How to Clean Hard Surface Flooring

Sweep and/or vacuum floor before cleaning., Clean the mop before you clean the floor., Fill a bucket with two parts water and one part white vinegar., Dip mop into the bucket, squeeze and remove excess water and then mop the floor.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Sweep and/or vacuum floor before cleaning.

    If you vacuum the floor you may want to go over it with a micro fiber dust cloth/mop to ensure you’ve removed any debris.
  2. Step 2: Clean the mop before you clean the floor.

    Make sure you are working with a mop that has been cleaned before the last cleaning.

    The last thing you want is to use a dirty or soiled mop because it will transfer the odor to the newly cleaned floors. , Or you can simply clean these floors with warm water depending on the dirt level of the floors. , Be sure you rinse the mop after every few strokes and then return mop to the bucket to get more warm water or water and vinegar.
  3. Step 3: Fill a bucket with two parts water and one part white vinegar.

  4. Step 4: Dip mop into the bucket

  5. Step 5: squeeze and remove excess water and then mop the floor.

Detailed Guide

If you vacuum the floor you may want to go over it with a micro fiber dust cloth/mop to ensure you’ve removed any debris.

Make sure you are working with a mop that has been cleaned before the last cleaning.

The last thing you want is to use a dirty or soiled mop because it will transfer the odor to the newly cleaned floors. , Or you can simply clean these floors with warm water depending on the dirt level of the floors. , Be sure you rinse the mop after every few strokes and then return mop to the bucket to get more warm water or water and vinegar.

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