The good news is that solutions are out there, whether you’ve got laminated floors, real wood, tiles or vinyl to clean. Cleaners come in all sorts of guises, but a liquid is the best option ...

These expert tips will keep your vinyl, tile, and even wood floors looking great, year in and year outDoormats and boot ...

But even if liquid isn’t involved, any grooves, cracks, or unevenness in the floor give dirt and dust a place to settle. Flood clean-up is a topic for a different day, so today we’re going to ...

A second button on the handle lets you toggle to Ultra mode for deep cleaning, or Suction mode to suck up liquid without mopping, as when your child spills juice on the floor. In my testing ...

The way Dyson separates out liquid and solid mess also reduces the amount of sludgy muck you’ll get from cleaning floors with water (not to brag, but I may have cleaned a carpet or two in my life).

This construction is not watertight. If you wet-mop or steam-clean a laminate floor (or spill liquid on it), the moisture can cause damage. Because laminate, unlike wood, doesn’t breathe ...