Eco-Friendly Family
Ladies with hardwood floors
How do you clean them? The new place has beautiful floors and I want to find an EF way of keeping them beautiful.
And if you use a steam mop...what brand do you use and do you love it or just like it? I asked before but I can't find that thread.
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Re: Ladies with hardwood floors
I have hardwoods and I sweep and vacuum A. LOT.!!!! We got a stick vacuum from BB&B (20% off coupon): https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=108983
And its GREAT! It has a two phase button - 1 position for suction (great for "sweeping" hardwoods) and the second position for the roller bar and suction for rugs.
I rarely mop them because I don't live somewhere where it rains, like ever, and it rarely needs it but when I do need to I just do vinegar water sometimes with orange rinds squeezed and soaking in the water for a while.
I do not like super slick floors so no steam or oil for me.
Be prepared to sweep/vacuum a lot! Like way more than you can imagine if you haven't had hardwoods before... LOL
i have an electrolux Pronto that i use several times a day. when i need to really clean them i use vinegar water and stick an old microfiber insert on my swiffer.
my hardest part is the 2 cats. they get the crazies and have scratched the floor :-(
I use a vacuum once or twice a week and a broom inbetween. Then I have the Shark Steam Pocket Mop and do that once a week as well. The floors in the main part of the house don't get that dirty but the kitchen/bathroom get dirty much more quickly and they're lino and tile so I just do a whole once over.
I use my Dyson but we have a canister not an upright and it has separate attachment for hard floors and carpet... I would think if you turn the rotator thingy off on the Dyson Ball it would be just fine. I remember asking the salesman when we looked at them and he said both would be ok on hardwood but I prefered the canister since it is what I am used to.