Tips on cleaning a vinyl floor....and being driven mad by dog hair!

[Wtfmummy]

Hi all

I'm seeking some advice on how best to clean a scabby, slightly textured cream(-ish) vinyl floor. We inherited it when we moved in and are saving for a replacement but in the meantime this floor is a bloody disgrace. It permanently looks dirty because of the ingrained muck in the textured bits. I mop it once a week and have a slight obsession with bleach but it's not doing the trick...

Any tips?

Plus, I feel I am going slightly deranged hoovering up after the dog, I see her hair everywhere and yesterday hoovered downstairs three times....wtf! I don't have time for this kind of OCD with 3 sprogs under 4.... Any tips on keeping a clean house when you have pets?

Thanks all!

No advice but lots of sympathy.

I have vinyl and I use a basic Sainsburys steam mop a couple of times a week. It cleans the textured bits beautifully. I sweep a couple of times a day with one of those sweeper things with a washable microfibre pad to get pet hair etc. Those duster sheets are great too for pet hair and quick to use.

Brush the dog? You can even buy attachments so you can Hoover the dog and cut out the middle man! So to speak. It's when you put the heating on, their hair falls out

Thanks LucyLockett - I have spent ages looking at those steam mops and have been sorely tempted. Will get one!

Yes Christina she does get brushed although unfortunately is totally freaked by the Hoover so it would stress her out if I got one of those attachments... Hadn't thought about the heating - that's an interesting point!

Thanks both!

We have a very hairy lab and I sympathise completely with your frustration. The things that have made the biggest difference are a Furminator brush for her (£30 from pet shop, 1 brush a day), monthly trip to groomer for a thourough shampoo and a pet Hoover ours is a couple of years old now, but it's great and has a special pet hair attachment. I still vacuum once a day but that's a big reduction from 3 + times a day.

Wtf - the sainsburys one that I have was only about £35 on offer which it often is. It does nothing fancy but imo beats the fancier ones hands down.
I have tried vacuuming our dog but though not bothered by the dyson normally it's a step too far.

Thanks Lucy I'm off to Sainsburys tomorrow - I am stupidly excited by this! Will report back!

Thanks also Play - the reviews on the Furninator look immense, making a purchase online as we speak!

OCD is a debilitating mental illness. Please don't use it so flippantly to describe a totally normal desire to have a clean floor!

So fed up of this disorder being trivalised.

There is always one isn't there...

Yes, sadly there is always one who shows a complete lack of awareness and consideration towards mental illness.

OCD has been rated as one of the top ten most debilitating conditions by the world health organisation. How on earth can you use it to describe cleaning your floor?

Projecting....over sensitive much? Bet you're a barrel of laughs.

Top ten debilitating illnesses my arse.

I think you are being unnecessarily rude OP.

Ignorant much?

'Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious anxiety-related condition where a person experiences frequent intrusive and unwelcome obsessional thoughts, often followed by repetitive compulsions, impulses or urges.

The illness affects as many as 12 in every 1000 people (1.2% of the population) from young children to adults, regardless of gender or social or cultural background. In fact, it can be so debilitating and disabling that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has actually ranked OCD in the top ten of the most disabling illnesses of any kind, in terms of lost earnings and diminished quality of life.'

Link

Being called 'over sensitive' by a stranger is a small price to pay for challenging wilful ignorance towards mental illness

OCD is an illness, not a cleaning fetish.

You need to scrub it with a nylon brush, hot water with multisurface cleaner in it and then dry with a cloth.