My floors are manky

FueledbyCoffee

Could anyone please recommend the best appliance / way for cleaning floors. We have 4 kids and two adults here and a lot of people in and out. I would love an alternative to a mop and bucket and was thinking of steam cleaners for the hygiene aspect but I don't know too much about them.

We have wooden floors and tiles that need a good cleaning. Is there something available that could be used in the bathroom as well ?

I need something that is quick and easy to use any suggestions please ?

Joey the lips

I am guessing your floors have rough tiles. This is the problem with rough tiles. They take a while to look dirty but theyt stain bad. where as glossy tiles look dirty quick but clean quick.

A mop and bucket on the tiles and a deck scrub once a week.

paddy147

I have a H2O steam mop and cleaning system

So far so good (it hasnt broken yet)

Fantastic on wooden floors and on marble tiles.

Vax and Black & Decker now also make steam mops,can be bought for around 70 euro in most diy stores and Harvey Normans too.

paddy147

Joey the lips wrote: »

I am guessing your floors have rough tiles. This is the problem with rough tiles. They take a while to look dirty but theyt stain bad. where as glossy tiles look dirty quick but clean quick.

A mop and bucket on the tiles and a deck scrub once a week.

Yep,maybe a mop,bucket and some elbow grease is the way forward to shift all the heavy dirt and grime,for the 1st time anyway.:)

Yawns

Squeeze a half a lemon into about 5 liters of hot water. Use your normal bucket and mop.

FueledbyCoffee

Thanks to you all for the replies. I guess I was looking for an easy way out of it

Maybe the way to go is to do the scrub first and then I guess I'll be asking Santa for a steam cleaner - Jesus:( has my life come to this

whizbang

Steam cleaners aren't the magic that advertising would have you believe.
deck scrub sounds drastic but on tiles, theres nothing comes close.

RubyGirl

FueledbyCoffee wrote: »

Thanks to you all for the replies. I guess I was looking for an easy way out of it

Maybe the way to go is to do the scrub first and then I guess I'll be asking Santa for a steam cleaner - Jesus:( has my life come to this

Ya we put down the same kinda tiles as you describe. Nightmare to clean aswell and we have 4 lab's on top of 4 people coming and going.

Only way to go with us is deck scrub (one with handle) every 2 weeks and then mop keeps it at bay for a while. Use cif cleaner, spread it over the floor and then scrub, use fresh water and mop.

Thinking about taking them up next year, will be a mess dust wise but they have to go.

paddy147

RubyGirl wrote: »

Ya we put down the same kinda tiles as you describe. Nightmare to clean aswell and we have 4 lab's on top of 4 people coming and going.

Only way to go with us is deck scrub (one with handle) every 2 weeks and then mop keeps it at bay for a while. Use cif cleaner, spread it over the floor and then scrub, use fresh water and mop.

Thinking about taking them up next year, will be a mess dust wise but they have to go.

Just a heads up here..........


You cant use Cif or anything like that on natural stone or marble floors or worktops or tiles.


The chemicals eat into the natural stone surface and wreck it.:(

FueledbyCoffee

I wish I could afford for someone to come in and do them

Fingers crossed for the Lotto

RubyGirl

FueledbyCoffee wrote: »

I wish I could afford for someone to come in and do them

Fingers crossed for the Lotto

Oh, I wished lots aswell. :rolleyes: