Toilet traumas

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In another stunning moment of glamour as a mother, I found myself this evening cleaning up what looked (and smelt) like little smudges of poo off the kid's bathroom floor.   It reminded me of a facebook question I asked last year that got an astounding amount of answers.  I had no idea people had thought about this issue so much. 

"Ok - so here's a big life question.  How on earth do I get rid of the urinal smell that is a fixture of the boy's bathroom in my house?  And, yes, I do clean"

I got some great responses - here are my favourites:

- Bicarb soda in a little container behind the toilet (absorbs the smell)
- empty a bucket or two of hot detergenty water over the toilet every single day (mother of three boys)
-put a towel across the bathroom door and throw buckets of water over the toilet so that it gets into all the nooks and crannies of the toilet.
-take the toilet lid and seat completely off and scrub with domestos and scrub the hinges with domestos (mother of five teenagers)
-move your bin away from the toilet (I actually did this and it helped a lot)
- Napalm
- they are just marking out their territory - it's a male thing (helpful comment from a man)

I'm still not sure where the poo on my bathroom floor came from - but at least the floor is now beautifully clean.  Well, until a small boy gets up in the night and doesn't quite make it ...


Comments

Merrin said…
I can't remember if I put this suggestion on your facebook page - but I (try to) insist that the boys sit down to do number ones. This may cause all men everywhere to revolt, but it has certainly meant a cleaner bathroom!!
June 6, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Jo said…
As a mum of boys, I buy this stuff sometimes.
http://www.murchison-hume.com/environmental-bathroom-cleaner.php

It's expensive, but does get rid of that boy smell in the bathroom :)
June 6, 2011 at 1:14 PM
Laura said…
Hi Jenny, I laughed out loud just now..With 4 males now using our 1 bathroom the smell is very distinct to say the least. The toilet is the only place in my house I buy the harshest chemicals on the market, the rest I use Enjo. It also is the place that gets cleaned the most in the house too. If I left it up to the blokes no one would want to use it so I block out the smell and do it myself.. If only the boys took care of their mess or even noticed!
June 8, 2011 at 9:31 AM
mattnbec said…
So the urinal smell isn't just our house?! Just knowing this makes me feel better! So far, I've been spraying Glen-20, which seems to help. Will try some of those comments too. Especially like the bicarb soda one - easy to implement!
June 8, 2011 at 4:10 PM
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