How to mop a floor the right way

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  • @lem0ntr4sh38
    @lem0ntr4sh38 7 років тому +765

    thanks! I was trained at my job to do it a different way but, it made the floor look bad. thank you!!

  • @Rufsetufsen
    @Rufsetufsen 6 років тому +2249

    I too moved away from home without proper adult training.

    • @KendallTodd
      @KendallTodd  6 років тому +113

      Thank you for the comment

    • @williamlevy6964
      @williamlevy6964 5 років тому +78

      Hahahaha. Same. I've never mopped before. Only swept

    • @Belacroix5
      @Belacroix5 5 років тому +116

      Lol same got embarrased at my work today for it

    • @PROPAINZERO
      @PROPAINZERO 5 років тому +28

      @@Belacroix5 lol you and me both

    • @zoeshingler3048
      @zoeshingler3048 5 років тому +87

      I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels sad for needing to UA-cam this

  • @JrTr_03
    @JrTr_03 Рік тому +345

    I work in retail and everyone just expects you to know everything already, thank you for explaining this.

    • @KendallTodd
      @KendallTodd  Рік тому +18

      your welcome

    • @youraveragegamer8832
      @youraveragegamer8832 Рік тому +7

      Same in food service (except it's usually dry mopping)

    • @lmaoooo8764
      @lmaoooo8764 Рік тому +3

      I thought I was the only wierd one that stepped on the mop. 😂💀

  • @richie6799
    @richie6799 4 роки тому +527

    boss: **complains to me about having to teach a 19 year old how to mop a floor**
    me: lol pfft that's pathetic
    boss: yeah ikr, anyway, would you mind mopping the floor after your break?
    me: sure thing...
    Hello from during my break

    • @freyartz
      @freyartz 4 роки тому +7

      This made me laugh... thank you!

    • @raspy1135
      @raspy1135 4 роки тому +3

      Im fkn hollering

    • @JeremWatts
      @JeremWatts 3 роки тому +11

      your boss is a jackass

    • @wertiaaudit5746
      @wertiaaudit5746 3 роки тому +26

      I was that 19 yr old

    • @bigb8879
      @bigb8879 3 роки тому +4

      this is LITERALLY me right now.

  • @woody_865
    @woody_865 6 років тому +1691

    Anyone else here before they do this at their job?
    Update: Been 3yrs I was overthinkin that shi🤣

  • @AdityaRaj-qp1ce
    @AdityaRaj-qp1ce 4 роки тому +178

    If you're here, you're doing good.

  • @bobsagget9212
    @bobsagget9212 6 років тому +288

    That was so useful. I just moved out and never moped a floor, so thank God for this video helping me act like an adult

    • @jamalwoods9649
      @jamalwoods9649 2 роки тому +5

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @amanday3103
      @amanday3103 2 роки тому +10

      Thank god I’m not the only one

  • @alitabaker99
    @alitabaker99 11 місяців тому +14

    I get anxious about the seemingly most ridiculous things. Im glad that there are videos out there that show how to properly do just about everything. Love this video. Thank you!

    • @KendallTodd
      @KendallTodd  11 місяців тому +1

      You’re welcome thanks for watching

  • @lisamoreno7973
    @lisamoreno7973 Рік тому +17

    I’m 62yrs old. I’m glad to learn to do this right. I’ve swifferedmost of my life but now as a caregiver have to mop for my new clients this week. I was panicked. Thank you!!!

    • @tishauri777
      @tishauri777 3 місяці тому

      Im 47 and about to start a housekeeping job im nervous about mopping a floor.

  • @Meglime
    @Meglime 5 років тому +273

    About to start my first job and realized I don’t know how to mop a floor

    • @a-a-day
      @a-a-day 4 роки тому

      What other questions do u have?

    • @sgtplhcb671
      @sgtplhcb671 3 роки тому

      @@a-a-day Advice on wiping counters?

    • @fukkitful
      @fukkitful 3 роки тому +5

      @@a-a-day I work with. Bunch of teenagers. You would think it would be common sense. They tend to leave a bunch of excess water.

