Vileda Spray Mop Review

My Vileda spray mop review with instructions and how we use it to clean laminate flooring without damaging it with water.

I've been very nervous about cleaning my new laminate flooring in my kitchen as soon as we put it down.  Already while we're still renovating, I've noticed the odd chip or raised area (one's from a leaky pipe that's now fixed). 

But I stress about how they got there.  Maybe it was the non-Vileda steam mop that I've been using on the err side of caution.   We even paid a little bit more for water resistant laminate, although have been since told no laminate flooring is really water resistant.

If I left it in one place too long a time, it can warp laminate flooring.  Obviously, if it were tiled floors, I wouldn't feel an absolute need for this Vileda 1-2 spray mop.  But I do think this is the best spray mop for laminate floors, or wooden flooring, like parquet.  I'll talk you through why I think it is.

Why I Think This is the Best Mop for Laminate Floors

There's a few reasons I think this is the best mop for laminate floors:

• The spray doesn't douse your laminate flooring, preventing water damage
• The Vileda microfibre mop head causes enough friction to remove dried on spills without the need for more water
• It buffs the laminate
• The solution doesn't need to be a hot spray to work
• Vileda mop head replacement is easy.  It unclips and the Vileda mop head goes in the washing machine and comes out clean every time
• It's Vileda flat mop means I can clean more laminate at the same time
• The handle flips open to a reservoir approximately 375ml, so Vileda mop refills are painless *as long you press the handle down properly and store it handle-upwards
• You can fill the Vileda mop with any floor cleaner, which, admittedly, is cheaper
• I don't have to worry about a Vileda mop bucket being kicked and spilled

1-2 Spray Mop Recommended by Cleaners

I came about this 1-2 spray mop by Vileda because it was recommended to me by professional cleaners.  And this was also used as a commercial spray mop.  They told me about its microfibre floor mop with spray being perfect for laminate flooring.

Also, I did a comparison to the Vax hardwood floor cleaner setting on my Powermax and the Vileda 12 spray mop did a better job.

And the refillable floor mop sprays with a gentle mist.  So it doesn't unnecessarily waste any product, but sometimes, I'll give dried spills about 3 sprays first.

Do I Need the Vileda 1 2 Spray Liquid Refill?

As mentioned previously, you can use any floor cleaner you want.  Although the Vileda spray mop floor cleaning fluid smells lovely, it's slightly more expensive.

So, if you only want to use this, then I recommend buying your spray mop from Wilko.  And pick up the Vileda 1 2 spray mop refill at around £3 a bottle, which seems to be cheapest.

Getting In All Corners

The other key thing I like about the Vileda flat mop head is its shape.  It allows me to get in all corners and run along kitchen plinths with ease.

And its in the kitchen we tend to create the most mess.  Whenever we load the dishwasher, we often get tea and coffee splashes on the kitchen floor.

Storing Our Vileda Floor Mop

If you have a cupboard to usually store away a Vileda mop and bucket set, then great.  We would either normally store ours in the garage.  But, as it's a bucket-less mop, I secretly hide it behind our curtain with ease.

So, it's easy for me to attack anything with my Vileda 1 2 spray and store it away in seconds.

Conclusion of Our Vileda Spray Mop Review

It may come as no surprise that I think the Vileda mop with spray is the best spray mop for any laminate or hard wood flooring.

It's gentle with the spray, but tough with a little bit of elbow grease without warping your floor.

Note: it's important you make sure you press the handle cap down once you've refilled the Vileda 1 2 mop.  Twice we've forgot and it's spilled out when not stored upright, but this is compared to it being used hundreds of times.

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*PR Sample.  I am very grateful for this sample received at my request which has helped us save pennies for the major renovations that require professionals.  

All reviews are still honest as we believe money is hard earned and easy spent.  We also have many other products from their range, such as our Vileda rotary washing line and more and feel they're great quality.