My Floor Is Still Dirty After Mopping

A steam mop is for maintenance cleaning.

My floor is still dirty after mopping. Floors dirty after mopping. But as you wring the dirt out of the mop into the bucket the water isn t so clean anymore. To remedy this try a different cleaner or use less cleaner. If your floors are heavily soiled you will be smearing dirt all over the floor with hot steam.

One of the biggest complaints about laminate floors is that the floors are streaky even after mopping. If the floors are crazy dirty after a party or something then i change the water frequently. However on a dirty floor you must change clean water sometimes. A thankless job but my floors do come out the cleanest this way.

Also it helps keep the grout cleanest too. There is a film on them and after walking around with socks for just a short time socks are dirty too gross if something is spilled or dripped i immediately wipe it up with my homemade cleaning spray vinegar water essential oil and a paper towel or rag. Use only on sealed floors. Updated on january 21 2012.

If your floor is relatively clean one bucket of water is enough. That is the same water that you are still attempting to clean with. The smarter way to mop your floors say goodbye to floors that seem dirty even after you ve cleaned them by following these tips that will ensure squeaky clean results every time you mop. This in return causes the sticky floor problem.

When you first begin to mop a floor you have a nice clean fresh bucket of water. The result should be virtually dirt free tack free floors. Ensure cleaning tools such as rag mop cloth bucket etc. My floors are still dirty immediately after i mop.

The solvents might remove the dirt and grime from the floor but they don t react well with water. I bought a pair of knee pads to aid the process. Are clean before doing the floor cleaning or else you will end up with the messier and stickier floor. You can also buff the floors dry with an absorbent towel after you are done mopping.

The more you mop the dirtier your water gets. After washing your flooring dump the sudsy water rinse out your mop and mop it again with clean water. Use multiple mop pads. Remember water and a tiny bit of glass cleaner is more than enough to get the floors clean.

Even after the cleaners have just been its still dirty if you wipe it for example with a cloth if a bit of tea is spilt on the floor imo the only way to ghet it really clean is to get down on hands and needs with a microfibre cloth and actually do each little bit and get the whole floor really clean. Dirty water will cause a floor to be sticky. Because the residue is still on the floor it can harbor bacteria. A deep cleaning by traditional methods is necessary for heavily soiled floors.