So we have a lot of hardwood flooring, the first and third floors are oak and the second floor is pine, zero carpet.
I used to go with the Swiffer wet mop thing, worked well enough but it was annoying (and kind of expensive) to change out the pads over and over. So I switched to a spin mop, more cost effective but also kind of annoying to have to keep going back to the bucket.
So on Saturday I got a Bona microfiber thing for $40. Functionally it’s like the Swiffer, it sprays cleaning stuff (?) and then mops it up and traps dirt. But it’s twice as wide as a Swiffer and the microfiber thing traps so much dirt I did the whole first floor and didn’t need to clean the microfiber pad. The microfiber thing is machine washable. Big fan of this thing, I’ll probably throw the Swiffer away. The spin mop will be used for the basement.
Oh, and the liquid tank is re-fillable, you can buy gallons of the Bona stuff or put something else entirely in there if you like. It’s harder to do that with Swiffer, they try to make it such that you can’t take the caps off to refill and have to buy their product.
Bona makes a cleaner for hardwood and one for tile/LVP/etc. No idea what the difference is.
Years ago I did go all high school janitor, got a huge mop and a bucket like the one below. I thought it was pretty decent, but my wife HATED it, said it was way too bulky and heavy, and during one of our moves we donated it.
With Swiffer I noticed it left a nasty buildup on my floor. I use a refillable mop now and use my own cleaner in it—one that does not leave buildup. But mostly I find it is so hard to remove all the dust that the floor just seems dirty. That is why I sweep more than mopping.
I know it’s not “recommended”, but i just use a shark steam mop on my floors. They are prefinished oak. The surface water usually evaporates in a couple minutes and anything in the joints between boards has never been an issue.
I was not a fan of the crawling stage other than I could lie half-asleep on the floor and the kid was amused to crawl over me. Once they’re mobile and can pull themselves up, no difference in childproofing needs.
I had to do this too. Wish they had left me a big pile of dirt to fill in the landscaping but they took it all away. Ended up just getting like 20 bags of dirt from home depot
Eh…she’s still in that phase regardless of ability to walk. If I’m available to be crawled, jumped, or flying elbow droped upon, it will still happen. It’s just a question of whether or not I’m willing to take the abuse from a bigger and pointier human.
