The day we removed the dusty rose carpet in this fixer-upper was a day of celebration for me. That carpet must have been laid in the ’80s and this girl was READY to pull our decor into the 2000s. For weeks I walked through out home luxuriating in the feel of the smooth hardwood, swept away dust and food bits exclaiming how all of this would have been hidden in the carpet…yes I gushed about my floors.
To this day I adore my hardwood but I have to admit that I am HORRIBLE at cleaning them. Cleaning my floors is something which my husband has banned me from doing. Wether I add too much cleaner and leave streaks, don’t scrub hard enough and leave a not-so-perfect job…I’ve failed utterly at cleaning my gorgeous hardwood and the task has fallen onto my guy.
Not anymore! I am taking back the floor washing and will no longer have to wait for my husband to have time to do it. Between the kids and the 2 dogs, I’ve been ignoring the state of my floors daily but I won’t have to anymore.
My Romance with the Hoover Floormate Deluxe
A few weeks ago the courier dropped me off a package to reivew, I didn’t know that would change my world! I’m not exaggerating at all, when I received the Hoover Floormate Deluxe I didn’t know I’d fall in love.
When I opened the package I was shocked at how light the Floormate Deluxe is, it weights just 13.8 pounds and I easily lifted it and maneuvered it around. As a person who has suffered with a back/neck injury this was freeing, usually I struggle with the weight of these machines but not with this one.
The Hoover Floormate Deluxe was designed to provide the best clean while gently and safely scrubbing sealed hardwood, vinyl, ceramic tile, laminate and marble. It comes with 16 oz. Cleaning Detergent, a Wood Floor Brush and a Tile & Grout Brush.
As you can see in the photo below, my floors are smeary looking. ALL THE TIME.
I read the instructions and it was super simple, I just removed the “Clean tank” by pressing a button and filled it with water, added in the cleaner and plugged it in.
Now comes the cool part! I turned the unit on to begin washing, as I moved it forwards I pressed a button with my trigger finger and it sprayed the water/cleaner onto the floor. As I moved forward the Floormate Deluxe scrubbed and as I pulled the unit backwards, I released the trigger and the unit actually sucked up the water, drying the floor.
YES DRYING!
I repeated this process, overlapping each line by an inch until I had covered the area. As you can see in the photo below there was very little moisture left on the floor. Frankly at this stage the family had come home so I was rushing and may not have gone over the entire space carefully so I slowed down and switched the machine to the actual “DRY” mode.
The amazing Hoover Floormate Deluxe (yes I love it) was a champ in the DRY mode, I went over all of my floor and it dried it up nicely just in time for our clan to begin messing it up again.
My favourite things about the Hoover Floormate Deluxe:
- it’s lightweight and easy to move around
- 2 tanks, makes the clean take always clean and the dirty water simple to dispose of
- 2 heads, perfect for Tile/Grout or Hardwood
- DRY function – brilliant
- leaves NO streaks
- fantastic results
WIN a Hoover Floormate Deluxe
I am super excited to announce that I am giving away one Hoover Floormate Deluxe to one very lucky Canadian reader!!!
Entry is simple, just fill in the Giveaway Tools form below. This giveaway will end August 4th and the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
Disclosure: I was provided this product to review, all opinions are my own.
I would LOVE this machine! my floors always look horrible
I use a very old Bee Mop – this would sure be an improvement!
I use my rubbermaid reveal mop. It’s ok but I’d love something that dries the floor!
I wash my floors on my hands and knees. Lol
I have an old hand ringer mop guess I need to update
i wash my floors with a mop and bucket :(
With a twist mop and bucket
With a sponge mop.
Hmmm….how do I wash my floors…..very rarely and with a squeeze mop….
with a cloth on my hands and knees
Sponge mop ,& then by hand for the edges & corners. I really HATE this chore!!
old fashioned shop mop and bucket, then get on hands and knees and scrub and towel dry
Vacuum,swiffer,mop,MOP again :P and then hardwood cleaner.I skip the last step for the tile floors.We have 8 cats,and I just can’t keep up after multiple surgeries and hubby tries to do a good job with the floors lol! Would love this,been wanting one for a little while now.
I currently use a mop for my kitchen floor and a vacuum for the hallways
I have one of those comps where you put your own cleaner in and there is a pad on it. But with all the dog hair I don’t get up I go through a lot of pads.
I use a Vileda mop. This Hoover looks way more fun.
