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We have wood. I use roomba + dyson + down on my hands and knees to scrub off food or mud with an all purpose cleaner. But we are really strict about no shoes in house and do not have pets, so they don't get that bad....

I use a Bona mop/ microfiber cloth type thing, plus sweep more often since the kids drop crumbs constantly. But I’m also very much not that picky. We have no shoes in the house, no pets, and the kids only eat at the table, so aside from the kitchen areas where I make the food and around the table, it usually isn’t too bad.

I think I had read on here that Bona is best for wood floors though.

We have hard wood, and while I know it's supposedly a no no to use a steam mop, ours is sealed and I just just low heat b/c I like the disinfecting aspect. I do it twice a week but I don't get streaks? We also are strictly no shoes in the house. I do have a dog and 2 kids so twice a week is the minimum plus any spot cleaning as needed.

@josina: I use 1 side and then flip to the other. I bought a lot of replacements off Amazon (I have a Shark one, but just bought non-branded pads) so I don't have to wash them all the time!

We have wood laminate too. When we first moved in, I despaired of ever getting it cleaned because repeated heavy mopping wasn’t doing it; our feet were always gray from the floor! Then I bought the Bona laminate floor cleaner, and it changed everything. I spray it and wipe with a microfiber mop (after Roomba vacuums and I swiffer). If I go with the wood grain, you can’t see any streaks. There are some minimal streaks if I go against the grain with the Bona.

We also bought giant indoor/outdoor rugs at Costco that live on both sides of our doors to minimize things being dragged in. And we don’t wear shoes in the house. We do have a dog who leaves footprints, but I’ve accepted that.

Vacuum multiple times a week and use a bucket and a cloth on my hands and knees with Murphy’s oil soap for tile and wood. It’s harder while pregnant, but I find mops just don’t work for me.