Talk to me about cleaning hardwood floors

[Katigre]

We just moved into a new house and it has a lot of wood flooring plus some miscellaneous laminate and one room with carpet.

At our old house I just used a broom to stop and would wash with wet rags sometimes.

But I'm now contemplating whether I should get something like a steam mop or vacuum.

Any recommendations or advice?

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[oneplustwo]

While loads of people seem to love their steam mops and I keep thinking about getting one, my floors have always done fine with regular vacuuming and hand damp mopping with a 50/50 mix of vinegar/water.

[pomegranate]

I use Bona hardwood cleaner and mop. I just use the regular Bona mop, not the fancy one.

[Zukini]

:yeahthat: yup, Bona in a spray bottle and a mop with the soft pad.

[megs4413]

another bona user.

[oneontheway]

We use bona too which works fine in the LR and DR but in our kitchen I never feel that it gets the floor clean enough.

[daniele_ut]

I have a steam mop but I mostly use it in the kitchen and bathrooms. We have hardwood everywhere else and I use a Rubbermaid Reveal mop filled with Bona on the hardwood floors.

[erosenst]

It's a little unhealthy how much I *love* our Roomba. But using it frequently means I can easily get by with mopping only every 2 weeks or so. (I do clean up actual spills as they happen.) I use a mop that I can attach a microfiber cloth to, and put either Bona or vinegar/water in the container. I have this one http://www.amazon.com/LIBMAN-CO-4000-Libman-Freedom/dp/B003NYFDWK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369704544&sr=8-2&keywords=lieberman+mop, although I like using a rag better than the pads - they attach with the same 'mechanism'.

If I were buying now I'd probably get this one because it has two bottles. http://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Reveal-Spray-Mop-FG1M1600GRYRD/dp/B003UA7F46/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1369704638&sr=1-1&keywords=rubbermaid+spray+mop

[edurnemk]

Hardwood floors need to be cleaned with very little water, the rags you use need to be damp, not wet. Steam mops could harm them in the long run, so I rarely use my steam mop on ours. We vacuum once or twice a week (I have a Miele), and use a broom to sweep between vacuumings in high traffic areas. We mop with Bona. But I've also used water with vinegar.

[zag95]

Clean by hand- vinegar and water mixture- we do HW about 1x/Mo and vacuum every few days- it is mainly hall and DR that is rarely used.

[mackmama]

Steam mop- love it!