EllieGirl

DH just told me he wants to buy a Shark Pro Steamer for cleaning floors. He thinks this will do a better job than the special cleaners by Bona. I'm leery because we had a steam cleaner before. I just kept think when I used it before that it was just plain water without a cleaner and is that really that clean, just using water? We have a dog who brings in dirt all the time and I get his point. But…..I'm just not sure. DH is a toy boy….he likes all these "contraptions" as I call them. I'm a basics person, I clean with vinegar and water for the tile floors and Bona for the wood floors.

DJ

I'd like to see the answers to this. I thought you weren't supposed to use steam because it could damage the wood.

Tartan

My DDIL uses her steam cleaner on all her tile floors and they look spotless! I don't know if she uses it on the laminate wood floors.

mighty

I use mine on my tile floors but have not tried it on my wood floor yet. It does a really good job on the tile.

Annaquilts

I would not use steam clean on our solid wooden cross cut white oak floors. We just vacuum and use water with a tiny squirt of dish detergent and or plain vinegar. We then damp clean with an old towel. I have a dog too, a parrot and parakeets plus lots of kids.

QuiltedCello

Real wood floors? Don't use a steamer. It can raise the grain of the wood.

I use Bona, have for years and years and I love it. It works fantastically and doesn't gum up the floors. All wood floors or tile here. 3 cats, the rodent crew and me here. Floors can get dirty, but not too bad.

AUQuilter

DH was with a wood coatings group for years supplying a major wood floor company with coatings. He says the two biggest "killers" of wood flooring are sunlight (direct and indirect) AND WATER! Tile can be cleaned in a number of ways but your simple cleaning is just fine. If your hubby wants to steam, let him go for it! The wood flooring just needs a vac/sweep and then Bona it.

lynnie

my cleaning lady does mine.

Skyangel

Bona mop and it looks great.

Prism99

Do those of you who use Bona cleaner also use the Bona floor polish? I have some, but hesitated to use it in case it makes the floor too slippery. I would like to shine up my floors, but don't want to slip and break a leg!!!

I should add I have a steam cleaner and love it for bathrooms; however, I would not dare use it on our wood floors. It works well for cleaning tile and grout.