How Do You Clean Your Floors?

I love my Shark Steam Mop, it's easy to use and light weight. It heats in a few seconds and it really does get sticky stuff up quickly. As we all know, as soon as you break down and buy something they come up with an improved model, just as Shark did too. The newer one swivels, mine doesn't so it's harder to clean around the toilet, and it has a triangle shaped attachment that makes it easier to clean things like a stove hood or the frig. I use mine to get crayon off the walls, clean dried spills inthe fridge, clean just about anything that needs heat to get clean, plus it cleans the floors. I toss the pads in the wash and they clean very well in just warm water and laundry soap.

I use a swiffer wet.(not the wetjet) When the pad dries (usually long before I'm done) I use a spray bottle filled with 1/4 pine sol and 3/4 water to spritz the floor as I go. I tend to stretch each pad as far as it can go. My entire house is tile and wood floor. Regular mopping was too much of a hassle. I pretty much have some area of the house that needs mopped every day. If I run out of pads before a shopping trip, I stick a thin rag on it that I can toss in the washer when I'm done. I would love to get one of the steam cleaners everyone talks about!

I cleaned a friends ceramic tiles for years for him. I just used Clorox and a mop. Then I would rinse them with vinegar to make them shine. They were clean and looked great also.

keep it simple...a bucket, mop and dilute white vinegar in water...good luck!

I have the Shark Steam Mop as well, and I love it! I use it on both our wood and tile floors. It's so easy to use, and the pads are washable as well.

Lucky you! I have shiny ceramic that looks like black marble. It looked beautiful when I moved in, but I quickly found out how hard it was to clean. My floor shows residue from any cleaners and streaks from water deposits! I finally found a hint on here awile back and tried it: vinegar and water. I use 1/4 vinegar to a couple gallons of hot water. It cuts through the dirt, dries without streaks or residue, and no need to rinse!

i agree with the previous posted. hoover floor mate is the way to go. ive had one for 7 yrs and i even put alittle bleach in mine when doinbg the bathroom floors.

Get the Shark Steam Mop - it is awesome!

M.

I use a vacuum. we are hardly ever home, so I do it once every 2 weeks. that gets a lot. Then i use a mop, one that is like what restuarants use. My bucket has a strainer on the top. My whole house takes an hour doing vacuum and mop. But when i look at the dirty water afterwards, Im so thankful!

i have the shark steam mop and i LOVE it! you don't have to use any chemicals... the steam cleans it! You can get one at bed bath and beyond with a 20% off coupon for less than $100.

I have ceramic tile floors also that don't "look" dirty but I know they are. I use a regular broom I designated just for mopping so that I can get into the crevices and dips that are the look of my tile. Since I don't have small children anymore I use a small cap of Pine Sol and hot water but you could use vinegar also.

I love my swiffer wet jet but apperantly you dont in the bathroom since its just a tiny area instead of using a mop and water etc I use a lysol or clorox wipe 2 minutes your done and toss. or i also have put my lysol wipe on my swiffer thing mop and toss its great.

I have a O Cedar mop that you can wash in the washing machine that I LOVE! Also I dilute some Lysol All Purpose Cleaner in water and just mop with that. Cleaning the floors are my favorite! :)

I think the best thing for cleaning hard surface floors is a steam cleaner. There are no harmful chemicals used - just water. It cleans very well and quickly and leaves no residue. When you consider savings on cleaning products, the price isn't so bad. I have seen them for around $60 at Walmart and other stores.
No matter what cleaning method used, I always have trouble with the grout - I have found that a magic eraser works well on the hard to remove grout stains.

One cup of white vinegar in a gallon of water. Wet and wring your mop and go over the floor. Then go over again with plain water. My tile floors look as good as they did when we built 30 years ago.

Vacumm your floor once a week and in between use a dry mop, not Swiffter, the kind that are used for office buildings come in a smaller size. When you need it mop the floor.

We have a hoover floor mate. It works great, you can clean and then vacuum up the water so its dry almost instantly. No waiting 15+ minutes to walk on it. I think they are around $100+ but worth it. We have a lot of tile in our house and using the good old mop would be a pain in the but always having to go to a sink. You do have to refill the water and dump the tray but it works good.