u/jamiekitch13

Bathroom smells like pee and I don't know what else to do

I just moved into a new apartment a few days ago and my husband and I had been noticing a stale urine smell in the main bathroom. I thought it was just the toilet and the floor surrounding it, so I deep cleaned the toilet and the floor. I took apart the toilet seat and hinge and removed the bolt caps, soaked all the parts in hot water and cleaning solution, and vigorously cleaned the outside of the toilet with Clorox Urine Remover. There was so much built up old pee in the seat hinge and around the bolts, it was awful. I grew up with two younger brothers and I've never ever seen anything like this in a private bathroom.

A few hours later, I can still smell the pee. I'm pretty sure it's in the wall and/or the baseboards surrounding the toilet (it's in a corner unfortunately). It's definitely fainter now and I'm confident it's no longer coming from the toilet or the toilet seat. How can I clean the wall and the baseboards without ruining them? The wall is textured (knockdown, I think it's called) and the baseboards appear to be run of the mill. I live in the US so any product recommendations that are available here would be best.

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u/jamiekitch13 — 9 days ago