Which floor cleaner, liquid kind?

Thank goodness for common sense about bacteria, bags. Advertisers have, for years, succeeded in making us ('the housewife', whoever she maybe!) paranoid about bacteria. 'Kills 99% of all known germs' - huh! Those are probably the benign ones.

Yes, I know, jings. Don't worry, I don't mind what you think of the state of my house. Just pointing out that most bacteria are friendly and actually useful so you don't need to worry about them so much, especially on floors. Hands, as someone said, are another matter.

I have clean hands.

Boasting again, susie?

I'm a Flash girl!

I meant about the bacteria Bags - not about the state of your house!

I know that Bagitha !!!!!

Butternut - I was waiting for that one.

Can you use that on carpets Tosh?

I always use a steam cleaner on my laminate and vinyl floors ..I kept knocking the mop bucket over !!!!
I had an H2O but now have a Shark ..love it !!!

Oh! Do you have to wash floors??

I'm the same bagitha. I have a dog running around, and I sweep the slate kitchen floor, or vac up the dog hairs on the sitting room carpet and that is enough. Will mop round the kitchen when I feel like it, but life's too short to be worrying about germs on the floor. I'm more concerned not to have the wrong germs on my hands travelling to my mouth, so I wash me, rather than the floor

You'd have a complete breakdown in my house. Somehow I just can't bring myself to worry about germs on floors. Most bacteria are good anyway.

Harrigran that Amtico floor cleaner sounds good. Just looked at John Lewis online reviews for it. Antibacterial too - that'll do me! Will try that.

Yes. I like microfibre cloths. I find if I just use hot water it leaves a dull looking surface. I think it's down to the hard water in this area. I guess a little bit of washing up liquid would probably do the job just as well. I'm inclined to get stressed out about germs. (phobia really! )

I use a microfibre mop and hot water. I use damp and then dry microfibre cloths to do all my cleaning - they are fantastic. Hardly ever use chemicals and have saved a fortune. Occasionally get the polish out for real wood furniture and leather cleaner conditioner on the sofas. When I want to do a "deep clean" I use a steam cleaner, again no chemicals.

NO bleach!!!!!!

Amtico cleaning fluid.

I use hot water, mop and bucket no cleaner, I also wet wipe my dust away. Works for me in fact I was surprised when I first tried it the floor came up fine.

Plenty of elbow grease and bleach ( I love bleach, I constantly have the smell of bleach follow me around) and on the wooden floors I use Cif Camomile wood floor cleaner which does not leave a residue, it also can be used on vinyl and ceramic. A plus side is it smells gorgeous

Hot water, microfibre mop, mop bucket, person on end of mop applying elbow grease.

Well, could you ask your cleaning ladies?