Power steamer, Shark-STX

I ordered one from Walmart. $.79 shipping came in about a week

Thanks, Bombi, I may give up and try that if I can ever get my keys to work in my mail box so I can get mail.

Thanks, Bombi, I may give up and try that if I can ever get my keys to work in my mail box so I can get mail.

Thanks, Bombi, I may give up and try that if I can ever get my keys to work in my mail box so I can get mail.

I love my Shark mop! Good luck. I found mine on Craig's List, I believe.

I got mine at cost-u-less

Does it really work well? Especially on grout lines?

It takes a few steamings, but yes, my grout lines look pretty good. Mainly, what I now notice is what a bad sweeper I am. I always have damp dust in the corners when I'm done, but that is easier to wipe up with a paper towel than it is to sweep sweep sweep!

I've gotten a steam cleaner (Bissell) shipped from Amazon before.

For grout, try Home Depot's ZEP brand grout cleaner. It is amazing!! I've never found anything that cleans grout as well as it does. I was soooo happy when home depot opened here specifically so I could get this grout cleaner.

With 5 dogs, I am engaged in a constant battle to keep the floors clean. Sometimes I'll mop with bleach and soap, and then steam clean to get everything super clean. Completely mad, I know. But sooooo satisfying once its done...

I have a Hoover floor mate hard floor cleaner...it's sort of an equivalent to a carpet cleaner. Clean and dirty water tank, use specialized cleaning solution or ammonia water depending. It's amazing how much dirt comes off the tile floors, but it is a big job in my house...I don't use it for vaccuming, just for washing already "clean" floors...takes me a day though to do our (big house) floors. I then finish up with a steamer. You might not want to spend all this time, and it takes a good bit of effort...Once the floors are really clean though, the steamer etc maintain them for a good while, so this is not something I do every week. No dirt on white socks or feet when you walk on these floors after!

Thanks for the suggestions. I really just want the Shark. Loved mine back in states, but left it with my renters. I, too, have a very large all tiled or marbled floors. I am at a point where I am just too tired or got the I don't want to's try that hard to keep my floors extremely clean. What with husband in and out all throughout the day and large Velcro Standard Poodle tracking in, to keep clean would be a never ending job. I'm retired and really miss my maid. But to live here I must sacrifice a few things to have the other things I want.