https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 04:57:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031788 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 14:19:35 +0000 lamariniere 1031788@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our apartment is all wood and about 1500sq ft. I wish we had a roomba or similar, but they are just way too expensive in Europe. For now, I vacuum about once a week, we don't wear shoes in the house and food is only in the kitchen. I think we are going to hire a cleaning person soon so that the floors can stay cleaner. We don't have a/c so our windows are constantly open and there is construction right across the street so seems dusty and it grosses me out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031668 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:41:05 +0000 MapleMoose 1031668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my hardwood floors I use the Dirt Devil Accucharge 15.6 Volt Cordless Bagless Stick Vac (that's a mouthful, lol) daily to pick up the grass, dog hair, human hair, and dirt. A few times a week I go over the hardwood floors with the O Cedar Microfiber Spray ProMist mop, using a barely damp microfiber pad with solution of vinegar and water just to get the grime off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031658 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:37:48 +0000 Andrea 1031658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: another Bona fan! I ditched the steam mop after hearing about the warping issue.</p> <p>ETA - forgot to add that I use the Swiffer vac before mopping with the Bona. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031624 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:29:29 +0000 blackbird 1031624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we use a vacuum and a swiffer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031598 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:21:54 +0000 teamjse 1031598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I vacuum with a Dyson dc35 every night and every other day I clean all the floors with Bona (I bought the one that came with a mop). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031590 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:17:17 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Yoyo: yup. i don't know why sharks are marketed toward cleaning hardwood floors. it can really damage them.</p> <p>this is a fairly good article:<br /> <a href="http://www.ehow.com/about_5391142_steam-mops-safe-wood-floors.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.ehow.com/about_5391142_steam-mops-safe-wood-floors.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors/page/2#post-1031583 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:13:46 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 1031583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: THANK YOU. Our new place has engineered hardwood and we just got a shark-vac thing and wondered out loud after we did it if it was bad for the floors. So you think we need the laminate system if they are engineered? Would have loved solid, but that would have been a $$$$$ upgrade. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031574 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:10:51 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: most likely! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031566 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:09:33 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1031566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: our floor has a layer of hardwood on top and made of composite stuff underneath, the floor can be sanded down and restained. Would a bona work in this case? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031554 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:04:39 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1031554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have cleaning people every other week, and we try not to wear shoes in the house (only slippers). We also have a Scoomba (water Roomba) to run after parties if needed. We're pretty tidy people (and no kids yet) so I think that makes it easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031546 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:01:47 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: It would be the worlds most boring blog post LOL</p> <p>My dad has been in business for 30 years and sells all kinds of machinery. I know way too much about warranty repairs and flooring and MSDS sheets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031544 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:01:38 +0000 Smurfette 1031544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: Sweet! I will order it there then. I just saw it says Target doesn't sell in stores anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031542 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:00:36 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: It's $31 through Bona directly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031541 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:00:35 +0000 pinkcupcake 1031541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: OK, got'cha! Thanks so much! I learned so much today. You're gonna be my hardwood go-to guru from now on :) (PS - you should totally do a blog post on this!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031534 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:59:12 +0000 Smurfette 1031534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: This is what Target has<br /> <a href="http://www.target.com/p/bona-ultimate-hardwood-floor-care-system/-/A-11044368?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&#038;AFID=Google_PLA_df&#038;LNM=" rel="nofollow">http://www.target.com/p/bona-ultimate-hardwood-floor-care-system/-/A-11044368?ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001&#038;AFID=Google_PLA_df&#038;LNM=</a>|11044368&amp;CPNG=Appliances&amp;kpid=11044368&amp;LID=PA&amp;ci_src=17588969&amp;ci_sku=11044368&amp;gclid=CN_WhfHMjLkCFSho7AodrAEAWQ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031533 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:59:04 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: No, I spray the microfiber pad. You don't want to over-saturate your floors! We have about 1000sqft of flooring and I need to spray the pad twice to clean the entire floor, including underneath the couch and TV.</p> <p>We've had our floors since April and I still have almost an entire bottle of solution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031527 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:57:07 +0000 pinkcupcake 1031527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: thank you! :) Another question - do you have to spray your entire floor? It seems like it would take a loooong time to spray everything. I'm wondering if I should get something like this to disinfect after dry mopping? <a href="http://www.mybonahome.com/products/hardwood-floor-mop.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mybonahome.com/products/hardwood-floor-mop.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031491 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:50:02 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the product we use. I'm not sure if it can be bought in stores.</p> <p>It's available on Bona's site.<br /> <a href="http://www.mybonahome.com/products/hardwood-floor-care-system.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mybonahome.com/products/hardwood-floor-care-system.html</a></p> <p>[attach=1772/13/mruc7f.150x150.hwfloorcaresystem.jpg]</p> <p>ETA: This is the hardwood floor version, NOT the laminate. Not the exact product we use, but you know what I mean :)</p> <p>Double ETA: Here's the laminate<br /> <a href="http://www.mybonahome.com/products/stl-floor-care-system.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mybonahome.com/products/stl-floor-care-system.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031475 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:44:02 +0000 pinkcupcake 1031475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: yikes, thank you for letting me know!! Gonna go pick up the bona today when I go to target. Glad I've only been using the steam mop for two wks. ETA: Which Bona system would you recommend? I'm looking online and it looks like there are several different kits/solutions...</p> <p>@littlek: yeah, it takes up sooo much time :T I try to limit to the heavily trafficked areas (kitchen , living rm, dining rm) but it is still a lot of work...</p> <p>@Grace: I think it might be that I'm too anal about my floors too. We don't wear shoes in the house and I try to limit LO to just eating in the dining area but with dogs and a toddler, there's just crumbs and stuff everywhere. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031439 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:31:38 +0000 Smurfette 1031439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I just added to my Target list as well. I have been using the Shark..... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031433 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:28:30 +0000 LemonLong 1031433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a roomba, which picks up most of the stuff that sticks to our feet and the fur balls from the pets. I occasionally use the shark steam mop if there is stuck on stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031425 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:26:03 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: yes it's safe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031418 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:23:58 +0000 chopsuey 1031418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: eep! Good to know!! Is the bona system safe for kids? No harsh chemicals? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031415 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:22:42 +0000 littlek 1031415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: hahahaha same thing came across my mind.. another trip to target! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031408 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:20:57 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@IRunForFun: you did! I personally know one of the bona reps and swear by their products myself. We wouldn't use anything else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031405 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:19:51 +0000 IRunForFun 1031405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jump Rope: I'm so glad you wrote this because I did some research and opted to register for Bona products instead of a Shark steam mop for our floors. We have all hardwood, even in the kitchen. I'm glad I (hopefully) made the right decision! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031397 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:15:49 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: you don't want to put water on your hardwood or laminate floors. It can seep through the cracks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031396 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:15:42 +0000 littlek 1031396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MungBean: Good lord, how do you find the time to do that? Clean the floors every day.. I'm happy that I clean the floors 1 time a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031394 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:15:07 +0000 Freckles 1031394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably wouldn't use the steam mop for the hardwood floors. </p> <p>I second @Mrs. Jump Rope: recommendation for Bona. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-have-hardwood-floors#post-1031391 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:14:49 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1031391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: yes but it's engineered so I believe it's *technically* laminate. </p>