Where can I get decent cleaning gear (like Fly Lady stuff)?

OnMyWay_2

I am trying to get my house a lot cleaner as it has fallen into a state due to me feeling not so good healthwise. I've started to have a look at the FlyLady website to start organising my house again and have noticed that the cleaning tools look really useful. Where in the UK would I get something like:

1. A rubba scrubba
2. A mop that can use microfibre cloths
3. A detail duster
4. A floor duster mop
5. A rubba swisha
6. A rubba sweepa
7. A decent water bottle (not cleaning stuff but sounds useful)

thanks for your help, any tips on frustation minimising cleaning gear would be great. Sorry I can't post any links as I'm a new user.

loracan1

A long time since I looked at the flylady website they didn't have such gadgets last time I used it! I don't really think you need anything complicated but similar can be found in most poundshops or such shops - you can tie microfibre cloths round any regular mop using rubber bands.

I believe there's also a thread about flylady in the old-style board too.

busyjelly

I recently started using the e-cloth range which clean using water only. There are a number of different products available - including a mop with dry and wet microfibre cloth attachments, you just remove, wash and refit. Expensive initial outlay but in my opinion well worth the cost. We have saved a fortune on cleaning products since switching to these, not to mention not using any more nasty chemicals. They really are amazing cloths! There are a load of different packs to choose from but we find the general purpose cloths do much the same as the others. And the drying cloths are fantastic for smear-free windows and shiny surfaces. Can't rave about them enough.
Happy cleaning!

MustTryHarder

I do Flylady and I certainly don't have that kind of list. I have been doing it for years and it seems very money making these days rather than helping people which it felt like it did in the early years.

I do have a flat mop (had it for years from Lakeland) which means I spray the floor with direct to floor cleaner (Asda/dettol) wipe and remove the pad which goes into the wash.

I have 2 feather dusters bought from the Ostrich Feather Duster company, one short handled and one long handled for cobwebs on ceilings and light fittings (I also use it to dust skirting boards so no bending down)

The swish and swipe routine, I use normal dishcloths, they get chucked into a tub and every week with the tea towels and dishcloths for my kitchen they get a hot wash in the washing machine.

I do use an old "swiffer" with a microfibre cloth on it to dust the playroom floor and again it goes in the wash.

I don't like disposable stuff, can you tell?

I decant flash bathroom liquid into a spray bottle and dilute it as per instructions so I don't have to rinse after using it on sinks, showers, bath etc

I use e-cloths for mirrors and windows, again water spray bottle ready to go.

You can find really good cloths in pound shops and getting into the routine of it all is the most important. Her 15 minute blitz routines are great too. Good luck.

OnMyWay_2

thanks, it's mopping and dusting I really want help with so will have a look at those links. I thought the rubba scrubba (rubber cleaning brush) would be good for getting rid of pet hair - I think those masking tape things are useless.

Kay_Peel

The best thing for picking up pet hairs is a pair of rubber gloves, I find. I run my hands over surfaces - particularly the back of the sofa and the stair carpet where the cat hides - and all the hair lifts easily. I had one of those rubber brushes and found it too inflexible and too much effort to get right into corners and crannies.

McKneff

You can get most of the things you list cheaply at Poundstretcher, Home Bargains, even the £1 shop in some cases.

Iolanthe

I've just got a rubba scrubber from lakeland - it's even purple! xx