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want2beamom
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What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I was using the steam mop, and just don't like it at all...what do you use to clean your floors that makes them shiny???
also, is it safe to use it with kids? My children walk, not crawl, but at times play on the floor and sometimes, eat off of it
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chelle
It's a Good Life
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Isn't it obvious?
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I'm a huge fan of my Haan Steamer 
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My4GirlsMyLife
My 4 girlies
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I use the swiffer, but my hardwood is not that shiny anymore
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| Posted 2/6/10 1:54 PM |
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Alex110879
craziness
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Alexandria
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
mop n glo..... love it and it can be used on both
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| Posted 2/6/10 2:17 PM |
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AMF1115
Loves being Joey & Vinny's mom
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Athina
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
method wood cleaner for the wood floors. i use mop n glo for the kitchen tiles but they arent supposed to shine.
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| Posted 2/6/10 2:19 PM |
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Bella311
Me and my Boys
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I use orange glo on the hardwood floors I'm a big fan the floors come out shiny and gorgeous. 
I don't have tile so sorry no advise for that.
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| Posted 2/6/10 2:21 PM |
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neenie
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Posted by Fasc0730
method wood cleaner for the wood floors.
same. Love it! Smells so good, too- but makes me want to drink Amaretto afterwards
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| Posted 2/6/10 2:25 PM |
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TripletMom
My crazy Trio
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Paula
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I use vinegar and water to mop the wood floors and the tile floors
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| Posted 2/6/10 3:21 PM |
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Goobster
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Murphy's Oil soap, safe for kids and pets
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| Posted 2/6/10 3:31 PM |
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babyonthebrain
Brotherly Love!
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
best thing to clean wood floors is white vinegar according to my cleaning lady 
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| Posted 2/6/10 3:38 PM |
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want2beamom
Love my boys soooo much!!!
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Posted by Goobster
Murphy's Oil soap, safe for kids and pets
I just bought this....does it make the floors shine?
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| Posted 2/6/10 3:38 PM |
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SKPtzu
Oh boys
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Posted by want2beamom
Posted by Goobster
Murphy's Oil soap, safe for kids and pets
I just bought this....does it make the floors shine?
Do not use Murphy's Oil soap! It is not good for your floors! When you are cleaning wood floors, you are actually cleaning the polyurethane that your floors are coated with, not the wood. Murphy's oil leaves an oily residue behind...when it comes time in a few years to recoat your floors, usually you only need a screening which is a light sanding and then the floors can be recoated with poly. If you use murphy's oil or other products, the waxy residue left behind makes it very difficult to just screen and recoat. Many times you will need a full sanding again. I worked for a hardwood flooring company for many years and the owner was adamant about telling people not to use these type of cleaners. You can simply use white vinegar and water or there is a product called Bona Pro Series Cleaning , which is swiffer wet jet type of product specifically for wood floors. There are other products sold at home depot as well that do not leave behind a residue.
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| Posted 2/6/10 5:00 PM |
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Elbee
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Wood Floors:
I rotate weekly Pine Sol & Water and Vinegar & Water. I will use Method or Orange Glo to make them shine (1x per month).
Kitchen Tile Floor:
Daily -sweep, then dry swiffer and/or wet swiffer depending how bad it is.
2x per week - mop with Pinesol & water or Spic & Span & Water
1x per month - Granite Gold Cleaner
Bathrooms:
Tilex Spray w/ Bleach or Lemon Amonia & Water
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| Posted 2/6/10 5:22 PM |
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want2beamom
Love my boys soooo much!!!
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Posted by SKPtzu
Posted by want2beamom
Posted by Goobster
Murphy's Oil soap, safe for kids and pets
I just bought this....does it make the floors shine?
Do not use Murphy's Oil soap! It is not good for your floors! When you are cleaning wood floors, you are actually cleaning the polyurethane that your floors are coated with, not the wood. Murphy's oil leaves an oily residue behind...when it comes time in a few years to recoat your floors, usually you only need a screening which is a light sanding and then the floors can be recoated with poly. If you use murphy's oil or other products, the waxy residue left behind makes it very difficult to just screen and recoat. Many times you will need a full sanding again. I worked for a hardwood flooring company for many years and the owner was adamant about telling people not to use these type of cleaners. You can simply use white vinegar and water or there is a product called Bona Pro Series Cleaning , which is swiffer wet jet type of product specifically for wood floors. There are other products sold at home depot as well that do not leave behind a residue.
thank you sooo much!!! We are having people over tomorrow, and I would like them to shine....vinegar won't make them shine, right?
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MamaB17
Back for baby #3
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I use my steam mop on both. I also use the method on the wood once in awhile, and just water & vinegar on the tile.
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| Posted 2/6/10 5:44 PM |
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landj
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
Swiffer Wet Jet - but I use the formula specifically made for wood floors. It is not greasy at all, cleans the floor and leaves a nice shine.
For tile floors, I use my swiffer wet jet for maintenance (the all purpose formula - you can alternate between different formulas) and for really thorough cleanings I just use Lysol cleaner.
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| Posted 2/6/10 6:01 PM |
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Shelleybean11
Mommy of 2!
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Re: What do you use to clean your wood floors and your tile?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Bona mop for hardwood, you can get it a BBB.
My tiles, I usually Swiffer wet jet and for deep cleaning I use Mr. Clean.
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| Posted 2/6/10 6:03 PM |
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