    • @oxide9679
      @oxide9679 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@sgtplhcb671 Basically the same technique: to around and under things first, then figure 8 with your rag/sponge. If you keep the heel of your hand ever so slightly higher and rock back and forth in your fingertips, it'll help push larger dirt particles ahead of where you're wiping.

  • @dg8708
    @dg8708 6 років тому +271

    I remember my manager training me to sweep/mop. No need to sweep or scrub, just swirl the visible debris out of the way and when it reached the back door, make sure to fling that shit into the grass, LOL. Was it correct? Hell no! Did I get home in time to watch Robot Chicken? Absolutely! Priorities folks!

    • @BlakWiseCracker
      @BlakWiseCracker 6 років тому +7

      dg8708, I just started doing that same mopping technique. Mop only and fling the dirt up against hallway wall and return to vacuum it up later. Going from room to room is way to much fuk’n work. It’s also a lot faster and you won’t be there and extra 2-3 hours vacuuming every damn room. Thus far 10 months no complaints. ✅✅🍻

    • @johncrocco1128
      @johncrocco1128 6 років тому +8

      U guys are idiots you have to do a good sweep right before the mop

    • @mahtazdin
      @mahtazdin 5 років тому

      Lol so true so many managers don't even know how to mop floor😅

    • @HandE2Go
      @HandE2Go 3 роки тому +1

      yeah lol one of the cooks at the diner i work p.t. at saw me mopping the way the uploader did the first time, he stopped me and said i was going to throw out my whole arm doing that, showed me the zigzag manuever.. i work at a desk most of the time so f me for not knowing better

  • @garr6448
    @garr6448 4 роки тому +121

    we really out here learning life lessons. Thanks dad

  • @mahmoodkarim4644
    @mahmoodkarim4644 10 місяців тому +3

    Thank you, then I'm mopping my studio floor the right way 👍
    Good information, Thanks

  • @rnd_penguin
    @rnd_penguin 6 місяців тому +6

    The internet needs more videos like this.

  • @williamlevy6964
    @williamlevy6964 5 років тому +359

    I'm embarrassed that I'm 21 and had to youtube this. lol. I never mop, just sweep. lol

    • @katieashdown2145
      @katieashdown2145 5 років тому +29

      Don't feel too bad, I'm 41 and look this up too! I've always got down on my knees to scrub the floor but that's such a hassle so I didn't do very often.

    • @edgargomez9514
      @edgargomez9514 5 років тому +11

      William Levy that's great man most kids these days won't use the internet to look up useful things that will help them in the future.

    • @LuchoRagez
      @LuchoRagez 5 років тому +1

      I thought I was the only one it’s good to know I’m not the only one 😅

    • @mbealhighjump
      @mbealhighjump 5 років тому +1

      I'm 28 lol

    • @freckles86
      @freckles86 5 років тому

      Wat

  • @jamesv.4662
    @jamesv.4662 4 роки тому +43

    Thank you I just got a job as a janitor. This is great help

  • @007yankeesrule
    @007yankeesrule Рік тому +8

    I just inherited an 18,000 square foot building working for my friends janitorial service. About 11,000 requires mopping. I divided three areas into zones. I will tackle one zone per weekend while doing the other regular maintenance on the building. Your video helped me get through the bigger, open areas. The last zone I have to move chairs out my way. But again, your tutorial helped me get it done faster. It helps to have a well-made mop head, not some cheapo version. Anywho. Thank you

  • @Isaygoodday5
    @Isaygoodday5 5 років тому +30

    I need to mop the floors for my new job so this was incredibly useful!

  • @PROPAINZERO
    @PROPAINZERO 5 років тому +149

    Who's here after getting a cleaning job

  • @RykuSakamoto
    @RykuSakamoto 2 роки тому +5

    I've got my first job as a utility and this helped me a lot in mopping, I have struggles mopping

  • @nickell331
    @nickell331 6 років тому +14

    Just started a new Job and i had never used one of the flat mops before (we have one of the circular ones at home) so i was really confused and didn't know how to do it properly. Plus its in a Butchers so there is like chunks of meat and big blobs of blood which are really difficult to clean.But this video really helped.

