To ask how often you think the average house is vacuum cleaned?

fallingapart2 · 2023-12-16T19:55:54+00:00

How often? Settle a debate on what constitutes 'normal' and what's excessive please.

Eleganz · 10/04/2024 11:16

We have no pets. 2-3 times a week normally but always before we have guests over.

MasterBeth · 10/04/2024 11:14

It makes me laugh that posters say how grim and disgusting people are who don't hoover twice a day - and then reveal that they allow several hairy-arsed animals and - shudder - caged birds to dribble, sprinkle and shed their fur and food and juices and heaven knows what all across their living spaces. That, to me, is far more grim.

I get the hoover out every couple of weeks to have a go on the stairs - whether they need it or not! - but we are grown adults who don't make loads of mess. (So, yes, I sweep up crumbs or food mess in the kitchen, but we don't throw food bits or crumbs around in the house.)

TortoisePlayingMinecraft · 06/04/2024 14:06

Workway · 04/04/2024 12:41

With the rise of vacuums that you don't even have to plug in anymore - it's just not the same hassle as it was.

If I had to go and grab a big stand up hoover and move furniture to get to a plug socket, I wouldnt hoover anywhere near as often.

But given Hoover's now are so easy and accessible - it's not that weird to hoover crumbs and fluff as and when they appear.

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This is very true. We had a big plugin Dyson thing under the stairs and the thought of digging it out from under everyone's shoes and coats and lugging it up and down stairs and messing with the cord was tiring just to contemplate. Now we have a cordless shark that folds up and goes into a kitchen cupboard, it's so easy just to grab and spot clean as needed.

Greenfluffycardi · 05/04/2024 00:43

AgileMentor · 04/04/2024 23:37

I couldn’t imagine my floors after not hoovering for 2 weeks 🤢

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Exactly. I hoover every day and have to empty the cylinder regularly. Even if you can’t see the dirt you get dust on your carpets. I discovered just how much when I put pale dream carpets in my kids rooms 😂

AgileMentor · 04/04/2024 23:37

Greenfluffycardi · 04/04/2024 23:31

Unless you never walk on the carpets then fortnightly or less is grim!

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I couldn’t imagine my floors after not hoovering for 2 weeks 🤢

AgileMentor · 04/04/2024 23:37

2 and 5 yo plus a dog so all downstairs is done daily twice a day in the holidays. Uostairs is done once a week as we literally shower and sleep up there.

tennesseewhiskey1 · 04/04/2024 23:34

I don’t a few times a week - my son has allergies.

Greenfluffycardi · 04/04/2024 23:31

TeenDivided · 16/12/2023 20:01

I think daily is excessive / unnecessary (though it doesn't harm anyone).

Weekly / fortnightly / much less is fine.

Unless you never walk on the carpets then fortnightly or less is grim!

Springchickenonion · 04/04/2024 23:31

@Greenfluffycardi what hoover do you use for carpet pile lift please?

Springchickenonion · 04/04/2024 23:30

Living room and kitchen daily. Rest weekly

Greenfluffycardi · 04/04/2024 23:29

Hopper123 · 04/04/2024 19:55

Ha ha yes I realise. Does it not bug people seeing bits on the floor though? We've definitely already had the conversation about flecked carpets or wooden floors when we finally get rid of the plain cream we inherited when we bought the house (it was brand new in and a good quality, felt wasteful to change it). Maybe then I won't be as weird about it 😂

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Not weird. I hoover every day but sometimes twice as we have dark carpets and everything shows up.

Greenfluffycardi · 04/04/2024 23:28

I’d say daily is normal. Many years ago a carpet fitter told us to vacuum daily with a Hoover with a rotating brush head to lift the carpet pile and keep the carpets looking nice so I’ve always done it. I use a cordless daily but once a week use my “proper” hoover.

MisAvi · 04/04/2024 23:22

Lounge = Daily (we have 2 messy seed flinging parrots)
Rest of downstairs every other day ish…
Upstairs once/twice a week

CallMikeBanning · 04/04/2024 23:19

2-3 times a week but we are home a lot and I can't sit in a room with a dirty floor.

Supersimkin2 · 04/04/2024 23:04

I have white floors and pale grey floors.

By mistake.

Robovac every 2 days, delighted to get a fistful of bits every time.

Hopper123 · 04/04/2024 19:55

UsingChangeofName · 04/04/2024 00:16

Oh gosh! I feel weird now, I vacuum at least twice a day downstairs

In fairness, if you really do that, you should feel weird. Because that is weird.

Ha ha yes I realise. Does it not bug people seeing bits on the floor though? We've definitely already had the conversation about flecked carpets or wooden floors when we finally get rid of the plain cream we inherited when we bought the house (it was brand new in and a good quality, felt wasteful to change it). Maybe then I won't be as weird about it 😂

Symphony830 · 04/04/2024 12:53

Kitchen/lounge and downstairs corridor every day. It takes about 5-10 mins. We have a dog that sheds an unbelievable amount of fur so wherever he has access requires regular vacuuming.

Universalsnail · 04/04/2024 12:47

Daily downstairs. Every other day upstairs. I can't imagine not hoovering every day and my house is not the cleanest.

MsFaversham · 04/04/2024 12:45

TeenDivided · 16/12/2023 20:01

I think daily is excessive / unnecessary (though it doesn't harm anyone).

Weekly / fortnightly / much less is fine.

It depends entirely on the household whether you vacuum daily, surely. I sweep my kitchen floor daily but could just as easily vacuum it which is probably more efficient.

Workway · 04/04/2024 12:41

UsingChangeofName · 04/04/2024 00:16

Oh gosh! I feel weird now, I vacuum at least twice a day downstairs

In fairness, if you really do that, you should feel weird. Because that is weird.

With the rise of vacuums that you don't even have to plug in anymore - it's just not the same hassle as it was.

If I had to go and grab a big stand up hoover and move furniture to get to a plug socket, I wouldnt hoover anywhere near as often.

But given Hoover's now are so easy and accessible - it's not that weird to hoover crumbs and fluff as and when they appear.

KeinLiebeslied54321 · 04/04/2024 06:33

There is no normal.
Do what you need to do to keep it as clean/crumb free as you like.

Zanatdy · 04/04/2024 06:25

Me once a week if that, my mum twice a day for the living room

Theoldwoman · 04/04/2024 06:21

Daily for us.

Maine Coon cat, large shedding dog, 4 adults, lots of extras at times.

anon4net · 04/04/2024 04:21

I would say between 1-2x a week is probably the norm for most households. But if you have a shedding pet or a room with lots of traffic, maybe some areas are done more frequently, up to once daily?

DoAWheelie · 04/04/2024 03:45

Every 2-3 weeks pre cats. Now it's most days as the three of them track litter around and drop random kibble everywhere.

Hardwood floors though so it's sweeping rather than hoovering.

I prefer to walk barefoot as I find it hard to balance in shoes (I have mobility disabilities) and so I sweep everytime I start standing on hard bits that hurt. Sometimes they calm down for a few days and I can get away with not doing it.