Best way to clean sand off of ceramic tile floor?

Question

I'm looking for a recommendation for the best type of appliance-- electric broom, sweeper, vacuum-- to pick up sand off a ceramic tile floor. A regular broom (I've tried several styles) leaves a lot behind in the grooves of the grout, so I think I need some kind of vacuum. My regular upright vacuum works pretty good, but it's too big and bulky. So hopefully you can recommend something more lightweight.

Thanks

Answer 1

Use a strictly hard surface vacuum. They are light and inexpensive and if you have quantity of hard surface flooring to clean they are priceless. I have a Eureeka easy clean 12 amp stick. It's great. Hard surface vacs do not have a beater bar.

Answer 2

I'm a janitor in sunny Florida (lots of sugar white sand), cleaning a huge lobby floor. Use a regular broom, and a lobby pan (dust pan in a stick). Afterwards I damp mop it to get the fine stuff up. The only way in a small kitchen to make it go quicker is to sweep all the sand into a corner, then pick it up. If the sand is being tracked in via the back door, invest in one of mats outside the kitchen door to keep the sand down to a minimum.

Answer 3

Try a small shop vac.... Most people have one hanging out in their garage and never think to use it... Ours is 16 gallon and has a nice long hose with attachments.. It's also on wheels.. That should pick up any sand...

Answer 4

Try and damp cloth, either one of the sweeper things or by hand, you need something that makes the sand stick to it