elrohwen
Ideal_Rock
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I grew up with wall to wall carpet and never learned the tricks for cleaning hardwood. I figured it would be simple, but after living with hardwood for a few years I think I'm still not doing it the best way.
Currently I use a swiffer wet (without the jets) mostly because I got it for free. I like that it can clean up anything that might've been spilled in the kitchen and I don't have to get on my hands and knees (the way I cleaned the kitchen floor growing up). I hate how it doesn't seem to pick up dust or pet hair - just push them around. The worst is that it looks like it cleaned, but once things dry I find piles of dust and bunny hair where the swiffer left it.
So, I end up sweeping everything with a broom first to get the dust and hair, and by that point it seems pointless to even use the swiffer wet except in the kitchen or high traffic areas. It's not like I'm spilling things in the corners of the living room.
How do you clean your hardwood floors? Any tricks? Is there a one step method I can use so that I won't be sweeping and swiffering everything?
Currently I use a swiffer wet (without the jets) mostly because I got it for free. I like that it can clean up anything that might've been spilled in the kitchen and I don't have to get on my hands and knees (the way I cleaned the kitchen floor growing up). I hate how it doesn't seem to pick up dust or pet hair - just push them around. The worst is that it looks like it cleaned, but once things dry I find piles of dust and bunny hair where the swiffer left it.
So, I end up sweeping everything with a broom first to get the dust and hair, and by that point it seems pointless to even use the swiffer wet except in the kitchen or high traffic areas. It's not like I'm spilling things in the corners of the living room.
How do you clean your hardwood floors? Any tricks? Is there a one step method I can use so that I won't be sweeping and swiffering everything?