Mopping your home's floors is a great way to reduce dust, dirt, and allergens. It also keeps the floors in great condition and looking beautiful. However, you might not be getting your floors as clean as you could! Simple mistakes could be leaving behind dirt and dirty water. We've collected some of the most important professional cleaning tips to ensure you can maximize your cleaning efforts with the Casabella Clean Water Spin Mop.

Declutter First

An essential part of cleaning your home is reducing the clutter that builds up over time. You move things from room to room and don't put them back. Your kids drag stuff down from their rooms or out of the garage and leave them. Mail builds up on the table or kitchen island. The kitchen table transforms into a storage area. Before you do anything else, declutter your space. Then you'll be able to start cleaning effectively. 

Dust Second

With the second of our professional cleaning tips, let's settle a longstanding argument. Some people think sweeping or vacuuming first is best, while others argue that you should start by dusting. 

Always start with dusting. That includes ceiling fans, shelves, and even your curtains. Yes, some dust will fly into the air, but most will settle on the floor. Always clean your space from top to bottom. Begin with ceiling fans and ceiling-mounted lights, then move to your walls, and do the floors last.

Sweep Third

After you dust, sweep up any significant concentrations of dust using a high-quality broom and dustpan. Never try to mop up visible dust or debris from the floor, as it will reduce your mop's effectiveness. Instead, sweep it all up so that your mop can easily clean the smaller particles you cannot see. 

Clean Clockwise

You might not think it matters much in what direction you clean a room, but it does. One of the most surprising professional cleaning tips we have to share is that you should clean each room clockwise. Cleaning in a specific direction helps ensure you don’t miss things, which is unfortunately common if you clean haphazardly. 

Use Microfiber Mop Heads

Traditional string mop heads are widely available but are not particularly good at trapping dirt. Microfiber mop heads like on the Casabella Spin Mop, on the other hand, trap significantly more dirt within their fibers and release them into your mop water. That helps you capture more dirt with each pass and avoid smearing dirt across the floors.

Use Just One Cleaner

The market is glutted with cleaning products designed for specific things – material types, situations, or even specific spaces. Here's the thing. Most professional cleaners don't use different cleaners for each area. They use one reliable cleaner, and that's it. So, when it comes to professional cleaning tips, follow their lead and choose a solid, reliable cleaner that works well. You can use a general, all-purpose cleaner or even go the DIY route. That said, you will need to use specialty cleaners on organic surfaces (leather, wood, and natural stone, for instance).

Give Cleaning Products Time to Do Their Jobs

One of our most surprising professional cleaning tips is this – let your cleaning products work. Spray your all-purpose cleaner on the soiled area, then let it sit for 15 minutes or so. Cleaning professionals are so efficient because they don't do the heavy lifting (or scrubbing, as the case may be). They let the cleaning products do that for them.

Give Yourself Plenty of Light

This is probably one of the least surprising professional cleaning tips, and yet it’s something that many of us overlook regularly. Clean with lots of light. Turn on the lights in the room and open the curtains or drapes to allow in natural light. Light helps you spot dirt and staining that you might otherwise overlook. 

More Soap Isn’t Better

Many people feel they need to keep pouring on soap or cleaning solution to get their floors as clean as possible. Don't do that. More soap does not necessarily mean cleaner floors. Too much could trap dirt on your floor and leave them dirtier. You need to balance soap with water to allow the surfactants within the cleaner to do their job: to lift dirt and oil from one surface and suspend it within the water. 

A Damp Mop Is the Best

The last of our professional cleaning tips is to avoid soggy, soppy mops. A damp microfiber spin mop does a better job of grabbing dirt and helping prevent it from smearing across the floor. Wet the clean water spin mop head, spin it to remove excess water, mop, rinse, and then spin. Repeat that process until your floors are sparkling clean.

Simple Steps to a Cleaner Home

A cleaner home is not only possible but is easier to achieve than you might think. Follow these simple tips and use high-quality cleaning tools, like the Casabella Clean Water Spin Mop, to lock dirt away and leave sparkling floors behind.