xp: ? for those with hardwood floors

Chandley

what do you use to clean them? we got ours in november and i am tired of sweeping/wet jet swiffering. there has got to be a better way to get them clean and have them stay clean.

has anyone tried a hardwood vacuum? is there a better mop/cleaning device? any recs would be great! tia!

AustinMimi

My vacuum has a hard floor attachment (no brushes) and I use that instead of sweeping. Then I use a hardwood spray and a "mop" for hardwood that is really just a stick with a flat part covered in foam on the end. There is a terry cloth cover for it that can be machine washed. I like the hardwood spray much better than the Swiffer solution. The hardwood mop has a wide surface area, which cuts down on the effort of mopping. I think I got the mop at Lowe's.

HTH!

The mop is kind of like this:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E7L26K/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001CXSUBA&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=03KACR4MFYSN70ZNWC93

MrsRedRaiderGirl

My contractor told me not to use any water solution on our hardwood floors - FYI.  I clean with a regular vacuum (dyson) and then use a Bona mop and Bona hardwood cleaner which works great (recommended by our HW installers).  Its kind of hard to find (I get ours at Zingers on Anderson), but you can also use Bruce brand that's either at Lowes or Home Depot which is comporable.

Tiffany5412

My mom has hardwood and has the Roomba and I think it does a great job of keeping the floors pretty clean.  She has it set to run while she's gone at work.

srh0029

We also use Bona.  You can get it at Lowe's or BB&B.

MrsRedRaiderGirl

srh0029:

We also use Bona.  You can get it at Lowe's or BB&B.

BB&B - I had no idea!  That would be 20% cheaper !