  • @Broccolini42783
    @Broccolini42783 Рік тому +7

    Tysm! I have a new job and I’m rlly anxious about being bad at simple things like mopping so this was rlly helpful and made me less nervous

    • @Broccolini42783
      @Broccolini42783 Рік тому

      @@TRANSGENDER_EXTERMINATOR Yeah I got fired because I had a panic attack while serving a customer

    • @Broccolini42783
      @Broccolini42783 Рік тому +2

      @@TRANSGENDER_EXTERMINATOR Up until then it was fun tho, and I was great at mopping

    • @renzodiaz4769
      @renzodiaz4769 Рік тому

      @@Broccolini42783oh my god i’m sorry 😭😭

  • @liddlenoodle
    @liddlenoodle 7 років тому +52

    Omg I used to this this when my mom told me to mop and she would always tell me to mop correctly and to stop being lazy 😂

  • @mercarelli7517
    @mercarelli7517 8 місяців тому +3

    I usually hit the baseboards first so as you mop you are removing the dirt off of the corners …So while your mopping it doesn’t interfere with building dirt on the sides or splashing anything on the walls.Then from there as you mop ,you turn the mop over every 4to 5 strokes so the side that was used can dry off ,while the other side can be used😉 Then dip and rinse til you have change the water if you have too

  • @Theffries
    @Theffries 2 роки тому +11

    I used to mop all the time at a job many years ago, and I got a new job at a pizzeria yesterday. They had me mop the floors at the end of the night and when I was doing it similar to this they told me to do it “the right way”… now I know they were wrong about going up and down like you showed as the wrong way

  • @nathanielbyrne1132
    @nathanielbyrne1132 24 дні тому

    13 years ago someone gave me a massive lecture and berating about how I couldn't mop, and it destroyed my confidence in it and I avoided it, and now here I am, haha, master time

  • @rafaelg7453
    @rafaelg7453 6 років тому +10

    Great vid also moping this way helps ur back a lot more

  • @maishiranui_v
    @maishiranui_v 3 роки тому +1

    Good times that I worked as a janitor, I miss it a lot, even more that I enjoyed the job, unfortunately I walked away from professional cleaning but I'm thinking about returning.

  • @collingoggins7589
    @collingoggins7589 9 місяців тому +1

    Kendall Todd is a good man

  • @ArcadeMaster
    @ArcadeMaster 2 роки тому +1

    I work with a co workers a cook in the kitchen who just puts the mop in and drags the water across the floor. Not good?

  • @rodsofgod6863
    @rodsofgod6863 7 років тому +106

    Dude that mophead looks like it need replacing..

    • @lIllIIlIlIlIlIlIl
      @lIllIIlIlIlIlIlIl 5 років тому +15

      Then you'll start to have a stroke when you see my moms mophead that she uses

    • @circasurvive9891
      @circasurvive9891 3 роки тому +1

      dove into the comments section specifically for this roast. Looks like it should be twice as full and half as short👀

  • @Shawnbzilla
    @Shawnbzilla 3 роки тому +2

    Hey thanks. Mopping in the winter is tough sometimes thanks for the tips. Hope you make more videos tips about commercial cleaning. Thanks.

  • @Chris-vh7rc
    @Chris-vh7rc 2 роки тому +1

    How do you prepare the water to mop?

  • @lordbasketboi9998
    @lordbasketboi9998 3 роки тому +3

    Pov: you're looking this up to make sure you look competent at your job

  • @kurizusenpai415
    @kurizusenpai415 2 роки тому +1

    My 1st job as a utility/maintenance is today . Thanks for this helpful video wish me luck

  • @camilamancilla7722
    @camilamancilla7722 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much I want to surprise my mom with a clean house and you’re really helping

  • @ericainspace
    @ericainspace 3 роки тому +7

    This is a great video. Now I know I was basically doing it right all along. A couple of small adjustments and I'll be golden! Thanks!

