What sort of mop do you have?

adandem

Hi, I have mainly wood and laminate flooring in my house and have tried numerous mops with varying results.

Can anyone recommend a good mop? I especially would like one that wrings out well and do not want a mop/bucket style one.

Thanks!;)

the_devil_made_me_do_it

I use a microfibre (flat cloth) mop. Cost me £10 but well worth it. Can be used wet or dry & I've found it to be ideal for my laminate/wooden floors.

All I do is spray the head of the mop with water (don't get it too wet tho'), and it cleans the floor! I sometimes add a touch of vinegar or disinfectant to the spray bottle. When the cloth gets dirty, it can be washed in the washing machine.

I'd defo recommend paying the extra money for one of these as opposed to the cheaper versions.

Chloe5

I use a steam mop (Hometek) on conservatory/kitchen bathroom floors. Sometimes use it on laminate.

Otherwise I use either a california duster type from Lakeland which leaves a great shine (but not supposed to machine wash - I ignore - wouldn't have bought it if realised it was meant to stay dirty!) or one from Tesco that use wet/dry

the_devil_made_me_do_it

Steam mop?? Sounds interesting.

ceebeeby

Vileda super mop with the squeezy thing for the bathrooms (lino / tiles)

Microfibre mop for kitchen - need it to dry fast else it'll end up muddy again.

Cheap ASDA one for back patio, that just has lots of strands coming out of it!

I think I've over-done it on the mop thingamy haven't I ....

ajtrader100

Chloe5 wrote: »

I use a steam mop (Hometek) on conservatory/kitchen bathroom floors. Sometimes use it on laminate.

Otherwise I use either a california duster type from Lakeland which leaves a great shine (but not supposed to machine wash - I ignore - wouldn't have bought it if realised it was meant to stay dirty!) or one from Tesco that use wet/dry

WHOA!! I wouldnt use a steam mop on laminate, you could cause some serious problems.

Pick up a Quickstep or Pergo microfibre mop, they are specially designed for laminate floors. You dont need hardly any water, and use only the proper cleaning sprays (not the cheap ones from Asda or Tesco's as these cause the floor to have a "haze").

visit www.completelyflooring.co.uk or www.floorsonline.co.uk they have all the cleaning stuff you need. Or visit a good independent flooring retailer.

suki1964

I use a steam mop - on laminate - no problems

Much less water used and leaves the floors dry for walking and smear free

ajtrader100

I work for a laminate flooring manufacturer, and if any damage was caused to the floor by a steam mop any guarantee or warantee would be void.

suki1964

ajtrader100 wrote: »

I work for a laminate flooring manufacturer, and if any damage was caused to the floor by a steam mop any guarantee or warantee would be void.

This is the mop I use
http://www.euroflex.co.uk/monster-floor.htm

As you can see they quite clearly state it can be safely used on laminate (which I have been doing the past two years). If my laminate suffered any damage due to the use of this mop - Id be chasing them for compensation as not only do they say on their website its safe for laminate - when they do demos on QVC and customers ring in - they say again - safe for laminate,

So far no damage

Actually I bought it cos my mother who lives in the same house cant manage to wring out mops enough for laminate and was soaking it.(all her rooms have laminate or tiles) Plus she was finding it all a bit too much like hard work so this is a five minute through the whole house job and just throw the clothe into the washing machine when done

ajtrader100

suki1964 wrote: »

This is the mop I use
http://www.euroflex.co.uk/monster-floor.htm

As you can see they quite clearly state it can be safely used on laminate (which I have been doing the past two years). If my laminate suffered any damage due to the use of this mop - Id be chasing them for compensation as not only do they say on their website its safe for laminate - when they do demos on QVC and customers ring in - they say again - safe for laminate,

So far no damage

Actually I bought it cos my mother who lives in the same house cant manage to wring out mops enough for laminate and was soaking it.(all her rooms have laminate or tiles) Plus she was finding it all a bit too much like hard work so this is a five minute through the whole house job and just throw the clothe into the washing machine when done

Thats all well and good, but do you think that the mop manufacturer would guarantee the floor????!!!!!

If the floors does go wrong, and the laminate manufacturer tells you that the mop has caused the problems (which they will!) do you reckon that Euroflex will pay for a replacement floor?

So spending £100 on a steam mop can cause hundreds of pounds of damage to your floor. I'd be interested to see which laminate manufacturer ran tests with this product to say it was approved for use with their floors...........

And even more so with wood floors! Thats just asking for trouble.

suki1964

ajtrader100 wrote: »

Thats all well and good, but do you think that the mop manufacturer would guarantee the floor????!!!!!

If the floors does go wrong, and the laminate manufacturer tells you that the mop has caused the problems (which they will!) do you reckon that Euroflex will pay for a replacement floor?

So spending £100 on a steam mop can cause hundreds of pounds of damage to your floor. I'd be interested to see which laminate manufacturer ran tests with this product to say it was approved for use with their floors...........

And even more so with wood floors! Thats just asking for trouble.

Actually only paid 50quid cos I bought it through QVC and if Euroflex wont cough up if things go wrong - QVC will as they endorse Euroflex

And I think trading standards would help out as well if there were to be a problem but I dont think there will. On a low setting the floor is barely wetted and its not a steam room environment you are creating. I sue steam cleaners on most things - having a dog in the house I prefer not to use chemicals where ever possible.

I do know what you are saying and I agree you do need to take care of your floors, but for my circumstances where I was seeing the floors being soaked with water and my stepdad falling on wet floors - this is the ideal solution