Does this work on hardwood / vinyl / laminate to get big-ish? (e.g. cheerios, spaghetti, goldfish, pieces of cheesesticks... undertable kid debris)
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Yes, I use it all the time on my kitchen laminate floor and I am very happy with it.
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It's just OK on hard floors, but it's tricky. We use this on vinyl to pick up cheerios and similar debris. The brushes don't seem to touch the floor unless you push down on it a bit, though it might get better with age as the springs loosen. It also doesn't work very well for cleaning up litter our cats track onto the hardwood.In short, get yourself a little upright dustpan and broom set instead. We use it far more often, as it's more reliable. For thorough cleaning, we use a vacuum designed for hard-floors.(I'm sure the OP has already made his decision, but thought I'd answer for future readers.) It's just OK on hard floors, but it's tricky. We use this on vinyl to pick up cheerios and similar debris. The brushes don't seem to touch the floor unless you push down on it a bit, though it might get better with age as the springs loosen. It also doesn't work very well for cleaning up litter our cats track onto the hardwood.In short, get yourself a little upright dustpan and broom set instead. We use it far more often, as it's more reliable. For thorough cleaning, we use a vacuum designed for hard-floors.(I'm sure the OP has already made his decision, but thought... » Read More It's just OK on hard floors, but it's tricky. We use this on vinyl to pick up cheerios and similar debris. The brushes don't seem to touch the floor unless you push down on it a bit, though it might get better with age as the springs loosen. It also doesn't work very well for cleaning up litter our cats track onto the hardwood.In short, get yourself a little upright dustpan and broom set instead. We use it far more often, as it's more reliable. For thorough cleaning, we use a vacuum designed for hard-floors.(I'm sure the OP has already made his decision, but thought I'd answer for future readers.) « Show Less
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The sweeper works great on laminate floors. Seems like it would work for you but I only have used it for "big kid" (hubby) debris and cat hair. I am always amazed at how much cat hair and other stuff the Sweeper picks up!
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Sorry, I can't answer that - i use it mainly for my cat on for the litter and hairs on my floors
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I have honestly only tried it on commercial grade carpet. The really really unpadded NOT fluffy stuff. It does get the bigger crumbs, from where I eat and walk around the office, pretty well. Picks up things like paper clips, so I would assume it would pick up the bigger chunkier things. I would think it would work on slicker surfaces maybe a little bit better because there would be less friction? Just an educated assumption.
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I bought it to help with my black labradors hair all over the place....but especially the rug....and it does pretty good! It isn't perfect. I haven't tried it on the lumpy food stuff that toddlers leave around. I use a broom and dust pan for that. My granddaughter makes quite a mess, too! Best of luck in your decision! Just don't expect way too much from this little sweeper.
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Not really. A broom and dustpan are still your best bet for things like that. I find this works best on carpet including thin outdoor carpet. I use a Swiffer to clean un-carpeted surfaces.
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Yes you can use on laminate as well as hardwood floors. My son borrowed my steamer to clean his entire laminate floor which is huge and encompasses living room, kitchen and bedroom. It cleaned beautifully. I use it on my hardwood floors, but you must turn the steam control knob down to minimum steam for hardwood.
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Yes. But just little ones...it's still slippery on a formica counter. I have it pushed up against the wall. It's a great value compared to Will. Sonoma. I love it but putting non-skid something on the bottom would help.
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Well, I tested it with a Cheerio and the Flatout tool picked it up fine from carpet and wood floor, if you lift the tool slightly. But I wouldn't really use it on wood floors myself because it sits very flat on the surface and has no brushes. I think it would scratch my wood floors. The main use it is so good for is getting under the couch, end tables, entertainment center, bed, etc. where dust and small items (like Cheerios) seem to get caught. Hope this answers your question.
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Dry pieces of food - yes, definitely! Wet stuff; not so much. It was not intended for that. It will get up the chunky wet stuff, but make things really nasty for your sweeper - ewe!
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I would say yes, that this would provide some prevention against mold or anything like that. It's two layers of plastic and in between are zillions of little pieces of styrofoam. I would guess that nothing is perfect for below grade, but this seems like it would work. But I'm no flooring expert. :)
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The included tools aren't efficient at picking up kid mess like cheerios- they either push items or are too small for bigger area. You'll want to get the hard floor tool or wide open one so you can push/ pull while tilting it a bit. The vac itself is plenty powerful and a joy but items larger than cheerios will get stuck entering the collector.
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I wouldn't recommend it on tile/vinyl floors, I have never used it on them, but it does leave a bit of "spillover" when you go from carpet to vinyl floors & it doesn't seem to suck up this spillover very well. It might work good to scrub the floors, but you still might have to mop up some of the water/soap left behind.
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I don't think I would. Laminate floors don't seem all that solid to me. I mean, they're made out of what? Compressed paper? I use this machine on a painted cement floor and it works well for that.
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I use a rubber mat in my kitchen but it has a tile floor. Not sure how good that would be for hardwood floors.
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Bona does make a floor cleaner for laminate floors. I have seen it advertised but had no need to try it.
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Yes! It will get stuck. We have the same flooring, nearly all hardwood with Persian rugs. We have found that Neato is fine on rugs with 2-3 " fringe but gets stuck on one with longer fringe. The solution has been to put a virtual wall strip just under the fringe on the rug (which is only on two sides of the rug) and the fringe completely hides the strip. The neato stays away from the fringe and enters and exits the rug from the side instead. This has worked for us. YMMV. But on shorter fringe rugs it does fine.
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Bona has a product for hardwood floors and one for laminate and tile. I have laminate and tile in my house and have used both products without a problem.
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I don't have tile so I can't say for certain. This does do pretty ok for the stuff my cats/husband track in on my vinyl floor in the kitchen but sometimes I do have to 'chase' the debris around. Area rugs, it works wonferful.
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We use Bona on our solid wood floors so I cannot tell you if it works on laminates. I can tell you it works very well on our solid wood, which come from Lumber Liquidators.
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Yes, it works ok on laminate wood flooring. Just be sure to spin it out REALLY WELL!
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I have the roll of chalkboard paper, and after I used it on my wood island, I wiped it off and put it on a tall cupboard . It's been there for weeks, and the adhesive is not showing any sign of lifting at all. To make it flat I use a rubber scraper from Pampered Chef - just happen to have that in a drawer and it was perfect for the job. Something to push out the air bubbles would be great. A fridge is actually perfect if it's just simple and flat-surfaced. I use regular chalk and it works great. Perfect idea!