  • @dagrote1
    @dagrote1 11 місяців тому

    Pinch a 3M Scotch-Brite Scouring Pad in between the mop and the handle where it screws down on to it. That way if you have to scrub out a stubborn part, all you need to do is push the pad down on to it. Learned that trick working as a janitor as a HS during graduate school.

  • @bobkat035
    @bobkat035 11 місяців тому +1

    Need a decent mop head to start..

  • @Traygoneagain
    @Traygoneagain 4 роки тому +5

    This is how I mop someone tried to correct me at work, and I just had to make sure 😂

  • @melodypeters3661
    @melodypeters3661 7 місяців тому +1

    My Dad taught me this 'swab the deck' style mopping

  • @justaperson8385
    @justaperson8385 5 років тому +1

    Thanks I just started a new job and didn’t know how to do it so thank you

  • @quacxks100
    @quacxks100 2 роки тому

    I'm 16 getting my first job (hopefully) soon, this is much appreciated friend.

  • @faronspottedbull9629
    @faronspottedbull9629 4 роки тому +9

    thanks man. was never taught by anyone and I I allways thought it was done by scrubbing, not catching and sweeping lolol

  • @musicboxtoxic
    @musicboxtoxic Рік тому

    I have been overthinking mopping and sweeping at my job since I started yesterday, I'm always afraid that I look really stupid. Thank you for this lol :)

  • @bread5414
    @bread5414 4 роки тому +9

    If I did that, my mom would think I'm carelessly mopping

  • @tim0391
    @tim0391 Рік тому

    Any advice for polished concrete products??

  • @sombruhcolomar7254
    @sombruhcolomar7254 2 роки тому +1

    would mop like this the first time and my dad yelled at me saying i have to scrub with the mop.. now i scrub

  • @uzbaig5952
    @uzbaig5952 5 місяців тому

    How frequently should the mop be dipped in the bucket ? After covering a rough 15×15 feet area ? Is there another way to tell ?

  • @escapedsauce2288
    @escapedsauce2288 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks man this really helped for work👍

  • @mhdacicz7261
    @mhdacicz7261 25 днів тому

    Thank you so much men, this video save my life.
    :)

  • @Phil-cj3ko
    @Phil-cj3ko 5 років тому +11

    Thanks, really useful vid. What I'm not sure about is whether to squeeze out the mop then soak it again then squeeze it out again before resuming mopping? Sometimes we get puddles of dirty water left behind. Thanks again.

  • @boredasian9445
    @boredasian9445 2 роки тому +1

    I got yelled at for mopping like this lol. But I'm still thankful for the video

  • @PRINCEOFCOBRA72
    @PRINCEOFCOBRA72 2 роки тому

    I work at ford I'm having a hard time mopping juars floor but I'm still watching your video

  • @j.b.tlaurent1835
    @j.b.tlaurent1835 9 місяців тому

    You use a 'not too soapy water'. Do you go over the floor with a 'rinse water', or you leave the slightly soapy water on the floor?

  • @grugnark
    @grugnark Рік тому

    I got let go from a job for apparently not cleaning properly. I had to look this up out of spite. Literally did everything in this video.

    • @Imsondering
      @Imsondering Рік тому

      bro I’m so scared this will happen to me lol

    • @Imsondering
      @Imsondering Рік тому

      I’m sorry man 😭did you find a new job

  • @mihaicaraghiorghe324
    @mihaicaraghiorghe324 2 роки тому +1

    Nice!!!
    Can you show us how to use a flat mop please?!

  • @golfammissaghian2817
    @golfammissaghian2817 Рік тому

    After we mop the floor, do we dry it?

  • @aeroperea
    @aeroperea 7 місяців тому +1

    mopping skill increased +10

  • @MaxR52
    @MaxR52 6 місяців тому

    “Dont want it too soapy, just soapy enough” ahh nice clear instructions just like dad used to give

  • @malikm76
    @malikm76 5 років тому +3

    Very well made. Great info, Thanks for sharing.