I usually use a wet mop.
I wash my floors with febreze floor cleaner and its by hand but I have a swiffer I do use after as well
Good Old fashion hands and knees for me :(
I use a swiffer
I just had hardwood floors installed and would love a good machine to clean them. So far I am just spot cleaning on with a wet cloth down on my knees.
Would love to win and try this looks awesome…<3
Just with a regular mop and bucket!
I wash my floors with a twist mop and a pail of water.I would love to win a Hoover floormate to clean them.Thanks for this great giveaway!!
Usually just do it the old-fashioned way on my hands and knees with a rag.
mop
I have a vileda mop where you wash the cloth on the bottom
on my hands and knees with a rag and a bucket!
I am entering your giveaway.
It would be great to win a Hoover Floormate Deluxe.
In response to your question of How do you currently wash your floors?
I wash my floors with a regular mop and bucket.
Thank you for having this giveaway!!!!!!!!!
I currently wash my floor on my hands and knees!
A mop and vinegar and water
I use a regular mop and bucket, and also a swiffer wet jet
sponge mop
We currently use a mop and bucket and for touch ups use a Rubbermaid reveal mop.
This Hoover looks way better than the current floor steamer I use on my floors!! With two dogs and a toddler I am washing my floors all of the time.
LOV E TO WIN
I use a wall mop with a removable flat head to wash our floors … gets most of it, lol!
with a classic bucket and mop…
I use a damp mop system. Thank-you for the giveaway.
I use a cloth and scrub. My house isn’t that big so it’s ok.
I dont! LOL just kidding. i do but totally hate doing it. i got the sponge mop and bucket. BOOOO
I really need one of these, I hate cleaning my wood floors…
I use a mop and pail..thanks for the chance to win this!!
Old school…bucket and mop!
I wash my floor on my hands and knees with a cloth.
I wash my floors using a Cotton Deck Mop & bucket!
On my hands and knees…lots of fun!!
On my hands and knees…lots of fun!!!
Simple old mop and bucket with the twisty wing on the bucket. SO fancy! lol
I use a mop and bucket!
I wash the floor on my hands and knees.
I use a swiffer wetjet
ON MY HANDS AND KNEES WITH A SCRUBBING BRUSH
hands and knees as well as I haven’t found anything that works as well
I currently use a sponge mop.
A vacuum but it smells for some reason.
Hands and knees…haven’t found anything that cleans as well as that!
Mop and bucket for me! We’d love this!
I use a swiffer, but it’s a pain – if I have the wood bottle in, I have to take it out to do the ceramic and marble.
I have a spray hand mop :)
mop and bucket
I currently wash my floors with a mop, pail and wringer
With a twist mop and bucket
Some times my hands and knees and sometimes mop n pail
mop & bucket
LOL! It is more of on a “as need” basis. If the floor is sticky, I will get on my hands and knees! It really sucks! I need something like this so my knees don’t give out on me!
On my hands and knees with a pail and a cloth.
Mop and water or sometimes with a cloth and get down and wash by hand.
I use a mop and bucket and a lot of elbow grease.
I wash my floors with a mop and bucket
I wash my floors by hand
We use a special hardwood floor cleaner
I use a mop and I HATE it
On my hands and knees washing it!
I currently use a swiffer wetjet on my hard floors
I use a mop and a bucket.
Currently I am just washing my floors with a wetjet mop.
I wash my floors with an e cloth mop!
i currently try to bribe my son, lol, but with a mop and bucket
I currently use a mop and bucket.
I currently use a swiffer wetjet, and put a reusable microfibre pad on it instead of the disposable ones. And I don’t do it nearly often enough!
Mop & bucket for us.
Right now I wash my floors on my hands and knees and I hate it , it hurts my knees lol
With 2 dogs, a cat and 2 teenage kids this would sure beat washing by hand!
Looks like it drys quickly that is what I need!
I use a regular old swiffer or my hand & knees /bucket of hot water. Hate them both!
I use a reveal mop
… A HORRIBLE STRINGY MOP AND NOT SO GREAT PAIL FOR HOT WATER AND DETERGENT…I KNOW….I’M BAD.
