Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Cleaning the Kitchen Floor

So I've been extremely frustrated trying to clean my kitchen floor ever since we moved into our house. The previous owners had tile put in which looks very nice but is a pain to clean. It seems like things just soak into the floor.

We also have our son who is this month, 14 months. Between him, my husband, and me cooking, we have a problem. The floor is always disgusting and you can feel it when you walk on it. In fact my feet are often black after walking in there. I know, it's bad.

I've tried many types of mops, some of them being the swiffer, swiffer wet jet and a sponge mop. There was still gunk impossible to remove even after I finished. I had to get on my hands and knees with all kinds of kitchen cleaners and a paper towel scrubbing away. It was taking too much time in my day.

I had come up with some combo that required a broom and two mops, but now Scott read online about something that works just as well.

New version
  • Sweep the floor
  • Mix a few tbsp of rubbing alcohol and vinegar with about a 1/2 gallon of water in a bucket. I now use microfiber towels (suggested by Mollie), on a swiffer or sponge mop. Sometimes I still have to get on my hands and knees with some good cleaning spray. And then for kicks sometimes I finish off with the swiffer. I'm so not secure with cleaning the floor (sigh).
Old Version
  • I begin by squirting the floor with a fantastic kitchen cleaner...Lysol Kitchen...recommended to me by my wonderful friend Brenda. It's the most amazing kitchen cleaner I've found yet.
  • I let it soak and then swiffer wet jet the floor, using the squirt on the wet jet as well.
  • Next, I use a mop I got from Bed Bath and Beyond. It is a rectangle with a sponge on one side and a mop material on the other. It sticks to the mop and comes off. I can toss it in the washing machine with my towels after finishing. I was the floor by dipping that in a bucket/sink of dish soap or mop soap.
So that's my best suggestion so far. Not perfect yet but helps a lot. anyone has anything better I'd love to know about it.
Back to my research for the day!

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