  • @sheenbean2
    @sheenbean2 4 роки тому

    Thank you for making this video, just saved my job.

  • @shelleyb162
    @shelleyb162 2 роки тому +1

    I do both motions because I admittedly don't mop as often as I should. I do a back n forth "scrub" first for any dried-on sticky mess that may or may not be visible; then the side to side sweeping motion to "wipe" it all up. And of course I change the water and redo this at least once or twice. I know... If I mopped more often this wouldn't be necessary. 😅

  • @uziof3008
    @uziof3008 Рік тому

    Watching during my break since i was asked to mop before closing, i vacuum at home lmao.

  • @Speedybucket360
    @Speedybucket360 2 роки тому

    I was just curious if there were videos about how to mop and well- there are

  • @marcobeltran8965
    @marcobeltran8965 3 роки тому

    What cleaning products do you recommend using?

  • @jack_dorsey1
    @jack_dorsey1 4 роки тому +2

    thank you, i start at my local food store in a few days and don't want to feel totally useless lmao

    • @KendallTodd
      @KendallTodd  4 роки тому

      Your welcome

    • @bbpoItergeist
      @bbpoItergeist 4 роки тому

      Jack Dorsey how it go?

    • @jack_dorsey1
      @jack_dorsey1 4 роки тому

      item haven’t had to mop yet lol, but I’m glad i watched this

    • @bbpoItergeist
      @bbpoItergeist 4 роки тому

      Jack Dorsey how’s the job going tho? I just started today and it didn’t go so good

    • @jack_dorsey1
      @jack_dorsey1 4 роки тому

      item its pretty mindless, im okay with that though, i hope yours gets better

  • @shanecareyy
    @shanecareyy 5 років тому +1

    I’m stumped... for my position only had a swifter wet jet! Does the same technique apply with a different instrument???

  • @courtneeeey21
    @courtneeeey21 7 місяців тому

    I’m a commercial cleaner and although I know how to mop I still get anxious over the stupidest shit lol. Thank you for this video.

  • @sagatyba
    @sagatyba 4 роки тому

    I just bought a rotating mop bucket. Don't understand why would you soak the mop back in the dirty water again. Do I need 2 buckets

  • @epicrandomness3589
    @epicrandomness3589 3 роки тому

    Is the goal to scrub or just wash?

  • @alonzo4164
    @alonzo4164 2 роки тому

    Hey kinda new to adulting… what do you use or do for mop water?

  • @Anvilosrs
    @Anvilosrs 3 роки тому +2

    Being a supervisor for a long time now for a cleaning company I’ve trained so many people and i think one of the funniest way i see a new worker mop stairs is they start from the bottom and mop each step going up stepping over there already mopped one🤦‍♂️

  • @HHDarkHawk
    @HHDarkHawk 2 роки тому

    Thank you for making this I have not been taught how to mop

    • @KendallTodd
      @KendallTodd  2 роки тому

      your welcome thanks for watching

  • @RB-rk8nm
    @RB-rk8nm 4 роки тому +5

    How come when I’m done mopping the floor is still sticky??

    • @1fart2fart
      @1fart2fart 4 роки тому +1

      Too much cleaner, use more water

  • @matthewmiller1882
    @matthewmiller1882 7 років тому +6

    Been struggling with this fir years !! Do u use well water or natural water from the springs ?

  • @indianprincesstarot
    @indianprincesstarot 6 років тому +34

    i feel like i'm a good mopper/cleaner but i started a new job and my boss said i need to be more harder and faster when i mop.. does mopping require that much effort? he said "take your madness out on the mop" like umm.. ok

    • @DanielGarcia-ky7cp
      @DanielGarcia-ky7cp 6 років тому +4

      tashu.j18 hahaha he sounds crazy!

