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Ishtarr -> RE: Fly Lady (3/27/2012 8:16:25 PM)
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ORIGINAL: hausboy
Ishtarr:
I learned from the pros--never use a mop. The most efficient way to clean a floor is by hand, on one's hands and knees.
Bucket of hot water....then add the detergent/cleaner of your choice--always water first. Otherwise, it's suds up too much and is far more likely to leave a sticky residue. After I sweep, I take a wet rag, sponge or J-wipe, and go all the way around the perimeter, getting the baseboards and the crease between the wall/board and floor. Then I start in one corner and work my way back, all by hand. It will give you a clean unlike any other.
You're right, hands and knees is the best. Though with the amount of work that is, I usually leave that for spring cleaning or for when floors are really disgusting. My weekly wet routine is the one I described above.
The most important thing to me is, regardless of which technique used, that the dirty water is actually lifted off the floor instead of pushed around on it. I don't own a mop and never will, I think they're seriously gross.
I love steam cleaners too, though if you're going to get one, you really ought to just spend the money on a good one once, and save yourself the frustration with the cheaper versions which constantly break and don't work as well. There is nothing better for cleaning a toilet than high pressure steam. It's amazing the amount of gunk that can come out of all the bolts and fixtures of a toilet that's never been steam cleaned before, even if it did look clean before hand.
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