Homemade Floor Cleaners Are Usually the Best

Hard-surface floors can be tough to clean with all the traffic they get, and finding the right floor cleaner could sometimes be a challenge. Commercial cleaning solutions could be expensive and their effectiveness would depend on their correct application and if suited to clean particular types of floors, whether wood, tile or concrete. Nevertheless, there are some homemade floor cleaner solutions that are worth trying.

One such recipe addresses the extra-tough grime and dirt from glazed or unglazed ceramic tile, concrete, asphalt, slate and flagstone floors. The mixture consists of one-half gallon of cold or cool water, one cup ammonia and one-fourth cup low-sudsing, all purpose cleaner. You should be wearing rubber gloves when mixing these ingredients and work in a well-ventilated or open area. The solution is then applied with a sponge mop on the floor, putting pressure for heavily soiled portions.

Then, the floor is rinsed with clear, cool water and dried with a soft cloth.

There’s another homemade floor cleaner recipe that is not expensive or laden with chemicals but effective. And what’s even better is that this works as an all-purpose cleaner, and is easy to make. You can have this cleaner by mixing equal parts of white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Shake up the bottle and the mixture is ready for its all-purpose application.

The white vinegar contains acetic acid which kills germs, viruses, mold and bacteria. Tough stains and mineral deposits are also dissolved by the vinegar’s acetic acid. This floor cleaner solution, however, should not be used on marble surfaces, and should be tested on a small area before applying on tile or finished wood.