Spin mop is THE mop right now in our house. I can do it with one hand while I am holding the baby
Mop and bucket now because my H2o mop has died
I’m an old fashioned girl…on my hands and knees
omg …i need this !!!!!!!!!
i use a swiffer first then i get on my hands and knees every other day … i should be doing it 2 times a day ,with a family of 5 and 5 indoor cats ,and my kids always have friends over . this would save me so much time and i would have cleaner floors :)
thanks for the chance to win one :)
i get on my hands and knees and I do my floors daily as i have two dogs and there are always dirty paw prints :)
I am currently using a sponge mop and my sink.
I currently wash my floors with a bucket and rags
I use a swiffer currently :)
I use a mop and bucket.
I use a combination of hands and knees and bucket to clean my floors
mop and bucket, and sometimes on my hands and knees
I use a Swiffer WetJet and a microfibre mop
i use a mop and bucket
I currently use a small string mop and bucket.
I use a sponge mop to wash my floors.
I use a swiffer
with a basic mop & bucket
I use a rubbermaid mop that has a changeable/washable pad on it.
I’m using a microfiber towel with swiffer stick.
I hate my mop!! This would be ideal!!!!
I use swiffer then when I need cleaner I do hand and knees to clean
mop, water, pinesol
I use a Swiffer mop on my floors.
Embarrassingly enough on my hands and knees with a towel :(
with a swiffer!
i use a spin mop
I use a Vileda mop and pail .
Rag and bucket
on my hands and knees
I currently just use a good old mop and bucket!
I currently have an old school mop and I’ve tried washing on my hands and knees but I need something much more powerful!
I use a Swiffer Wetjet
I still use the old fashioned mop and bucket routine.
Mop and bucket!
I currently use a steam mop, its not very good and leaves streaks which means I have to hand wash it again…. Good times, good times, lol.
I use a broom to sweep, then a mop and bucket to mop the floors. Takes foreverrrrrrrr!
I currently use an inexpensive spray mop but with five dogs and three cats (all rescues), I have to keep stopping to rinse out the mop pad.
Clean with swiffer jet. Would love to win this!
Mop and bucket
this would be great to win
I have a swiffer wet mop, but sometimes I just get down on my hands and knees with a sponge and a bucket.
I currently use a Bona mop to clean my floor.
I do it the old fashioned way with a bucket of soap and water and a scrub brush.
I use a Shark steam mop but it always leaves streaks. I need something else.
I drag my feet around and hope my socks do the trick.
******I have a really good steam mop and would love to win this for my mom******
I currently use an old-fashioned rag mop, they work and they are cheap to replace… I’ve got four dogs, so it gets used alot:)
Floors can be WASHED? LOL
I use one of those stringy mops to wash my floors. The strings fall off, the cats find them and I inevitably have to yank them out of their mouths so they don’t swallow them (what is it with cats and stringy things?!).
I use a wet mop to clean my kitchen’s tile floor
I have a mop that I use.
I use a swiffer dry cloth first and then I wet mop with my vileda.
I do it the old fashioned way. Bucket of hot water and several rags and on my hands and knees
On my hands and knees
the ol’ bucket and mop
I wash my floors with a mop.
The old-fashon way with rags and a bucket.
I wash my floors with a twist mop
OLD FASHION MOP
I have an old bee mop!
I wash my floors with a swiffer wet jet.
I like the twist mop and bucket.
I live in a tree bedroom house and even though I am disabled I get down on my hands and knees and clean my floors because I just get mad at when a mop just pushes the dirt around, even though I sweep first…..
I have a Swiffer Wet Jet-not doing the job!
I currently use a Swiffer Wet Jet to clean my floors.
Swiffer Wet Jet – but I want something that wets and SUCKS :-) This looks cool!
bucket and mop would like an upgrade :)
With a mop- the squeegee kind
Pail of soap and water
On my hands and knees.
I clean my floors with a mop ,cleaner,water,and a bucket!
I vacuum and sweep them. Then I Swiffer them with the Swiffer wet. They never get super clean though
I usually use a flat mop. Once a month, I will wash the floors by hand
I currently wash the floors with mop and bucket
I use a bucket and a cloth and my knees
Currently I use a very cheap mop I purchased at Zehrs- its not very good
Right now we (and by that I mean my husband) clean our floors using a regular mop, and it sucks (for my husband!). I do touch ups on my hands and knees with a cloth in between the full job.
With a regular mop and bucket.
I do hands and knees with a damp cloth
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Hubby does the floors, for awhile we had a steam mop that he got off of Kijiji, but it broke so now he does in on his hands and knees…
I use ving. and water on my floors to keep them clean.
