A floor steam mop can help you both clean and disinfect the hard floors in your home or small business. This is especially crucial if you have small children crawling and playing on the floor because, even when floors look tidy, they harbor a host of bacteria, fungi and pollution brought in from outside. Additionally, keeping your floors clean can improve air quality in your home by eliminating dust and dirt that can reenter the air when stirred up.

The steam mop heats water to a high enough temperature that it will turn to steam and help sanitize your floors, lifting dirt and killing germs without chemicals. For heavy-duty clean-up jobs, some steam mops also allow for the use of liquid cleaning solutions.

Note: if you need to remove stains and set-in dirt from carpeting rather than hard flooring, you should buy a carpet cleaner, which uses hot-water extraction and soap to deep clean.

A steam mop can be used on most floor types though you should always be cautious about wood flooring. In order to choose the best steam mop for your home or small business, research what kind of materials and finishes you have in your flooring and what that combination of material and finish requires. You can also sort your search by type of flooring, such as hardwood floor steam mops and tile floor steam mops. However, individual variations in those materials can make a difference. So, be sure to do your research and test your new steam mop on a small section of floor first.

You will be surprised by the difference a good cleaning can make. With a steam mop, vacuum and carpet cleaner at your disposal, you can make your flooring look brand new again.