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By eHow Home & Garden Editor
Mop a Floor
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It's not a fun job, but it has to be done. Here's how to mop your floor so clean you could eat off it.
Sweep or vacuum the floor clean of dust and dirt.
Dip your mop in the bucket.
Wring out the mop using your hands or, depending on the type of mop you are using, with a lever near the mop head.
Scrub the floor in straight lines if you're using a sponge mop. If using a rag mop, swirl the mop head in figure-eight shapes. Push the mop vigorously to remove stains or spots on the floor.
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Comments
augustrain said
on 7/18/2007 My ex-husband mops the floors in the bathroom and kitchen with water out of the toilet, after supposedly pouring bleach in the toilet. I think this is disgusting and have asked him not to do this because our toddler and baby play on those floors when they visit.
Is this really as germy as it sounds?
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Never wring out a mop by hand. Mops have a tendency to pick up sharp objects, sewing pins, staples, things like that. All of which can injure your hands.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 1. Ammonia should not be kept in any home. When accidently mixed with bleach - which is in many cleaning products - it produces a toxic gas that kills very quickly.
2. Buy sponge mops with a plastic scouring pad attached to the front of the sponge. If you can't find one, use waterproof glue to attach a scouring pad or slip one between the sponge back and the mop sponge holder. A scouring pad allows for easy cleaning of stuck-on goo.
3. Use two pails for floor sponge mopping: one with 1/10 liquid cleaner, 9/10 water, and the other with clean water, to rinse the sponge after each floor scrub. Change the cleaner and water pails as they darken with dirt.
4. Scrub all around the toilet bowl with a sponge moistened with bleach and water. The bleach cleans and kills all germs. Use plastic gloves to protect hands and dress in disposable clothes because bleach droplets wiil riun clothing.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Why on earth does everyone think that it's better to let a floor air dry? I'm guessing that it's probably because this is the easiest way to "get the job done". First of all, this only leads to inaccessible areas of the house until the floor dries. Second, anyone who does travel on the wet floor will only leave extra dirt there because water attracts debris, especially moreso than a dry floor. Finally, drying the floor with a clean dry towel (or two) will add to the shine of the floor while also allowing immediate access to it and the adjacent floors. Someone once told me that it was more sanitary to let the floor air dry but I can't believe it. It just doesn't make sense to me!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 About once a month, take an old empty spray bottle and fill with 1/8 cup of ammonia and the rest with (hot) water. Spray along your baseboards and wipe the spot between your baseboards and floor. This will give the look of professionally clean floors.