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09-24-2014, 02:48 PM | #1 |
Rose Bouquet
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When you mop...
I'm just curious how other people's homes are. I have no carpet in my house, all laminate vinyl flooring. After I mop, our feet still get a little dirty when barefoot. I've tried the steam mop, the swiffer wet jet, and just plain ole mop and water with cleaner. What's it like at your house?
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09-24-2014, 03:06 PM | #2 | |
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09-24-2014, 03:08 PM | #3 |
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Re: When you mop...
Dirt is good for you That's my motto anyway
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09-24-2014, 03:10 PM | #4 |
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Re: When you mop...
Well, I love to go barefoot when the floor is crumb-free, but I don't because of dirty feet.
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09-24-2014, 06:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: When you mop...
I've actually never looked at my feet after I've mopped No-one wears shoes in our house at all. I love the feel of freshly mopped floors under my feet, but now I will check my feet to see
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09-24-2014, 06:43 PM | #6 |
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Re: When you mop...
We have hard wood and tile floors except for the bedrooms. We use a swiffer, Bona mop and/or vacuum. Because our heat is radiant, in the floor heat, we don't have heaters to blow around dust. I think that helps keep the dirt down. We also never wear shoes in the house.
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09-24-2014, 07:30 PM | #7 |
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Re: When you mop...
My last house, we had hard floors except the bedrooms. I vacuumed & used the steam mop. Our feet were always clean. We had a dog & rarely wore our shoes inside.
Current house has zero carpet. I clean the floors with the same products as before & we don't wear shoes inside. The doors/windows are always open & the house gets dusty quickly. We don't have a pet anymore but since the backyard is an extension of the house, the kids are back & forth constantly (in their socks or bare feet of course .) The bottoms of our feet are always dirty. I don't mop everyday, but I vacuum or sweep daily.
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09-24-2014, 08:02 PM | #8 |
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Re: When you mop...
After mopping, our feet are clean for the first day. But then we go outside, we play barefoot, and I usually decide when to mop again by the color of my feet by the end of the day Sweeping keeps a lot of dirt and dust down, but I consider it normal to have not-clean feet, but definitely not black. Just dusty looking.
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09-25-2014, 03:30 AM | #9 |
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Re: When you mop...
I vacuum really well, Mop with extremely scalding water, then I steam mop after. I work form one room into another all the way to the front door. This tends to be a every 2 weeks occurrence though as we're just so busy.
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09-25-2014, 09:56 AM | #10 | |
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Re: When you mop...
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This is pretty much what we do. Glad I'm not alone. I do feel like I can't keep our floors completely clean even if I sweep/mop 2-3 times every day. |
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09-25-2014, 12:42 PM | #11 |
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Re: When you mop...
So, what do you use to clean with?
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09-25-2014, 03:37 PM | #12 |
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Re: When you mop...
I don't even own a mop. I use baby wipes under my feet to "mop". I have done this for almost 20 years...way before the Swiffer mop pad things came out
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09-25-2014, 04:45 PM | #13 | |
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09-25-2014, 06:49 PM | #14 |
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Re: When you mop...
I do hot soapy water and a rag (the kids like to help with this one), or water and vinegar and a rag. I don't own a mop, and I haven't used any kind of "cleaner" in I don't remember how long.
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09-26-2014, 12:59 AM | #15 |
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Re: When you mop...
Bwe use the organic German 'Frosch' brand when mopping.
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