    • @shaz2749
      @shaz2749 6 років тому

      lmaooo

    • @chickenlurkinyungchihuahua
      @chickenlurkinyungchihuahua 6 років тому +11

      Just mop his damn head

    • @joyce95335
      @joyce95335 5 років тому +1

      I KNOW I JUST STARTED A JOB AT A STORE ALL MY LIFE IVE MOPPED BUT SHE SAID I WASNT DOING IT RIGHT SO I HAD TO DO IT HER WAY

    • @danny75461
      @danny75461 4 роки тому

      My boss says I'm not getting off the dirt when I mop

  • @laurensellers6773
    @laurensellers6773 7 місяців тому

    What if you can’t get to the wall or if it is a machine shop

  • @paulekechukwu8481
    @paulekechukwu8481 Рік тому +1

    I got yell at my boss for not know how to clean properly so thanks this helps

  • @stevencastillo2016
    @stevencastillo2016 4 роки тому

    What do you put in the water?

  • @Texicana_512
    @Texicana_512 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for posting this! I've been looking for this on YT.

  • @zynn7430
    @zynn7430 Рік тому

    Ty i was told to mop at subway and clueless, this nelps a lot

  • @narutoweeb3748
    @narutoweeb3748 4 роки тому

    What if it’s a home mop not one like this do I do the same

  • @pittchaser
    @pittchaser 6 років тому +1

    Thanks man just trying to keep my Bach pad clean and need the tips :)

  • @AEJD300
    @AEJD300 5 років тому +14

    Left hand first then right hand on top then MOP🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @captainchinar
    @captainchinar 4 роки тому

    Does mopping floor hurt your wrist and shoulder?

  • @chancircle7997
    @chancircle7997 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for your video 😊
    I use your way to do my part time cleaning job, it is so helpful. Since I need to mop a very big area of the floor with limited timing ( because I also need clean toilets, bins..etc) do you have any faster way to mop? Thanks.

  • @user-dm6bi4de7z
    @user-dm6bi4de7z Рік тому

    I spilled a whole mop bucket at work. Now here I am

  • @100anti
    @100anti 7 років тому +21

    long strokes thanks

  • @skillengine3891
    @skillengine3891 Рік тому

    Is there anyone else besides me who is obsessed with clean floor?

  • @davidclark6694
    @davidclark6694 Рік тому

    What's the average mop time for 1000 sqft?

  • @jadejesus2003
    @jadejesus2003 4 роки тому

    Thank you for posting. What would be the best way to mop in the mens bathroom? I feel like the Urinals are causing the rest of the bathroom to smell?

  • @giantleprechaun2350
    @giantleprechaun2350 4 роки тому

    When the mop head gets dirty after a few days, do you wash them and reuse or just replace them? I’m a janitor and we don’t have replacement mop heads, we just wash them and reuse. I’m wondering if that’s not the proper thing to do though.

  • @stephanieangerosa3643
    @stephanieangerosa3643 3 роки тому

    Amazing
    Love cleaning tips I clean my family warehouse it’s huge and I don’t think I was doing it correctly!! The s motion I see 😀great!!

  • @mahtazdin
    @mahtazdin 5 років тому

    I usually used my sink in my garage. To clean mop as I go. And I have a separate bucket with soap mix. So I don't use dirty water. the left and right motion. Is helpful. I do add drops of Clorox. And powder tide. To my mix of Lysol.

  • @Commando_Glitch
    @Commando_Glitch 2 роки тому

    Thanks now I can mop. I hate adulting 😂😂

  • @Jessy-pf3un
    @Jessy-pf3un 4 місяці тому +1

    Watching this while on shift 👍

  • @spookyunicorn222
    @spookyunicorn222 2 роки тому

    Thank God I’m not the only one who doesn’t know how to mop properly. I work at Albertsons and I used to work in the Starbucks department and I mopped every night the manager would say I didn’t. Which is so frustrated

  • @jaymills7305
    @jaymills7305 5 років тому

    I left streaks on vct. It's like dirt. I went over it with a clean water mop that didn't work much. Any suggestions?

  • @bradymullen7244
    @bradymullen7244 8 місяців тому

    I know it is a very rare chance for me to get a reply 7 years later but…one issue I have is that I don’t have a vacuum to use prior to the mopping. Any tips?