Hardwood and Laminate floors?

I just moved into a new place. It has hardwood and laminate. I have always had carpet so I'm not sure of the best way to clean these types of floors. I tried mopping with a sponge mop but it just seemed to spread soap and water around the floor. I tried to not use too much water. Any short cuts to cleaning these floors?

Answers:
i have 2800 sq ft of hardwood on my floors and my wife uses a hardwood cleaner/polisher from pledge...works great... she just squirts it on the floor and uses a sponge mop on it and it looks great

Other answers:
we use the floor cleaning system by orange glo. the web page is www.cleanwoodfloor.com.
When I saw the infomerrical we had always mopped our hard wood floors but this product keeps the floor clean and shinny
we use the floor cleaning system by orange glo. the web page is www.cleanwoodfloor.com.
When I saw the infomerrical we had always mopped our hard wood floors but this product keeps the floor clean and shinny
please don't use water on your laminate flooring, it wil ruin it. water will cause the laminate to separate and it will peel right off.even spilling water on these floors is enough to riun them.

there are plenty of different floor cleaners made just for laminate and wood flooring. i think mr. clean has a cleaner for these floors.go down the aisle where the mops are and it will be there..

good luck.
Hardwood and Laminate floors should never be washed with water because if enough waters gets in between the seams the wood will swell especially laminate flooring. Other answers I saw recommended hardwood and laminate cleaners. I recommend these cleaners also with a dry mop. Soap and water will just leave streaks on the finish of the hardwood and laminate flooring.
NO WATER! I always used mop n glow on hardwood, and just plain dusters on laminate. If the laminate was dirty, I used as little liquid as possible of whatever I was using. GL
Go into a local flooring center and see what they have to offer in cleaning products.
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