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Cleaning a shitty bathroom floor.
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So, long story short, one of the drains in a bathroom I share with my brother backed up. It wasn't pretty... there was shit and toilet paper floating in the shower itself, and while I didn't see any of it on the floor outside the shower, I imagine it's just hiding. Regardless, the entire floor needs to get cleaned.
The floor's dried out by now (don't ask, it's gross).
So I'm thinking about taking a mop & bucket to the situation, with a couple of caps of bleach (Clorox, don't know if the brand name makes a difference) mixed in with the water. Is this effective?
I've got an entire unused jug of the bleach, so I have no qualms about using more if necessary. There is a window in the bathroom, and I can set a fan in there as well if needed. I don't mind if the floor is slightly stained by it (linoleum). I'm going kinda scorched earth with it, throwing almost everything in the room away.
Moreover, what other common household cleaners should I avoid using for a few days after the bleach? Is bleach strong enough for the shower itself, do you think, or should I wait a couple days and then use something else in there?
The floor's dried out by now (don't ask, it's gross).
So I'm thinking about taking a mop & bucket to the situation, with a couple of caps of bleach (Clorox, don't know if the brand name makes a difference) mixed in with the water. Is this effective?
I've got an entire unused jug of the bleach, so I have no qualms about using more if necessary. There is a window in the bathroom, and I can set a fan in there as well if needed. I don't mind if the floor is slightly stained by it (linoleum). I'm going kinda scorched earth with it, throwing almost everything in the room away.
Moreover, what other common household cleaners should I avoid using for a few days after the bleach? Is bleach strong enough for the shower itself, do you think, or should I wait a couple days and then use something else in there?
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Ammonia is the one to avoid mixing with bleach, it's where a lot of the horror stories come from.
Use that with a good mop, and get your self a cheep squeegee (trust me), and you should be able to eat off your floors when your done (but please....don't.)
Might not wanna use 2 cups of bleach, though. I advise about 1 cup or less, probably.
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Goggles, when using a significant amount of bleach are really helpful. I can't tell you how many times I had to stop what I was doing at my old job because the fumes made my eyes burn and tear like a mother. It was terribly painful.
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If the bleach was doing that to the delicate membranes of your eyes, imagine what it was doing to your lungs?
If you have to wear goggles, you probably need an OV95 or higher mask as well.
Clean up what you can now, but don't put off looking under the linoleum for too long. I'd worry if the floor felt squishy as you were cleaning it. Check around the sink/vanity, the toilet, whatever the hell else you have in that bathroom that water could seep in, even if it's got caulk there. If the air smells like mildew, musty or kinda like a ranky, woodsy smell you got serious problems.
You said it's dry now? There's probably caked in in places so keep that in mind when you pick your mop out, get something cheap but something that will help you scrub the well, piss out of your floors.
So long as you don't mix bleach and ammonia based products you'll be ok but definitely get some protection like what's been mentioned. Bleach and ammonia will cause a chemical reaction that will kill you and put the lives of your neighbors and housemates at risk so read the bottles before using them.
A cup of bleach in a 2 gallon bucket should be fine. You can also always go back over once all the stuff is gone just to be sure, but obviously grab another mop/mop head for that.
EDIT: A good example of what you would think to clean your floors with is Pine Sol and Bleach. This is a no no. If you do still want to use both, then use it separately and make sure there's no more bleach residue left on the floor.
e: Unless the joists themselves become infested, in which case you're pretty fucked.
Ahaha yeah and be careful about getting too much cleaning solution on your mop, if it's too wet you'll just slosh water and gross around and even if your subflooring is perfectly fine you could mess it up.
Your subflooring is likely plywood and it soaks up water like a sponge and holds the shape, look for bumps on the floor.