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Michelle
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Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
We just got new hardwood floors and I am unsure of how to clean them. We sweep them eveyr day, but there are spots from when the dogs come inside and when they drool. I know mopping is a no no, but I am not sure what else to do.
Thanks!
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quasi3
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I use a hardwood floor cleaner from Homedepot, called Bruce's Hardwood floor cleaner. It smells nice and works great I love it. I also purchased the mop thingy from them and it works great too
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| Posted 7/30/07 10:10 AM |
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SupportACop
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by quasi3
I use a hardwood floor cleaner from Homedepot, called Bruce's Hardwood floor cleaner. It smells nice and works great I love it. I also purchased the mop thingy from them and it works great too
Me too! I found the info on here and since then 4 people have gotten Bruce Hardwood floor cleaner and bought the Rubbermaid microfiber mop too! It comes out amazing and I have gotten many compliements on my floors. Enjoy!
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| Posted 7/30/07 10:30 AM |
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skew
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
i mop w/ ivory soap and water or white vinegar and water. water is fine as long as you wring the mop and the floor isn't saturated. dry swifter or vacuum inbtwn mopping.
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| Posted 7/30/07 10:33 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by skew
[...] white vinegar and water. water is fine as long as you wring the mop and the floor isn't saturated. [...] vacuum inbtwn mopping.
same here.
I prefer running the vacuum over the floors (canister vac works best on wood floors as opposed to uprights) over using the swiffer. I feel like the swiffer just moves dirt around and will eventually scratch the floors as a result.
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| Posted 7/30/07 10:46 AM |
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Michelle
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Thanks I will go to home depot and get that stuff. Do you get it in the flooring section or the cleaning supplies section?
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| Posted 7/30/07 3:43 PM |
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Kara
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I like Murphys.
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| Posted 7/30/07 4:02 PM |
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counselor74
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
My floor refinisher suggested plain water on a mop. My housekeeper likes Murphy Oil Soap so that's what we use.
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| Posted 7/30/07 6:45 PM |
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4ForMe
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I bought the Orange Glo hardwood floor cleaner kit from Home Depot. It's good for in-between cleanings. Other than that I use Murphy's also.
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| Posted 7/30/07 7:13 PM |
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jenheartsrob
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
sorry to hijack the post, but I need to know --- a mop is a no-no for wood floors?? I thought we were supposed to mop with water/vinegar or the murphy's oil..... i just bought a wringer mop today in fact.... is there a special hard wood floor mop???
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| Posted 7/30/07 7:15 PM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by SupportACop
Posted by quasi3
I use a hardwood floor cleaner from Homedepot, called Bruce's Hardwood floor cleaner. It smells nice and works great I love it. I also purchased the mop thingy from them and it works great too
Me too! I found the info on here and since then 4 people have gotten Bruce Hardwood floor cleaner and bought the Rubbermaid microfiber mop too! It comes out amazing and I have gotten many compliements on my floors. Enjoy!
Me too! My mom first told me about it and I love it. It really gets the floors clean.
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| Posted 7/30/07 8:28 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by jenheartsrob
sorry to hijack the post, but I need to know --- a mop is a no-no for wood floors?? I thought we were supposed to mop with water/vinegar or the murphy's oil..... i just bought a wringer mop today in fact.... is there a special hard wood floor mop???
Standing water is a no-no on hardwood floors... you need to either spray the mop head (microfiber) so it's damp but not saturated and/or dry the floors immediately.
You cannot leave water standing on a hardwood floor like you would on tile.
I vacuum, Swiffer, spray microfiber mop head with a solution of one part white vinegar to three parts water.
Message edited 7/30/2007 8:34:11 PM.
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| Posted 7/30/07 8:33 PM |
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jenheartsrob
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
ok... can someone post a picture of the mop that I should be buying and using please??
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| Posted 7/30/07 8:36 PM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
here you go
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| Posted 7/30/07 9:09 PM |
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ILJ619
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
can't see the picture 
are these suggestions for laminate floors too?
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| Posted 7/30/07 9:40 PM |
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Faithx2
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by quasi3
I use a hardwood floor cleaner from Homedepot, called Bruce's Hardwood floor cleaner. It smells nice and works great I love it. I also purchased the mop thingy from them and it works great too
Us too. Great product! My mom uses this as well.
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| Posted 7/30/07 9:44 PM |
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I use an Organic Cleaner:
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| Posted 7/30/07 9:49 PM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
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| Posted 7/30/07 9:58 PM |
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jenheartsrob
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Can I get that mop at Target or is it a specialty item?
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| Posted 7/30/07 10:01 PM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I got the mop (and refil cloths) and the Bruce hardwood floor cleaner at Home Depot.
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| Posted 7/30/07 10:17 PM |
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Michelle
My Little Yankee Fans
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I could not find the Bruce cleaner but I got the Zap one at Home Depot, is there a difference? Can I get the Bruce at Lowe's?
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| Posted 7/31/07 12:14 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by Kara
I like Murphys.
This is what i now use
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| Posted 7/31/07 1:46 PM |
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jenheartsrob
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
I just got the rubbermaid microfiber mop at home depot... couldn't find the Bruce's.... but I guess I can just use a spritz of water for this first wash , right?
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| Posted 8/3/07 6:04 PM |
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BlondeJD
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
Posted by counselor74
My floor refinisher suggested plain water on a mop. My housekeeper likes Murphy Oil Soap so that's what we use.
Our housekeeper swears by Murphy's Oil as well, so that's what we use.
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| Posted 8/3/07 7:36 PM |
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Re: Cleaning Hard Wood Floors?
which ever cleaner you use, do a test patch the first time. mom bought the swiffer for hardwood floors (to remove minor cat and plant marks), and that cleaner left a milky film on her dark hardwood floors 
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| Posted 8/3/07 9:22 PM |
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