Liquid floor cleaner ... what brand do you recommend ?

[smiles4u]

Hi all,

I feel like my lino floor in the kitchen & tiled floor in the bathroom & front door entrance never look or feel clean after i've mopped them

I have used a few different brands of liquid floor agents but they all seem to be the same ... Which brings me to ask - What do you use and highly recommend ??? (i would so love to know)

TIA for any suggestions

[Olive]

i just use pinocleen in hot water!!

[smiles4u]

... just an after thought i was thinking ALSO maybe i should use something instead of my sponge squeezy type mop ... What do you ALL think ??

[LimeSlice]

get yourself a good big bunch of oregano, stalks and all about 5 or so litres of water, and bring it to the boil.
Turn it off and allow it to steep until it cools.

Mop your floor with it You can reheat it to mop with it if you like. (I do)

Also use it in a sray bottle instead of spray'n'wipe...25 times stronger than bleach and cleans really well

[diannescruffy]

Vinegar and water works a treat, I use a sponge mop and find it cleans really well.

Regards,
Dianne

[Turkish Delight]

for my tiles, i use Ajax floor cleaner with the baking soda (green bottle) and really hot water. I use a Vileda mop and bucket system. The mop bit isn't like a traditional mop, it's flat. I love it. I also re-mop a second time with clean hot water and Ajax floor cleaner added

[amberj]

I use really hot water with about a half cup of vinegar and a few drops of tea tree or eucalyptus oil, which works very well and is cheap!

I have a "proper" mop- one of the big thick stringy ones that you need a special bucket for and have to wring out. Frankly, I find it a pain- the floor gets really wet and takes forever to dry because I can never get it wrung out enough, which is bad for wood floors. Having said that, I do know its better for cleaning- my cleaning lady (who I can sadly no longer afford) swears by them, and when I used work at Baker Delight and had to mop the floor, there was a vast difference between trying to mop with a big mop and a little spongy one. But in order to get the best out of the big mop, you really had to put lots of elbow grease in.

All said and done, I am thinking of reverting to a spongy mop because its easier, and my floor isn't (usually!) covered in dough like a bakery! And bits that need extra attention I will get down and scrub.

[~Kim~]

I use a steam mop and a couple of tablespoons of vinegar in the chamber. No streaks.
But....going to try Limey's tip too!

[smiles4u]

... hey Kim was thinking about getting a steam mop ... um, silly question where do i buy one from & which brand (name,etc) do you recommend to buy ? If you don't mind my asking approx how much are they ?? as i have no idea

[Lolli]

I've got a steam mop but it seems like such a pain in the bum to get it out, fill it up... i think it's actually easier to mop the old fashioned way (but maybe I'm strange).

Anyway, just seconding the idea of hot water a cup of vinegar, a few drops of lavendar oil and a Vileda mop and bucket. Works like a dream

[LucaJack'sMum]

Vinegar and water works a treat, I use a sponge mop and find it cleans really well.

Regards,
Dianne

Yep, we use hot water, vinegar and a little trea tree oil for a nice smell and its disinfectant properties...

[bon]

Yep vinegar is great for floors, I use one of those 'stringy' mops too. Otherwise I sometimes use sugar soap, it's really good for cleaning stuck on dirt.

[Rach75]

I have a proper old type mop big head a industrial type mop bucket (bunnings) I use i jug 2ltre boiling water and jug of hot water and domestos bleach, (blue bottle) I use it on my timber floors, my vinyl and will use it on tiles when they go down

works a treat looks clean and smells clean I also pop the ceiling fans on to help drying process

[Daydream Believer]

dishwashing detergent in really hot water

[Leemar]

I use metho in really hot water it works a treat on tiles and timber floors.