Cleaning wood/laminate floors

Nessia · April 2010

I know this was asked recently but I can't find the thread on it. What do you use on your laminate floors? We just has some installed and now I need to worry about keeping them clean. I've alreayd noticed I will be doing a lot more floor cleaning because I can feel stuff on my feet where as before the carpet would "catch" everything. Gross huh? We bought a microfiber mop that my mom recommended. For everyday stuff do you a regular old broom or a dry Microfiber mom. What do you use to clean the floors with?

MrsH07 · April 2010

I use a dry microfiber mop and then a wet microfiber mop with warm water. But recently I was cleaning the kitchen floor with the Clorox Ready Mop thing and accidently squirted it all over the wood floor. I panicked and the packaging says its safe on wood floors but I didnt really believe it. Well, it actually is and it works pretty well. I dont think I would use it weekly but I have used it twice and it hasnt hurt my floors yet. I have the hardwood floors though, not laminate.

ali-1411 · April 2010

I cleaned houses in college - best way to clean floors is to get down on your hands and knees with a bucket and two rags. Mix vinegar into a bucket of water, use a rag to mop with and then another rag to dry it.

labbielover07 · April 2010

Our entire house except the bedrooms has the wood/laminate floors. All we do is use the Swiffer products on it. We use the regular Swiffer to pick up dirt and dog hair and then we use the Swiffer Mop afterwards. It has worked great for us and really easy.

fjaril · April 2010

we use a stick vacuum without brushes for daily sweeping.

and i use a steam mop for cleaning.

Nessia · April 2010

fjaril:
we use a stick vacuum without brushes for daily sweeping.
and i use a steam mop for cleaning.

I think I need one of these things. This looks a lot easier than the old fashioned broom.

Nessia · April 2010

ali-1411:
I cleaned houses in college - best way to clean floors is to get down on your hands and knees with a bucket and two rags. Mix vinegar into a bucket of water, use a rag to mop with and then another rag to dry it.

You're funny. I can barely get the energy/time to spray scrubbing bubbles on the tubs. Cleaning floors the old fashioned way isn't gonna happen on a regular basis unless someone else does it. Wink

Mainer-in-Texas · April 2010

We use a dust mop and/or a hand held vac (for quickly scooping up clumps of pet hair and stuff) and a swiffer wet jet for our laminate floors. I'm thinking about trying something other than the wetjet, though, just to cut back on the waste.

GuavaGal · April 2010

I "sweep" with my vacuum set on the hard floor setting, then use Bona spray and a microfiber (I think?) mop. My floor installers told me not to get the floor wet, so the spray does a good job without soaking it.

I vacuum much more often than I mop, because I have a kitty.

Jen1007 · April 2010

ali-1411:
I cleaned houses in college - best way to clean floors is to get down on your hands and knees with a bucket and two rags. Mix vinegar into a bucket of water, use a rag to mop with and then another rag to dry it.

Well that sounds terrible!!!