We moved to house with mostly hardwood and some tile. After much research, we bought a Miele canister vacuum--absolutely love it! We only use the Bona system for cleaning the wood as advised by installer--also love it! You can buy the whole system at B,B & B. On granite, I only use mild dishwashing soap (joy, etc,) and water and dry with dry towel or use wet microfiber and dry with dry microfiber. I do the same with my marble vanity and marble floor. Also love the microfiber for many things. As graywings said: go to the wal-mart or auto store and get the ones in the auto dept. Just be sure to wash separately and don't use fabric softeners on them. They are great for dusting, mirror cleaning, countertops, etc. The tile depends on what it is made of. Are you talking marble, ceramic, etc.? If you use the liquid bath soap rather than bar soap, your shower cleaning will be much easier. I personally like to wipe down our shower and clear glass doors with a microfiber cloth rather than a squeegee--seems faster. Also second the NO MURPHY OIL SOAP and pledge! I usually just use microfiber cloths to dust, but when I do have a piece of furniture that seems to need oil, I use Wieman's lemon oil and then wipe off excess with a soft cloth. I love the cleaning pads that are not abrasive. Think there are several brands; I like the Dobies(Target) and another I get at Ace Hdwe. I use these mostly on porcelain sinks, ceramic tile, etc. I have a microfiber mop I like for my tile floors. I like the kind that has a wringer on the handle--can't remember brand but think Target carries these. I like Charlie's Soap for laundry. I get mine online in a large quanity that lasts forever! Hope some of this helps. Enjoy your new home!

I can’t kneel anymore due to bad knees so I thought I’d get a long handle grabber, the kind handicap people use. My friend with MS has one. Anyway you can find them on Amazon. Not sure if I can post a link but will try, if removed just do a search on Amazon for “ long handle grabber“. You can use it to grab a wet/moist sponge sprayed with your preferred cleaner and clean the outside of the toilet, then you can bunch up a few paper towels to dry the outside of the toilet. Here’s a link: https://www.amazon.com/RMS-Rotating-Mobility-Extension-Wheelchair/dp/B00THEDNL8/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1536133992&sr=8-12-spons&keywords=Long+handle+grabber&psc=1

Just a quick update. I spent days reading material on air tubs and whirlpools and got my decision down to a 36 x 72" Jason and Purebath. To get an outside opinion, I called an online bath dealer in the Richmond, VA area where I used to live (Whirlpooltubs.com, Steve) and after discussing a lot of models, which he sells as well, he steered me to Mansfield, an UN-fancy company that offered a ton of features and everything I was looking for, at a nice price. I ended up with the Baywood 6 Ariance GentleTouch (air bath version) which has back jets with heated neck/back rest, heated silent air (all offer this), included neck pillow, chromatherapy. This combined the features I thought my husband might benefit from (back jets) with the surround air jets, in a quiet system, as we will put the motor on the other side of the wall with insulation. Mansfield offers the Ariance in 3 models: HealthTouch (whirlpool), GentleTouch (air bath) and DualTherapy. I would love to tell you what I think about this bathtub, but we are still building our home and are months' out yet. This dealer was on the ball and very helpful.

What a fun thread! All this talk of cleaning toilets brings me to contribute my favorite toilet cleaning tool: a toilet mop. DH first used these in college when he cleaned the 3rd floor dorm bathrooms as his work-study job. (The guys loved him, they had the cleanest bathrooms in the whole dorm!) He begged me to find a toilet mop when we were fist married, but I only found the bristle styles in stores. He said the mop style worked so much better. A few years later I heard about toilet mops in Don Aslett's cleaning books, but, again, I could never find one locally. Then I was swayed by Flylady hype and ordered "rubba swishas," and sadly, hated them for their intended purpose. After waiting for the scrubba to die, grumbling each time I used it, I finally broke down and looked for toilet mops on Amazon, and came across the Fuller Brush model. It works great, and I really like the flexible plastic cover that can be used to squeeze out the excess water after using it. I plan to put a command hook on the side of the tank and hang the mop by the hole in the handle. (I also tried a mop with a nylon type fluff head and didn't like it nearly as much as the Fuller Brush one.) Fuller Brush Toilet Swab Now I see Amazon has a Don Aslett model, but I've not tried them.