like cat urine — before buying, selling, or after closing escrow.
Most buyers either overpay or miss hidden contamination because they never get a real inspection. This is not a general home inspection — it’s a targeted odor investigation focused specifically on pet-urine damage.
It determines exactly where the odor is coming from, how far it has spread, and what it will take to resolve it — and gives you a documented, itemized cost to fix the problem before you make a decision.
- 35+ Years of Industry Experience
- Documented, Itemized Findings
- Report Is Yours to Keep
Call now if you're making a decision on this property.
Free Phone Quote · Under 10 Minutes
If you can smell it, we can find it. If we can find it, we can treat and seal it at the source.
Quick qualifier
This service is for:
- Whole-house or hard-to-locate odor problems
- Odor that keeps returning after cleaning
- Pre-purchase, pre-sale, or post-closing decisions
- Knowing the real cost to remediate before you commit
Not sure? Tell us on a free phone call and we'll point you to the right service — even if it's not this one.
What this looks like in a real home
Pet Odor Inspection Service: the problem, the cause, the fix
01What you noticeYou smell it. You can’t see it.The carpet looks fine, but the meter reads wet. Urine is sitting under the surface. 
02What we findThe light shows how far it wentUV maps every spot, splash and trail, including the ones nobody knew about.
Illustrative images.
Three entry points
Before you sell, before you buy, or after you close
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Before Selling
Determining the cost of odor remediation helps you market the home.
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Before Buying
Never close escrow until you know the cost of odor removal.
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After Closing
Your new home smells like cat pee and you can't find it?
Can't find the source?
If your house smells like cat urine but you can't find where it's coming from, the contamination is usually under flooring (subfloor or concrete), inside walls (drywall or framing), or absorbed into materials that were cleaned but never removed.
Surface cleaning addresses what you can see — but the odor you smell is often coming from urine embedded below the surface. A visible stain doesn't always mean there's an odor, and an odor doesn't always mean there's a visible stain.
Who needs a pet odor inspection
Every scenario is a job we’ve handled. Every inspection produces a documented, itemized dollar amount, and the remediation work is backed by a 5-year written guarantee on qualifying work.
Home Buyers — Before Closing
Home Buyers — After Closing
Home Sellers — Before Listing
Agents (Buyers)
Agents (Sellers)
Investors & Flippers
Banks & Appraisers
Landlords (Deposit & Turnover)
Tenants (Move-In/Out)
Heirs & Estate Executors
Insurance Adjusters & Attorneys
Homeowners Planning Remediation
What a pet odor inspection covers
UV Black-Light Inspection
Electronic Moisture Detection
Cat vs. Dog Pattern Forensics
Unknown Odor Detection
Odor & Stain Mapping
Room by room, with photos and a 1–10 severity rating.
Room-by-Room Itemized Estimate
Priced toward pre-loss condition.
Summary Report of Findings
Yours to own.
A note on carpet allowances: the allowance a seller offers often gets consumed by structural remediation alone — know the real scope before you accept it.
Common remediation services after the inspection
Each is backed by the 5-year written guarantee on qualifying work.
The inspection fee
A documented assessment, not a sales call. Inspections start at $350 and scale with the property’s size and scope.
You own the report and the itemized findings whether or not you use us for the remediation. Free phone quote in under 10 minutes.
The cosmetic vs. structural gap
The standard pet-damage discount assumes a cosmetic fix — new carpet, paint, trim, cleaning. But structural urine damage is what you can’t see: urine soaks through carpet, pad, and tack strip into the subfloor and framing, wicks up into drywall, and saturates concrete.
The cosmetic discount covers the surface; the damage underneath is often bigger — by 3×, 5×, or 10×. This inspection puts a documented number on the damage you can’t see, before you accept an allowance.
The question nobody asks
How much of the seller’s discount is actually for the pet-urine remediation specifically? That’s the number we give you — room by room, itemized, with the work backed by a 5-year written guarantee on qualifying work.
- Great deal
Remediation cost is LESS than the discount.
- Broke even
Remediation cost EQUALS the discount.
- Overpaid
Remediation cost is MORE than the discount.
What the report unlocks
Purchase Price Reduction
Security Deposit Recovery
Disclosure Dispute Documentation
Estate Valuation & Settlement
Insurance Claim Documentation
Documented Expert Findings
Over 35 years of industry experience, including more than 25 years specializing in structural pet urine odor remediation.
Pre-Remediation Scope Confidence
How this differs from a standard home inspection
A home inspector notes “pet odor detected” and moves on. Our inspection documents pet-urine damage in exhaustive detail — every material, every zone, every priced line item toward pre-loss condition.
The home inspector flags it. We quantify it.
Scheduling & what to expect
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Book by phone
Call (877) 386-3677. Most inspections are scheduled within 3–5 business days, expedited for escrow, listing, or court deadlines.
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On-site, 1–3 hours
Jody Slaughter or a senior team member performs UV detection, moisture readings, and full photo documentation.
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Your report in 2–3 business days
Delivered by email — yours to keep and use.
The 5-Year Written Guarantee
Qualifying surfaces treated with our proprietary Odor Encapsulator are backed by a written 5-year guarantee, subject to the documented treatment scope and written terms. The Odor Encapsulator is designed to help contain and reduce embedded urine vapors in the materials it is applied to.
It addresses pet-urine odor in the specific structural materials we treat. It does not make the property impervious to future pet accidents or odor from other sources, and it does not apply to inspections, estimates, oxidizer-only treatments, or allergen services.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does an inspection cost?
Inspections start at $350 and scale with the property’s size and scope. A free phone quote takes under 10 minutes.
How long does it take, and when do I get the report?
On-site runs 1–3 hours; the written report and itemized estimate arrive by email, usually within 2–3 business days.
Do I have to use you for the remediation?
No. The report is yours to keep and use however you like.
Is the remediation covered by a guarantee?
Qualifying remediation work on properly treated surfaces is backed by a 5-year written guarantee, subject to the documented scope and terms.
Can I use the report for an insurance claim or a dispute?
Yes — the documented findings are built to support claims, disclosure disputes, and negotiations.
Schedule a Pet Odor Inspection
Tell us where you are and what you're smelling. We'll contact you to schedule.
Start With a Free Phone Quote
Tell us what you're smelling and where. A free phone quote takes under 10 minutes — and we'll point you to the right service, even if it's not ours.