I’m in need of a mop for my kitchen’s and bathroom’s linoleum or vinyl (I dunno which) flooring. Thing is, both are relatively small, so a regular mop and bucket is way too much.
Any recommendations?
Swiffer? Amazon Link
You can get generic dry pads for any Swiffer-like wand at Dollar Tree, so w/ a spray bottle of bleach or ammonia-based cleaner, make sweeps of spray from the farthest wall to the door that you then rub and wipe up. Sweep the floor well first and it can’t hurt to spray extra around the base of the toilet and let it sit for a minute or two before starting. You may want to do a spray and wipe w/ hot water first if the floor hasn’t been mopped in awhile to get anything that needs a little more scrubbing or loosening.
This way you don’t have a wet mop sitting around and it gets the job done, plus it’s not such a messy deal that you avoid doing it. And if you don’t care to invest in the dry pads you can use a couple of rags tucked in their place.
I also like the Swiffer for small spaces. It’s good for quick surface cleaning on a regular basis, although you may still want to break out a mop or scrub brush every so often. I use the Swiffer with a wet rag, and I also dump a bit of extra water with some kind of cleaning fluid on the floor and spread it around. Spraying the floor first works well, too.
I’m a big fan of my Shark steam mop. After sweeping or vacuuming, fill the Shark tank with distilled water. Plug it in, attach a pad and mop away. Change pads as needed. I usually use 2 for my small spaces, a few more for larger spaces depending on how lazy I’ve been between mop periods.
Toss used pads into the washer, or let them dry till you have a proper load of wash to do. They will be damp, not wet.
Put away the steam mop until next time. Works great and no fuss.
I should point out that in all my years of cleaning professionally I was never happy w/ the end result of any mops my clients asked me to use. Though my wrists can’t take it now, I wore knee pads and used hot-hot water and ammonia-based cleaner to wash those floors by hand. There isn’t another method that gets floors as clean, IMHO.
Just got me an O’ceder spin mop. We have one at work so I need one at home. About $30 including bucket, Mop handle and a mop head. I bought extra heads but they are washable. Not a huge Swiffer fan but that steam mops sounds interesting.
I agree nothing beats the hand and knee scrubbing but those days are over.
I was going to suggest holding my sister by her feet, until I got to the part about light and easy to handle.
Oh, wait. I imagined that part. Give her a call.