How can I wash and dry a LOT of floor quickly?

[Mandy2003]

Winter is coming and the oak floor of the bar in the restaurant where I work will get covered in a mixture of mud and gritsalt again every night I'm sure. All I have to clean it with in the morning is a string mop and bucket!

What I need is some way of getting it quite wet to dissolve the ingrained mud and salt and then wipe up the residue quickly before it soaks in and damages the floor. The floor needs re-sealing and the management won't before the winter.

What tool or procedures would you adopt to deal with this.

well i would use the mop and bucket then throw a towel down and sort of 'skate' over it to soak it up and dry it off.

Hmm, I'm not responsible for washing the towels though! If I put them in the in-house machine I'd be taking up valuable apron'n'jacket washing time/space and I don't think the laundry would collect and wash anything but tablecloths and napkins. I should have said, that's how I'd do it at home, doh!

boiling water + flash in your bucket and a twistnsqueeze mop (cost about £10), open doors/windows and if you have any fans lying around get them on it!

Tell your employers you need better equipment.

steam cleaner?

Thanks, I'm after recommendations of what to ask them to buy Arthur

I've never used a steam cleaner on a floor, only on a cooker. Don't they also create puddles of water that then need to be wiped/soaked up?

No they don't, but I'm not sure if they ruin an oak floor if used everyday.

Hoover, then steam mop. Steam mop dries really quickly.