Reducing the need to vacuum

After I had flooring installed I found that I too was cleaning it every day, so now I just have it in the kitchen, (I used to clean the lino in there everyday anyhoo.) But, it does make you think.....All of that would normally be in your carpet - eaugh:eek: .

I have wooden floors downstairs although two rooms have carpet and the porches have tiled floors. In our old house we had mostly carpet but still vacuumed most days (two adults, four kids, cats and a dog). In our wooden floored hall I hve two rugs that don't fit inthe washing machine. Every few weeks I haul them up to the bathroom and wash them in the bath. They are filthy every time! The carpets must be just as dirty ...

By the front and back door we have washable doormats, I encourage people to take their shoes off before they get to the hall but it doesn't happen.

OH is big on vaccuming - I do it once a month moving the furniture out and going round the skirting boards. Rest of the time it's just 'traffic areas', one of us does it depending on who is home and least busy. I'm pretty sluttish about keeping things tidy when I'm working but have to have downstairs hoovered every day or two.

Um ...disagree about the Dyson, we've gone through two of them and now have Miele Cat and Dog which is tons better. Does much better in the Which? and Good Housekeeping tests too. I'm in a minority here - many of my friends love their Dysons.

Lemoncurd wrote:

don't know where you find the time - it can take us over an hour each time to do it properly.!

I don't do it 'properly' every day. Takes 10 mins to go through two carpeted rooms, wooden floored hall, dining room and kitchen just going over 'bits that show' - in other words where people walk/sit. Twice as long if I move stuff around. Only do it 'properly' moving everything out every month or so although the kitchen floor gets done much more often.

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