I use a sponge mop and a swiffer!
i use a swiffer to mop my floors and if it gets messy from my son i get on my knees to clean it up cause he forgets to clean up him messes in his room so mom to the rescue
I clean my floors on my hand and knees. On occasion I use a sponge mop
so…mop and bucket
just a regular old string mop, but hate it,it leaves laminate floors streaky
I dont wash them…haha jk I just use a mop and to be honest I need to switch it up because it doesn’t do an amazing job
I clean my floors the old fashioned way, on my knees and lots of scrubbing!
I use a steam mop for quick clean but an old fashioned string mop and bucket for a good clean.
Great giveaway at a great time! I need cleaner floors!
I currently wash my tile floors with a steam mop. Thanks!
I use a swiffer wet jet upstairs and disposable mop downstairs in the basement
a mop and bucket, or a cloth on my knees
I use a sponge mop.
Sorry to admit that I do not currently wash my floors. Boy, do I need this. My old mop gave up a few months ago and I have been mopping up spills and sweeping only since!!
I currently wash my floors with a good ole mop and bucket and a scrub brush for the grout on the tile
a twist mop and bucket
I have a swiffer mop.
I use a bucket and wring-mop.
I use a sponge mop.
I sweep and then use a mop to wash my floors.
I was my floors with a mop
Mop, bucket and swiffer wetjet
I wash the floors on my hands and knees with old rags. I would love a change.
Would love this! This looks fantastic!
I use Swiffer wet jet for tile and then we shampoo our rugs every cuple months!
I use one of those Vileda Mops and natural floor cleaner. It works okay.
I use a bucket and mop.
I wash my floors on my hands and knees with a cloth and a bucket of soapy water!
with a swiffer
I currently clean my non-carpeted areas just by spot cleaning as spills occur or mopping every couple of weeks…
With a mop and pail
a sponge mop
I use an old vacuum I have and then I use a mop from canadian tire.
I wash the floors the way my mom brought me up to on my hands and kness :)
A vacuum and then a mop.
Thanks!
I switch back and forth between a string mop and scrubbing on my hands and knees when I want to really get the floor clean in every corner.
I have a old mop I been using for along time that is how we do our floors
Mob & Bucket, but I’m always having to go on my hands & knees because it doesn’t clean it up 100%. So this would be amazing!
I get on my knees and wash the floor with a cleaner, warm water and a rag. It really has been the only way to make sure my floor gets clean.
On hands and knees with spray bottle and a roll of paper towels.
The truth is that I wash them on my hands and knees; it’s not fun.
I use one of those sponge mops, it works sometimes, and sometimes I end up going back over places and scrubbing by hand
I wash my floors with a mop and a bucket!
I currently wash my floors with a squeeze mop
Mop and bucket
Not very well and not nearly often enough! Never could get the hang of mops and end up with a sloppy mess ugh!
The old fashioned way. By hand, rag and bucket!
Wash my floors? Um. With two dogs, two kids and only my hands, I don’t. Hoping that this will do the trick.
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Down on my hands and knees with a bucket of diluted bleach.
I use a mop to wash my floors.
I currently use a mop.
I currently use a Swiffer Wet Jet.
old school bucket and mop
i wash with a mop
I get down on the floor with an old towel.
Have another steam machine, but it’s starting to stink.
I use a regular sponge mop now.
After I sweep I usually clean the floors with a damp mop.
After I sweep I usually clean the floors with a damp mop.
with a steam mop
I use a bucket and mop.
I currently wash my floors with sa mop. Takes forever!
I would love one of these, can’t seem to find the right mop/shop vac to properly clean my floors….
we have an old school mop. not the best way to wash.
I wash my floors with a mop.
I use a microfiber mop
on my hands and knees to that I can clean right up to the skirting boards and in the corners. The older I get the tougher it gets, so this would be a very welcome addition to my household :-)
I use a swifter steam mop right now but this hoover would be SO helpful!
With a push mop!
I currently use a mop to wash my engineered hardwood floors!
I need to replace my old machine. It is not great on wood floors.
I use a swifter mop.
I use an old fashioned string mop, I hate cleaning with it, I would love to have this machine.
I currently use a string mop to clean our floors.
I currently use a Swiffer mop and find it troublesome having to use those sheets.
with a swiffer wet jet.
I currently clean my floors on my hands and knees with a rag and a bucket :)
With a good old fashion mop and bucket!
Swiffer
I currently wash my floors with a mop and bucket.
