Tile Floors SCREAM FOR HELP

[jedishampoo]

Does anyone know how to clean tile floors? I just cleaned them, I think, but I about killed myself doing it.

We moved into the new place, and it has all tile floors. Like stone tile, smooth. At first we thought, oh, no vacuuming downstairs and no cat barf on carpet and so no Resolve. I can just sweep and mop, hooray!

HOLY CRAP was I wrong. Great clumps of dust and cat hair hiding everywhere, blowing across the floor like tumbleweeds. I tried to sweep (with a broom) and get most of the dust, but it kept skittering away from me. Then I got out the mop and Pine-Sol (sponge mop), Pine-Sol diluted as per package directions, and hell, the grout between tiles is mostly untouched, the Pine-sol leaves a bit of residue, and basically the mop makes the dust I missed wet and sorta smears it like slime.

HOW do you clean these floors? I can't hire anyone. I was doing it for hours. I can't get on my knees and scrub like I used to on the linoleum kitchen in our old place, else risk bruised knees. And dang, this place really is huge (another thing we thought at first was good) and has a LOT of tile. Acres! Anyone have any tips?

Comments

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

I do love swiffers and I've used a swiffer in the old place, but only the "wet" kind, on the lineoleum, and sometimes it would get "smeary" too, but then I could just get on my knees and sorta wipe the corners. I bought the sponge mop, Pine-Sol and bucket because I figured I'd go through an entire pack of wet swiffers just to do the kitchen and front room! :)

Do you mean the dry kind? For the dust, that is?

THANKS.

[hollywdliz.livejournal.com]

Yes, I use the dry kind. I sometimes use the wet one on the kitchen floors but generally am too lazy. Although frankly most of the time I'll just notice some dust, grab a tissue or napkin and wipe it up. I sort of clean as I go rather than dedicating a whole stretch of time to it.

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Well, Melinda's suggestion is now that maybe we pick a room a week to clean so we can keep it up. A bit at a time, as you say! She was tired of my screaming curses echoing through the house.