But we re not asking you to clean your entire house this way just the small areas like bathrooms or your kitchen.
Best way to scrub floors.
In a cramped space it s often just as easy to sponge clean as it is to maneuver a mop and bucket.
Sponge mops may push dirty water into grout lines so instead use a cleaning cloth or a flat mop to apply the mixture.
For best results wash bathroom tiles once a week and kitchen tiles biweekly.
Because different floor finishes have unique care requirements the best way to clean hardwood floors will depend on the type of finish rather than the wood species e g cherry maple oak.
Clean ceramic tile floors with warm water or a mixture of warm water and a few drops of mild dish soap add fresh water frequently to avoid cleaning with dirty water.
Dear home ec 101 i was looking on your site for information on the best and hopefully most efficient way to scrub floors.
It s easy to wring out making it ideal for hardwood floors that work best with a barely damp not soaking mop.
I found posts on your site about linoleum and mopping but the only thing i found on scrubbing was a sentence saying that scrubbing floors required significantly more water i have tile floors in my kitchen and bathroom and 3 young children.
According to a recent survey by bissel 32 percent of americans wait at least one week to clean their floors.
Plus this will help your floor dry faster so you won t have to wait as long to get back into the kitchen or living room.
For less trafficked areas mop once a month.