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Survey: How Do You Clean Your Kitchen Floor?

2007_05_23-Mop.jpgSometimes we feel like we're in a losing fight with our kitchen to keep our floors clean. With cream-colored tile that shows every little spot, and a rather energetic cooking style, it's a constant struggle to get our floors nice and shiny. And yet it's worth it - a clean floor, with nothing crunchy underfoot, is right next to a spotless cooktop in making us feel great about our kitchen.

How do you keep your kitchen floor clean? Are you a committed mop wielder? Or do you like to scrub by hand? Or some newfangled invention? Tell us!

 
 

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actually, most of the time i just vacuum up the dust and crumbs, and then mop maybe once a month, when the grunge becomes visible.

posted by thinkingwoman on 2007-05-23 14:00:48
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Unfortunately right now my kitchen floors are carpet. Previous owner, there is no WAY that she cooked, at least not often. So it's a vacuum and shampooer for me. The bathroom floor is done with a scrub brush and hands and knees so that's probably more accurate for this survey.

posted by Zaya on 2007-05-23 14:00:50
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i answered "Mop, bucket and/or Swiffer", but i actually vacuum it more often than mopping.

posted by meredith on 2007-05-23 14:14:51
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Should the mop & bucket people be lumped in with the Swiffer people? I realize they're not THAT different, but they're not exactly the same thing.

posted by Michelle of Montreal on 2007-05-23 14:15:50
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house keeper! only way to clean kitchen floors.

posted by Bacchus on 2007-05-23 14:26:11
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We have had the Method Home o-mop for a couple of months now and I absolutely LOVE it. We have two different washable microfiber heads for it - one for hardwood and one for all surfaces. The all surface cleaner is lemon-ginger scented and the wood is almond scented. Our place is old and gets very dusty, and this stuff really does a good job of keeping things clean.

http://methodhome.com/products/omop.php

posted by jenblossom on 2007-05-23 14:29:10
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I use the Method O-Mop for quick cleaning, but I actually get on my hands and knees and scrub with a brush once a month or so to get it super clean. Fortunately, my kitchen isn't too big, about 8x16.

posted by mizK on 2007-05-23 14:32:00
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Like a couple others above, I vacuum the kitchen floor often. Then I mop once in a while - I also have a throw rug that gets most of my drips, and I wash that in a washing machine really often.

posted by Sea on 2007-05-23 14:47:26
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My boyfriend sweeps. With a broom.

posted by Katie in Berkeley on 2007-05-23 18:38:20
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cursory damp swiffer daily, dust bust as needed, wet rag on swiffer mop weekly using swedish floor cleaner.

posted by abby on 2007-05-23 20:22:30
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I sweep like once a week and I mop once a month. My Kitchen isnt that big so its easy to keep it up.

posted by PriscillaAmber on 2007-05-23 20:32:48
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I sweep with a broom everyday - sometimes twice a day or more - clean up spills immediately and mop one a month. My kitchen is small and the I choose dark burgundy tiles for the floor, and that's great. When I had a kitchen with cream coloured floors, it was a nightmare. I kept cleaning and yet it looked ugly and spotty after just a minute.

posted by luce on 2007-05-24 04:39:34
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I vacuum often & use the Hoover floor mate (I swear by this thing) every 2 weeks or so. I also will get down on my hands and knees every six months to get it really clean.

posted by EMR on 2007-05-24 09:23:47
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I was not satisfied with mops/swifter/vaccum. Hate storing them and they don't do corners.
I have wood floor and use damp rags (wet paper towels if feeling lazy) with vinegar water.

Damp paper towels do great job of picking up dust and grit and encourage instant cleanup making for easier cleanup.

posted by markbright on 2007-05-24 09:50:01
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We (mostly my boyfriend, to be honest) sweep about weekly and mop about monthly, sometimes less. I feel a little dirty now. But we do use a mop and bucket, somehow a swifter is not the same.

posted by vera in dc on 2007-05-24 10:33:26
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For the most part....Roomba. It does Well Enough.

posted by moiety on 2007-05-24 11:01:41
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