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easier way to clean hardwood floors?
Between the dogs' footprints and our son's drool spots, I have to scrub our floors really hard (to the point of exhaustion) to get them clean. The floors are stranded bamboo with a matte finish. I currently use the Bona floor spray (per the flooring manufacturer rec.) and their microfiber mop thing. Is there a better mop/mop head that would do more of the work for me? I really like the spray as it leaves no streaks or residue, but maybe we need something stronger. We typically clean it once a week, maybe we just need to clean it more often?
Thanks.
Re: easier way to clean hardwood floors?
We have bamboo floors in our bedrooms and darker hardwood in the living area. Both have a matte finish. We have ceramic tile as well, in the kitchen and bathrooms.
I use a hot water/vinegar mix to mop all of the floors... 1 part vinegar, 5 parts water.
I just put the mix in a spray bottle, spray a part of the floor, then go over it with a microfiber mop. The mop head cleans and then dries the floors.
We have a cat so he can get the floors pretty dirty between playing with his water fountain, batting his food around, tracking litter dust and drooling when he sees a bird. We also have a little boy on the way... so I imagine he's going to make a mess out of my floors. Also, right now we have a lot of salt and snow being tracked around. The hot water/vinegar mix cleans everything... streak free.
I used to have a steam mop, but it left streaks everywhere and they're not really good for wood floors anyway (some manufacturers will void the warranty if you use them).
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