Dropped water on bathroom floor

K-2 · June 21, 2004, 12:25am

The floor of my bathroom gets really wet when I do Wuzu (abulution) or take shower, which angers my mom. When I go to other people houses I see their bathroom floors dry and clean. Some even have carpeted bathrooms; and if I were to use those bathrooms, those carpets will get spoiled. So my friends I need your suggestion as to what I should do to prevent bathroom floor from getting wet. Thanks.

Bathrooms in Pakistan were good, no matter how much water you drain, it goes down through the hole, but here in US or where I live (New Jersey) bathrooms are not built in that manner.

Femme_Fatale · June 21, 2004, 1:38am

Keep paper towels handy so when u wash ur feet, arms u can wipe off excess water with a paper towel. Just don't splash too much water while performing ablution. You should be fine.

Mehnaz · June 21, 2004, 1:53am

Do you have bathroom mats on the bathroom floor, like around the toilet, outside the tub and by the sink?? You know what I mean?

Or, you can keep a towel on the ground by the sink so that you don't step on the floor with wet feet.

Like FF suggested, when you are at someone else's house, you can use paper towels if they don't provide towels.

Muslim_Queen · June 21, 2004, 2:15am

Or do wudhu in their bathtub.:D

waleed · June 21, 2004, 9:25am

lol my mum goes crazy when she sees all that water on the floor i wonder how ppl manage it ... freaks :p

abc1234 · June 21, 2004, 11:40am

yeah i know what u mean

but i cant help it

i love chapp chapping in the water and splashing it all around and making the whole place wet :halo:

i mean if i wana wash then i should wash freely as i want to innit :halo:

i just wipe after me when i’m done tho

K-2 · June 21, 2004, 1:13pm

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. I guess I will put some good bathroom mats that would absord water. Anyways, I just bought a squeegee type wiper that has sponge on one side and rubber blade on the other side; and it's been helpful. Again thanks for your replies.

Gemini_the_Great · June 21, 2004, 5:19pm

Don't put bathroom mats if you think it will absorb water, because they are gonna stink after sometime, and your bathroom will smell really bad, unless you are planning to sprinkle talcum powder everytime it gets wet and after sometime vaccum cleaning the mats.

One of my cousins splashes water hell alot on the bathroom floor even while washing her face or hands, and not to mention after shower, the bathroom looks like a pond. However, now her mom keeps these squeege wipers handy in the bathroom and that helps alot, BUT, just another additional hr. to her shower time.

system · June 21, 2004, 8:40pm

Ok I need a Cleaning-bathrooms-101

How often do you clean bathrooms?
How do you do it? I always make a mess….When I use too much water I spend hours mopping. There is gotta be an easier way.

I can hire a cleaning lady but I find bathrooms to be kind of personal area to be cleaned by someone else….and in Pakistan I had no self-conscience…everything was done and came on a silver platter…Pakistanies are spoiled I tell ya!

K-2 · June 22, 2004, 12:38pm

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*Originally posted by Gemini the Great: *
Don't put bathroom mats if you think it will absorb water, because they are gonna stink after sometime, and your bathroom will smell really bad, unless you are planning to sprinkle talcum powder everytime it gets wet and after sometime vaccum cleaning the mats.

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I hear ya. thanks

Mehnaz · June 22, 2004, 1:24pm

The wipe thingymajigs sound good. I've also seen people put towels on top of bathroom mats so that the mats themselves don't get so directly soaked.

Khair, stop trying to be a fish and quite splashing around so much. :p

Femme_Fatale · June 22, 2004, 1:54pm

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*Originally posted by Fayz: *
Ok I need a Cleaning-bathrooms-101

How often do you clean bathrooms?
How do you do it? I always make a mess….When I use too much water I spend hours mopping. There is gotta be an easier way.

I can hire a cleaning lady but I find bathrooms to be kind of personal area to be cleaned by someone else….and in Pakistan I had no self-conscience…everything was done and came on a silver platter…Pakistanies are spoiled I tell ya!
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If I had a choice to pick only one area of the house to be cleaned by someone else it would be the bathroom. As much as I hate a dirty bathroom I also hate to clean it! If you wipe up the floors after every shower and clean the sink, commode, tub/shower every weekend that should keep the place spick and span.

For damp/wet floors just wipe it with a couple of paper towels every time. Mops sound messy and smelly.