Proper Procedures for Wet Mopping a Floor

Janitorial supplies
Janitorial Resource Center
  View Cart - Check Out
About Us
Add to Favorites
Contact Us
Questions
Setup Business Account
Site Map
View Policies
Search by keyword or item number Credit cards accepted online

 Order your Damp Mopping & Floor Scrubbing Products online or give us a call at 1-888-722-5508
 Gold Medal Winners
Carpet Extractors
Floor Buffers
Floor Scrubbers
 Departments
Carpet Chemicals
Carpet Equipment
Closeout Specials
Floor Care
Floor Equipment
Miscellaneous
Mops & Brooms
Package Deals
Parts & Service
Power Washers
Resource Center
Restrooms
Safety Supplies
Sweepers
Vacuums
Window Cleaning
 Site Assistance
Chat Button
Bookmark and Share

BizRate Customer Certified (GOLD) Site - CleanFreak.com Reviews at Bizrate


Packaging Tape, Inc. BBB Business Review
   Resource Center > Mopping a Floor Procedures & Instructions
 

Objective: To properly mop and clean all hard floor surfaces in a facility.

Supplies & Equipment Needed:
· Caution, Safety & Wet Floor Signs
· Dust Mops/Microfiber Dust Mops
· Floor Cleaning Solutions/Degreasers
· Mop Bucket & Wringer Combos
· Mop Handles
· Wet Mops

Step 1.) Prepping the Mopping Area - Set up the necessary wet floor/caution signs to alert other individuals that the immediate area may be slippery, and they should avoid this region or proceed with caution. Move all obstacles including tables and furniture into a safe area where they will not get wet and can be moved easily back into place. Remove all sticky substances and larger debris from the surface to be mopped.

Step 2.) Dust Mopping the Area - Follow the dust mopping procedure to remove all debris, dirt, and large objects (i.e. pallet chips), from the mopping area.

Step 3.) Mopping the Floor - Dunk your mop into the solution in the bucket, then wring the mop out until it is just damp. The #1 problem that occurs while mopping is overwetting of a surface. Using a damp mop will allow the dirt to cling to the mop as you go instead of being spread around by the water on the floor. Start in the corner farthest away from the door. Mop in a figure 8 pattern to utilize your mop most effectively. As you mop, move towards the entrance of the room so you are always standing on a dry piece of floor. This will help to avoid streaking and tracking of your solution to other parts of the facility. Change the solution often to ensure the water you're using to clean is not overly saturated with dirt. Dirty solutions will only move dirt from one area to another, it will not remove it from the floor. Always check your chemicals for proper dilution ratios.

Step 4.) Clean Up - Dump mop bucket out and rinse repeatedly until mop bucket is completely clean. You do not want any solution or residue left over to contaminate your water the next time you use the bucket. Rinse out mops thoroughly and hang up to dry above a slop sink or floor drain. Remove all wet floor/caution signs originally put in place. Return any moved objects to their original places.

The most basic janitorial & custodial procedures
 
Search by Product at CleanFreak.com
Air Movers
Auto Scrubber
Automatic Floor Scrubbers
Automotive Detailing Machine
Backpack Vacuum Cleaners
Bonnet Cleaning Machine
Car Upholstery Cleaner
Carpet Cleaning Equipment
Carpet Cleaning Extractors
Carpet Cleaning Machines
Carpet Dryer Fan
Carpet Extraction Machines
Carpet Restoration Extraction
Carpet Shampooer
Carpet Spotters
Carpet Steam Cleaner 		Commercial Vacuums
Electric Floor Scrubber
Flood Water Extractors
Floor Buffing Machine
Floor Burnisher
Floor Cleaning Scrubbers
Floor Finish Stripping Equipment
Floor Machines
Floor Polishing Machines
Floor Scrubber Machines & Equipment
Floor Stripping Machine
Floor Wax Strippers & Cleaners
Grout Scrubbing Machines & Cleaner
Hard Floor Cleaning Equipment
Hard Floor Scrubber & Sander
Heated Carpet Shampooer 		High Speed Buffer
High Speed Floor Finish Polishers
Hot Water Carpet Extractor
Industrial Floor Vacuum Sweepers
Pet Urine & Odor Stain Remover
Portable Carpet Extractors
Portable Vacuum Cleaner
Power Washing Equipment
Rotary Floor Machines
Self-Contained Extractors
Steam Cleaning Carpet Machines
Upholstery Cleaning Machine
Upright Vacuum Cleaners
Walk Behind Scrubber
Wet Dry Vacuums
Wide Area Vacuum Cleaners
CleanFreak's Facebook page Follow us on Twitter CleanFreak.com Home · About Us · Contact Us · Site Map · View Cart
CleanFreak LLC, Copyright 1995-2012, All Rights Reserved.
A division of PTI... "Quality since 1957" 		CleanFreak's YouTube page CleanFreak's Google+ page
Free gifts with orders over $1000.00 in products!

Floor bucket & Wringer Package - FREE with orders over $1000 in product
FREE with $1000.00 orders!!
Floor Bucket & Mop Wringer Package
(1 mop bucket & wringer, 1 mop handle, 2 mops, 1 qt. of Blue Clean SC w/ proportioner, & 2 wet floor signs)
Regular Price: $169.11
Sale Price: $115.30
Package Price: $89.21
(You receive 2 FREE mops & 1 qt. of cleaner w/ proportioner, worth $26.09!)

Commercial floor cleaning package
FREE Solution Tank!!
Package Price: $731.50
Commercial Floor Cleaning Package
(1 rotary floor machine, 1 case of 17" blue pads, 2 cases of cleaner & 1 solution tank)
**Gold Medal Winning Package**
Regular Price: $1399.25
Sale Price: $807.40
Package Price: $731.50
(You receive a FREE solution tank, worth $75.90!)

Super absorbent microfiber mop
As low as $9.18/each, when ordering in bulk!
Microfiber Wet Mop Medium Looped
(Super Absorbent medium looped end mop)
Regular Price: $16.95
Sale Price: $10.80/each

Concrete floor warehouse sweeper
Great for Hard Floor Sweeping
Concrete Floor Sweeper
(Sweeps up 30,000 square feet/hour)
Regular Price: $2469.00
Sale Price: $1695.00

Trusted Clean 15 inch rotary floor machine
Nearly 50% Off List Price
15 inch Rotary Floor Machine
(Comes complete with a pad driver)
**Gold Medal Winning Buffer**
Regular Price: $1183.95
Sale Price: $614.95