Would love to win this! Thanks
I’m using a swiffer to clean my floors but I don’t find it works very well. I would love to try this out! What a time saver!!!
We have a steam mop that doesn’t work so well.
We use a steam mop that doesn’t work so well.
I used a old fashioned string mop.
I currently use a sponge mop and a bucket
I use the Swiffer but it seems to smear dirt after a little bit.
Sadly I use a Sponge type Mop. Drives me crazy leaving streak. Will be Moving shortly & would Love to Win so I can start Fresh ! Thanks for the chance ! Fingers crossed
I use a mop and bucket or I get down on my hands and knees for a more thorough job
I either use one of those squeeze mops or get on my hands and knees to wash.
I wash my floors with a regular old mop, I would love to try this!
The old fashioned way; mop and bucket!
I currently use a mop (the kind you wring by hand) and a bucket to clean my hardwood and tile floors.
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I use a wet Swiffer and while it’s convenient for a quick clean up of a small area, it is NOT a good for cleaning all the hard floors I have. I need a FloorMate!
I am currently using a Swifter.
On my hands and knees or with a sponge mop.
I am using a regular sponge mop to wash the floors :)
I use a regular string mop.
Our entire first floor is all hardwood, this would be awesome for that.
I use a sponge mop.
I use a sponge mop too.. with 2 cats I have to do a good sweeping beforehand!
WOW would LOVE to win this would be soo much easier for my back thank you for the chance
Clean them the old fashioned way…on my hands and kness…must get with the timed
I currently wash my floors with a mop and bucket
With swiffer lol
every other day on my hands and knees
Like so many others, we’ve found that every mop we’ve tried leaves a lot to be desired, so it’s pretty much a hands and knees effort with lots of rags. What makes it an especially big DRAG is that pretty much all of our floors are either hardwood or ceramic tiles, ugh, and with two new little ones (crawler/toddlers) in our extended family ~ we try to keep the floors as immaculate as possible!
I am using a sponge mop, I hate it lol.
With a mop and a bucket… Very boring and long!
I currently use a Libman mop and Pledge squirt on floor cleaner. It does an okay job, but I feel like I do not get all of the dirt off.
I just use wet mop with pine sol.
I clean with a messy mop. I would like to do it another way that is easier and clean.
I currently use The swifter Sweeper but this would make my cleaner easier as I run a Bed&Breakfast. Thanks for the chance Cheers.
we use a sponge mop followed by drying with towels
A simple mop and it takes forever
Most of the time I just use the swiffer but about once a month I get down and wash it by hand. This would be so much better!
Right now I use a mixture of a regular mop and steam shark
I currently mop my floor with just a old fashion sponge mop. Boy would I love a nice Hoover floormate Deluxe! That would sure make cleaning my floors easier.
i still use the basic mop and bucket.
I just use a plain old mop and bucket
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On my hands and knees.
on my hands and knees
By hand with a scrub brush, I feel like Cinderella!
a sponge mop.
I have fibromyalgia. Hand and knees are not an option. I moo as much as I can. This would be a godsend for me
I use a mop and bucket. I hand clean my bathroom floor because I am a germaphobe.
We use a dust mop and a cheapie wet mop & bucket!
I use a swiffer
I currently wash my floors with a Swiffer mop and I would love to have a more effective option.
We use the swiffer wetjet and occasionally the old fashioned mop & water :)
Ohhhh my hardwood floors look like crap right now.. This would be so awesome to win..
this would be so awesome to win..
i currently use a swiffer which barely works.
I use a mop
i use a mop and a bucket to clean my floors
With a basic mop
Ughhhhh I mop with a sponge mop which gets so full of dirt and pet hair that it does NOT even do the job at all!
Unfortunately right now, most of my floor washing is done on my hands and knees.
On my hands and knees with a cloth and bucket.
I use a swiffer and a mop to clean the floors.
First i vacuum and then mop
swifter
This would be so much better than the towel I use.
I currently wash my floors with a Swiffer WetJet.
I use the Swiffer mop, but I would love the Hoover Floormate Deluxe . It looks like it does a great job. Thanks.
I use a mop.
I get on my hands and knees and scrub. Thank you!
I’d love this – we don’t have carpet in our house and I SUCK at cleaning the floors. I’ve tried a lot of things….
I currently use Swiffer Wetjet. I would love the Hoover Floormate Deluxe. This looks absolutely amazing!