Cleaning a wood kitchen floor

[Fat Guy]

Poly coated. What's your strategy?

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[weinoo]

All you really need is a damp mop or sponge.

[Darienne]

All you really need is a damp mop or sponge.

Ditto.

Love my wood floors. :wub: Never have anything else again. And we live on a farm on a dirt road with big dirty dogs and no one takes off shoes to come into the home.

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Third'd the damp mop or sponge. *sigh* I wish I had wood floors in the kitchen, but sadly although the rest of the house has lovely cinnamonwood parquet which is very easy on the feet, my kitchen is tiled.

[Mjx]

White-stained beech (?), uncoated. Since we're trying to sell our place, this means down on my hands and knees with a scrubbing brush, like the slavey out of a scene from Upstairs, Downstairs. Usually, this is completely neglected until the estate agent phones to say someone wants to see the place, which is when I panic and start scrabbling at the bottom of the kitchen closet for the scrubbing brush. My boyfriend is happy to do this, but misses spots, and leaves very odd swirls of soap behind, so I'm sort of stuck with it.

[qrn]

I take a clean small towel, and run hot water over it ,then wring it out tilljust damp, then sprayit with windex,

and clean the floors, the windex provides some cleaning power, without leaving any residue on the floor, which if you ever have to have it "screened and recoated",will allow same, (IE,it will not have to be sanded,before recoat,because new finish will "stick" ok ..

Bud

[SylviaLovegren]

I guiltily confess to using a Swiffer. So easy!

[Angela Knipple]

We pulled up the layers of linoleum over our kitchen hardwood a couple of years ago and refinished it. The damp mop or sponge was always fine with a little light cleaner only on bad spots, but then we got a steam mop. Now, we don't need cleaner at all, and the results are gorgeous.

[Paul Bacino]

We use Poly Care..I have a satin finish and this stuff cleans and doesn't streak

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[LindaK]

We pulled up the layers of linoleum over our kitchen hardwood a couple of years ago and refinished it. The damp mop or sponge was always fine with a little light cleaner only on bad spots, but then we got a steam mop. Now, we don't need cleaner at all, and the results are gorgeous.

What's a steam mop?

Swiffer to keep dirt and dust at bay between cleanings. There are various cleaning products for wood floors that I've tried, all seem to work. Use with a microfiber mop (then throw the mop head in the wash). I did it this morning, it definitely gets dirt the swiffer leaves behind.

[SylviaLovegren]

Swiffer to keep dirt and dust at bay between cleanings. There are various cleaning products for wood floors that I've tried, all seem to work. Use with a microfiber mop (then throw the mop head in the wash). I did it this morning, it definitely gets dirt the swiffer leaves behind.

Now you're making me feel like a complete slob.

[FauxPas]

The damp mop or sponge was always fine with a little light cleaner only on bad spots, but then we got a steam mop. Now, we don't need cleaner at all, and the results are gorgeous.

What brand of steam mop do you use? I've seen such mixed reviews on them, not sure if I should get one or not. Some say they leave too much water on the floor.

[Marlene]

I use an electric broom for daily sweeping up and either a swiffer with the hardwood floor cleaner or the hardwood floor cleaner from Zep at Home depot. I'd love to know more about the steam mop!

[FauxPas]

I'd love to know more about the steam mop!

LindaK, here's the basic description:

http://housekeeping.about.com/od/surfacefloors/g/Steam-Mop-Definition.htm

Edited June 20, 2011 by FauxPas (log)

[LindaK]

Swiffer to keep dirt and dust at bay between cleanings. There are various cleaning products for wood floors that I've tried, all seem to work. Use with a microfiber mop (then throw the mop head in the wash). I did it this morning, it definitely gets dirt the swiffer leaves behind.

Now you're making me feel like a complete slob.

That's because you're assuming that I mop often. Au contraire. Truth is, when it comes to floors, I'm pretty lazy.

I must check out those steam mops, those sound interesting.

[highchef]

Vinegar and water maybe an 8/1 ratio. The vinegar smell goes away within an hour (it does not bother me) it leaves no residue and takes the doggie dirt smell with it.

[OliverB]

That swiffer wet jet or what ever it's called works wonderful! Get the wood floor solution bottle and off you go. I do it very rarely, but it makes even our old crappy cheap wood floor look like new. I'd never find myself with a brush scrubbing like a deckhand on a galleon, but with this thing it's quick, easy and clean in no time.

[heidih]

I must check out those steam mops, those sound interesting.

My step mom has one and loves it. I believe she got it at Costco.

[xxchef]

Try Murphy's Oil Soap. Good stuff.