Floors: wash or wipe - is there a difference?

No matter how tired we all are at work, we have to clean the apartment constantly! If you start it a little, a layer of dust looks at you reproachfully from every corner. Floors require special attention! Some housewives stock up on special detergents if the coating is too delicate or made of expensive material. Others believe that it is enough to just wipe the surface without any chemicals. And if cleaning has not been done for a long time, then wash the floors, changing the water more often. Still others are convinced that this is exactly what should be done every time and carefully wash the floors almost every day.

Who is right? Washing or wiping the floors - what is the right thing to do? After all, you want to keep your apartment clean, and not devote yourself only to a mop and a rag! Let's figure it out together.

What to choose: washing or wiping?

If you don't mean a vacuum cleaner, there are two main ways to care for floors: washing and wiping. Wiping is much easier and faster, and the dust seems to disappear. So maybe you should completely forget about washing? In no case!

Do you want your home to be fresh and clean? Don't stop at one cleaning method!

Important! To ensure that the floor is not only clean, but also looks well-groomed, it is recommended to alternate between dry and wet cleaning.

Both methods are equally important!

• The washing up (wet cleaning) is a more painstaking method, it allows you to thoroughly wash corners and hard-to-reach places.
• Rubbing (dry cleaning) - treating the surface with a damp cloth to maintain cleanliness.

For some surfaces, it is enough to clean with water a couple of times a month, and the rest of the time limit yourself to removing dust and minor external contaminants. There are floors for which it is worth carrying out such cleaning more often.

When to wash, when to wipe?

The easiest way to maintain cleanliness on a daily basis is to wipe the floor. And when doing general cleaning, you can’t do without washing!

But not only the type of cleaning is important. You can't ignore what kind of material you have to keep clean.

Important! Not every coating is intended for washing in the classical sense.

What's mine

This option requires the presence of a large amount of water. And it requires a special mop or rag and detergent selected according to the type of material. See which surfaces are not afraid of water. They can be washed, moistened with plenty of water, and wiped with a damp cloth.

• Coatings from linoleum and stone tolerate wet cleaning well and do not require additional cleaning products.
• The washing up tiles usually does not take much time and is effective in removing any type of contaminant.

Advice! If the floor is heavily soiled, you need to wash it twice. It is important to clean the surface in small sections, allowing them to dry.

What we wipe

Increasingly, surfaces appear in our homes that It is not advisable to moisten it with plenty of water. They can be wiped with a damp cloth. It will collect dust and maintain the quality of the coating.

• Do not clean with large amounts of water parquet and some types of wooden floors.
• Stone surfaces are wiped and then wiped with a dry clothso that water does not leave streaks on the surface.
• If you select for coverage laminate, then, in addition to removing dust, it is worth wiping it with a damp cloth and applying a special product that has a cleansing and antistatic effect. Sometimes for such wiping they take ordinary warm water and mix it with vinegar.

Important! The floor should not be wet! Due to too much water that gets into the joints during washing, the laminate may dry out.

• The same applies wooden floors. They can only be removed using a quick cleaning method - wiping.

How do we clean?

Detergents

When carrying out wet cleaning, special detergents must be used with extreme caution. They are developed for different surfaces. If your home has several different types of flooring, you will have to fork out money and buy products for each type. This will save the floors from wear and tear and premature repairs.

Material

For washing, housewives use rags or burlap, which absorb water well and do not leave streaks. Today, manufacturers offer not only cotton napkins, but also microfiber.

Many housewives use special brushes with a microfiber cleaning base to care for their floors. This model is convenient because it dries quickly, does not leave streaks on the surface and is capable of moistening and cleaning a large area in a short time.