How To Mop a Wood Floor

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Cinderella's plight has given mopping a bad name—but don't let poor PR keep you from a bright, shiny floor.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A broom, or a vacuum cleaner with a floor attachment
A bucket of water
Some wood cleaner or dishwashing liquid
And a mop

Step 1: Check floor

Make sure your floor is sealed. If it's not, it's probably waxed and shouldn't be mopped. Check by rubbing a finger across it. If you don't leave a smudge, the floor is probably sealed.

Step 2: Vacuum floor

Vacuum or sweep the floor free of dust and particles.

Step 3: Consult directions

Consult the directions for your wood cleaning product and add the appropriate amount to the bucket of water.

Tip: If you don't have a wood cleaning product, add a quarter cup of dishwashing liquid to your bucket instead.

Step 4: Dampen mop

Dampen the mop head in the bucket, then wring it out completely—the less water on your wood floor, the better.

Step 5: Mop floor

Push and pull the mop back and forth across the floor in the direction of the wood grain.

Step 6: Wring out & mop

Continue dampening the mop, wringing it out, and dragging it across the floor with the grain.

Step 7: Change water

Change the water and cleaning solution whenever it gets too dirty to be effective.

Step 8: Rinse floor

When the entire floor has been mopped, refill the bucket with just water and mop the floor again in the same way to rinse off any soap residue.

Step 9: Stay off floors

Stay off your floors until they've completely dried. Your Fairy Godmother would be so proud.

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[theinsidiousfumanchu]

Yeah, I'm glad they made a video of this, in the written instructions it's never made clear which end of the mop you should use.

I hope they get around to making a 'finding your own backside with both hands' video, because I've always had trouble with that as well.

[aber0hol0pos0eagle]

hahahahhaha

[josie3435]

@capps4242 sexist d*ck h*ad one of the most used joke in the world

[capps4242]

WHY ISN'T SHE IN THE KITCHEN?

[MisterPainiac]

whats next, how to wipe your ass?

[NeonGreenHair]

I am glad that they did make this video. Because I have wood floors and I needed to know if you can wash them with water because of the lines/cracks on the floor. So thanks to this video I didn't just damage my wood floors! I just use a swifer :)

[omnilothar]

Step 10: I make out with her.

[tattooninja]

i used to hire specialist teams for this, now i can do it myself!!

thanks fuckers

[sunkenpath]

my mop has a warning label on it that says " warning, hazardous if swallowed, do not ingest"............... only in america......

[enditall727]

@theinsidiousfumanchu lmao

this comment tickled me inside lol

[strawberry13vcv]

I never would have guessed how to do this...thank god for HowCast lol

[KiraAdzior]

lol i dont have wood, mine's vinyl sheet