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The best mop for the job
When it comes to sprucing up your floors, you need the best tool for the task. Look no further, we’ve tested 13 floor mops and these are the ones we'd recommend.
Hard flooring is very on trend at the moment but cleaning it can be a tedious task. While vacuum cleaners get lighter and more efficient, mop design has trailed behind until now. Many of the latest mops have machine washable cleaning cloths for keeping your cleaner clean, and some mops have microfibre cloths so they only require water to clean your floors. It's a great eco-friendly option, and it saves you money on floor cleaner too. Acting as somewhat of a hybrid between steam cleaners and traditional mops, you can also now find spray mops from more and more manufacturers.
Don’t forget mopbuckets! They, too, have had a recent makeover. Some have integrated wringing mechanisms to reduce the manual labour of removing water. This means you don’t end up over-wetting floors, and they consequently won't take an age to dry.
After rigorous testing on three different types of flooring (tiles, vinyl and laminate) and armed with a host of different stains, here are our top picks of the best floor mops out there.
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Addis ADDIS Superdry Plus Mop in Graphite
A great multi-tasker as it cleans, absorbs and dries your floors at the same time thanks to its sponge cleaning head. Brilliant cleaning results across all three flooring types we tested on, and it has a telescopic handle to tailor to your height. This also makes it compact for storage. The cleaning head isn't machine-washable so will need to be replaced every so often.
Score: 90/100
Excellent cleaning results on all three types of flooring we tested it on, and it only needs water rather than cleaning chemicals, so it's a great eco-friendly choice. It's also low maintenance, as the cleaning head can be machine-washed and we found it washed up well. You need to have a good cleaning motion, though, or the plastic can scrape on flooring.
Score: 89/100
E-cloth Deep Clean Mop
E-cloth Deep Clean Mop
Good cleaning results on all three types of flooring and only needs water rather than cleaning chemicals, so a great eco-friendly choice. It's low maintenance as the cleaning cloth can be machine-washed and we found it washed up well. The wide cleaning head also makes quick work of cleaning. Some watermarks were visible on wooden laminate after cleaning and we noticed that the handle became a bit loose.
Score: 86/100
Fairly good cleaning results on all three types of flooring for the test. It also only needs water rather than cleaning chemicals. This gives it great eco-friendly credentials. We like that the cleaning cloth can be machine-washed and we found it washed up well. Didn't remove as much grime compared to its big brother (e-cloth Deep Clean Mop) but the selling point is how compact it is, making it an ideal choice for a smaller home.
Score: 84/100
Bona CA202020012 Stone, Tile & Laminate Spray Mop
Bona CA202020012 Stone, Tile & Laminate Spray Mop
This spray mop cleaned floors effortlessly, gliding smoothly. Its wide head covered flooring quickly. It's quite bulky in design and we felt it would benefit from a soft grip handle for increased comfort when in use. Generous amounts of cleaning concentrate are included.
Score: 83/100