We have a combined kitchen and lounge (approx 50m2) which has just been tiled. We bought a "steam mop" thing which seems to work but given the size of the floor, my wife is already complaining about how long it takes ..... Has anyone come across a better solution or industrial large steamer?
How long does it take anyway? How often does it get done? I would guess that mopping thoroughly with a conventional pail and mop would take approx 10 secs per m2 so 50m2 would take 500 seconds (
For light soiling damp mop it. Morrisons/B&Q sell a microfibre flat mop with a 15" x 6" head for about £10. (B&Q have the dimensions wrong on this link)
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a couple of spare heads. Don't use conditioner or bleach when you wash them, it buggers the microfibre. Microfibres are just incredible at cleaning even without detergents, they have amazing ability to remove oil/grease/dirt and absorb huge amounts of moisture.
Moisten the mop head (moist, not wet) and use Dettol All in 1 'Spray & Mop' Floor Cleaner. No need to rinse, dry & streak free in 5 mins.
Mop is used along the edges & then in a figure of eight motion, squirting the cleaner on the floor as required.
50m2? About 15 mins maximum. Prolly less, depends on how much is 'open country'.
If you dont want to use a mop & cream cleaner - a quick wetting then leaving it to soak for a minute or 2 makes wipe-off quick & easy - there is a robot cleaner for tiled floors. Its basic and not perfect, but can extend mopping intervals and is cheap too
If they are ceramic tiles then you shouldn't need more than a good mop - the dirt doesn't get into the surface - it just lies on the surface. I would have thought a light spray of a cleaning agent and then a damp mop is all that is needed.
We share the chores [ahem] so I've investigated the whole floor cleaning rigmarole at length. Here's my solution that I use on tiled and lanminate floor.
Solution of warm water and *biological* clothes washing liquid. Cheapo Sainsbury's stuff £1/litre works just fine - and far better than proper floor cleaner.
Wipe the floor over using a standard mop.
Then I use a flat microfibre mop stick, but instead of the standard cloth heads [pretty rubbish IMO] I use microfibre cloths from Lidl - they're either blue or orange, 50x50cm, £2/pair. Not always in stock, but fantastic at cleaning. Throw the cloth [dry] on the wet floor and simply push it around with the mop. I stuck some non-slip tape on the underside of the mop to stop the cloth slipping [looks a bit like strips of sandpaper, again from Lidl].
The microfibre dries the floor and gets all the muck up. All quickly and a lot less hassle. Then just wash the cloths in the machine.
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