My home is wood and vinyl combination. Crosswave has been a game changer for in between and main mop sessions. I'm a traditional Fabouloso and bleach mop bucket guy. The Crosswave eliminates wasted water filling up a mop bucket. Crosswave also cleanse stubborn messes better. Where crud was around the edge of the stove I wasn't aware of. After one steam clean in this area I was shocked at what my traditional mops wasn't cleaning. Crosswave is great for those raining day when my girl tracks in mud and water with wet paws. No need to for the traditional method. Just grad my Crosswave and clean away. Also the wood floors in this OLD house have small gaps where dirt falls in between when sweeping. I was impressed how the Crosswave sucked this dirt out where a mop can't.