OT Cleaning, griping & hardwood floors!

I just read about and found something new. It's called Method -( No affliliation - I forget the acronym) I think they have a floor cleaner, my husband couldn't find it, but I used a spray followed by one of their cloths - it might be too slippery that way for you so I would clean with the spray followed by a plain cloth. It's a hardware store item. I used to just damp mop and ammonia, maybe not the best thing, but it didn't hurt it any more than everybody's feet on the floor! And the stuff they left spilled on it. I have parquet floor tiles in my kitchen!

It did a wonderful job on the cabinets and furniture too.

judy from Mass

Don't spill tequila on it.

House that my grandparents bought back in the '50s, when the U of AZ bought the house they were then living in, had hardwood floors. This was an ancient (for AZ) house... still had pipe stubs and wall "plates" from the gas heaters, and the electrical outlets were in the floor.... added to the house way after it was built. (And cotton wrapped wiring held in place in the basement/crawlspace, with plain tacks!) My ex and I lived in that house for a while (my parents bought it from my grandparents, when they had a new house built. When my parents bought a larger house a few blocks away the "old" house became a rental. Ex and I were in college, and this was just over a block from the edge of campus. Good deal for us, and them.) I remember refinishing the floors once..... after one of the disasters of renting it out. Mostly we swept/dust mopped, occasional damp (not wet) mopped. No high finish on these floors......... but what spilled tequila did to it!! Oh, my.....

Have fun, Pati, > I do not like cleaning my house- but I try to do some cleaning every day = so

Re: dustmopping with something more economical than a Swiffer

I have a Swiffer type thingy from QVC that came with microfiber pads that velcro in place, love it to pieces. Two pads are regular microfiber, one is microfiber with little scrubby bumps to wash floors, and one was extra fuzzy for dry dustmopping. They all work great. I'm sure you can find something like it in most home stores. Or you could just tie a microfiber cloth around your Swiffer head. You don't have to wash them after each use, just go outside and shake them out. I also have furry bummed guys who shed a lot and this works well for me.

Denise

Howdy!

All of the above. ;-D

Actually, the Swiffer once or twice a week, the Orange Glo when needed (every other month or so; we have just the One Dog); the vacuum cleaner is there for picking up the leftover grit. No oily residue, no sticky mess, no Ice Capades, altho' if Tom Cruise came over he could slide into that dance :

OMG- as Polly says, the batting scraps make wonderful dusters, too; now that's scary, sharing this idea w/ Polly!

R/Sandy - Stanley dog learned very quickly to handle the wood & vinyl floors: no wipe-outs; if only the people were so well-behaved 8->

p.s. lots of stick-on felt pads and spots for every piece of furniture keeps the floors from getting all scratched up (we don't do area rugs)

If I use anything, it's Endust. It's not greasy, but hair sticks to it. A couple weeks ago, I bought a dustmop at Home Depot. It is Microfiber and while I'm not a big fan, it's washable. It sticks on the head with Velcro and I bought a scrub mop head too. The problem is that the head on this thing is about 2 foot wide. I'm not sure how I'm supposed to rinse the mop head. You can't get it in a bucket. So I haven't used it yet. I use the O'Cedar twirly mop.

when I'm in a hurry, I tend to just grab the big old yellow dustmop. I take it outside and shake the crap out of it.

Cindy

You are such a smarty pants! That's an amazing tip and I'm stealing it and sending it in for our newsletter.

If I win a million bucks, I'll split it with you.

Cindy

OK, I'll say it.

Ew.

Cindy

You're welcome, Cindy. Go for it. I am wondering if a diluted white vinegar solution misted on the batting might improve it. Polly

"teleflora" You are such a smarty pants! That's an amazing tip and I'm stealing it and

I think I'd be more apt to use Endust. I had a cleaning lady one time and she sprayed Endust on a feather duster and used it to dust my dolls and stuffed animals and other things that are impossible to clean. Endust doesn't have any oil in it so it doeesn't attract dirt. But it does a great job of grabbing dust and doggy hair.

Cindy

I received this recipe from a floor sales man

1/3 part white vinegar 1/3 part rubbing alcohol 1/3 part water 3 drops of soap

Mix this into a spray bottle and you have equivalent of the Pergo floor cleaner .Just spray and mop . I've been using for about 5 years now and wouldn't be with out it .

Good grief girl---where've you been all this time???????????? Nice to see you back. Did you shop the sale at the Stitching Post? Gen

When we bought our house in 1994, it came with hardwood floors in all rooms except the kitchen and bathroom. I had never had hardwood floors before. At that time, I was told never to use anything on my hardwood floors that I would not use on a mirror! So, I just vacuum them and then mop them with plain water. They look great and it's easy peasy! I will never have carpet again if I can help it.

Gloworm in Dayton

But I have real wood floors while Pergo is laminate- more like a kitchen's Formica counter top. Does it work on real wood, too?

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

call Merry Maids

Musicmaker

We love you MM. : ) Taria

I use one of those micrifiber household cleaning cloths. I do have some laminate cleaner for the conservatory floor. Helps iron out minor scratches as well as clean off whatever dried on over night after a kitty cat midnight take-away bunny...

LMAO!! awesome....

i use Minwax hardwood floor cleaner and a sponge mop.

amy in CNY

We had one - I loved it. I was allowed to use it on the 'front room' parquet floor. Great fun (though treacherous when I had finished!). . In message , Taria writes

We still have one. Don't know why we're keeping it. Maybe I have this awful premonition that one night our floors will turn back into hardwood. A bride friend of mine tried using one on her carpet. Wish we could have been there. Polly