More floors are washed away than worn away; so wring out your mop until is's almost dry. Excess water will penetrate the seams of sheet flooring or tiles, dissolve protective coatings, and raise the grain and make wood rough.

Use your kitchen trash container as your mop bucket; this way you can clean it at the same time you wash your floors

Keep one mop just for rinsing; it's almost impossible to get all the cleaning solution out of a map.