How do you clean your hardwood kitchen floors?

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Anonymous wrote:Steam mop. The aren't antique floors I am passing down to my children.

I LOVE my steam mop! I wish I had one growing up on the farm. We had wide plank floors and cleaned them with a wring mop. Warm weather was the worst since all the windows would be open.

My mom loved mine so much I got one for her, too!

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Anonymous wrote:Murphys wood soap and spin mop, a few times a year

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The thing to remember with wood floors today is you’re just cleaning the poly coating and trying not to soak through to the wood in the cracks, so just a general purpose cleaner and a good mop that doesn’t leave a lot of water is fine.

I think any kind of polish, wax, etc situation will end up being worse than nothing. They’re just selling you.

[Anonymous]

Vacuum daily and mop twice a week with either Bona, Dawn dish soap, or murphy oil soap.

[Anonymous]

We had hardwood installed earlier this year and the installer recommended the Bona system. We vacuum regularly and use the Bona mop every two weeks or when necessary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We had hardwood installed earlier this year and the installer recommended the Bona system. We vacuum regularly and use the Bona mop every two weeks or when necessary.

I use Bona to restore some shine, but it doesn't really clean that well.

[Anonymous]

Vacuum and mop with Bona every other day and once a month mop with hot water and oil.

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[Anonymous]

If you don't have kids and pets and don't bring outdoor shoes inside, you can sweep and mop once a week.

[Anonymous]

GCC method - half tsp of powder tide into hot water, mop.

[Anonymous]

Steam mop will end up ruining your hard wood floors.

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It's best to find out if it's actual hardwood, engineered wood, laminate, or vinyl. When you move in, see if the previous owners left any extra planks behind. Those can be used to make small repairs and you can also see if the brand and product name is on the underside or on the packaging.

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Anonymous wrote:Steam mop will end up ruining your hard wood floors.

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Don't use a steam mop on hardwood or engineered wood floors. A mop and mild soap works just fine.

[Anonymous]

I use wring-style mop and a few drops of dishwashing liquid in hot water. Gets rid of grease gently and no residue (like from Murphy's soap)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Steam mop will end up ruining your hard wood floors.

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Don't use a steam mop on hardwood or engineered wood floors. A mop and mild soap works just fine.

No, it doesn't ruin wood floors as long as excess water doesn't lay on the wood. This is true for any method used to clean the floors. In fact, my steam mop leaves less water on the floor than a regular mop does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had hardwood installed earlier this year and the installer recommended the Bona system. We vacuum regularly and use the Bona mop every two weeks or when necessary.

I use Bona to restore some shine, but it doesn't really clean that well.

It does if you use it regularly (not a few times a year), don't wear shoes in the house, and wipe up spills and messes when they happen. How dirty are your floors?