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How often do you hoover your stairs?

98 replies

Wheeder · 01/06/2024 14:44

Boring question alert🚨

I probably do it once every 2 weeks. Have a cordless Shark but still too cumbersome/annoying a job.

We have a dog. Hoover daily downstairs but can never muster the strength do stairs that often.

OP posts:
Runssometimes · 01/06/2024 20:08

Personally never, or maybe once a year. Nag DH to do it every week, gets done maybe every two weeks. It’s the most hateful job.

weegiemum · 01/06/2024 20:02

Only done by the cleaner. Once a week.

BatshitCrazyWoman · 01/06/2024 20:00

Once a week.

maddiemookins16mum · 01/06/2024 19:58

Every Wednesday and Saturday but we also have a scrapey thing that collect cat hair so I use that on the odd day inbetween.

Scavernick · 01/06/2024 19:05

Iwrotethelyricstoaxlf · 01/06/2024 14:47

Not enough. It’s a rubbish job.

This.

Justleaveitblankthen · 01/06/2024 18:58

Between fortnightly and monthly. Lug my Henry about.
Multiple pets/ shoes on but dark grey patterned carpet covers a multitude of sins 😁

SallyWD · 01/06/2024 18:23

We have a cleaner once a week and she does it. I don't do it unless they get unusually dirty.

Lellochip · 01/06/2024 18:18

For those with hairy pets & heavy vacuums - try a squeegee! Perfect stair size, gets in the corners, can just pick up the little ball of fluff you collect

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 01/06/2024 18:09

This is what is needed. I think it would make things a bit easier.

How often do you hoover your stairs?
Nopetynope · 01/06/2024 18:03

About twice a year ! Great striped carpet that doesn’t show any marks .

MinervaMcGonagallsCat · 01/06/2024 18:01

Every couple of weeks.

I have a job and hobbies so no time to be doing this daily

Chely · 01/06/2024 17:55

Most days as they get messy. I lift the whole corded thing to utilise brush bar, the hose alone is not good enough for the grime our kids produce.

Sallyh87 · 01/06/2024 17:54

Almost never.

Starlightstarbright3 · 01/06/2024 17:51

Oh god probably about once a month I hoover the bottom few stairs more regularly .

it is the irrational worst hated job . I avoid it as much as i possibly can .

Itiswhysofew · 01/06/2024 17:42

I've got 3 x flights off stairs and one of them'll hoovered once a week. The first flight probably twice a week.

TribeofFfive · 01/06/2024 17:41

Every other day

Iamthemoom · 01/06/2024 17:39

Wooden stairs, 2 sets, hoovered and washed weekly. Carpeted set to attic rooms hoovered weekly.

Netcam · 01/06/2024 17:35

Every 2 weeks. DH does it along with our shared home office. I hoover the rest every 2 weeks and mop the kitchen floor once a week.

LadyMacbethWasMisunderstood · 01/06/2024 17:33

Once a week.

KnickerlessParsons · 01/06/2024 17:31

I brush them with a silicone brush about once a week.

RomanRoysSearchHistory · 01/06/2024 17:21

Not as often as I should, but I "rubber glove" them weekly to get all the visible hair and bits up.

Giggorata · 01/06/2024 17:19

Weekly. No shoes or dogs upstairs.

Flossflower · 01/06/2024 17:18

Once a week. Alternate weeks with a vacuum and stiff brush. The stiff brush really does work well on carpets. It is just the 2 of us and we don’t have pets

SharonEllis · 01/06/2024 17:15

Never. My partner does it about once every 3 weeks, after talking about it for over a week. Today was the day, coincidentally

DaffydownClock · 01/06/2024 16:58

dutysuite · 01/06/2024 14:58

I used to do it every day but I have a shark vacuum and it’s SO heavy and really difficult to use on the stars, so I don’t do them often enough at the moment.

I have one too and I hate the damn thing.
I do ours every few days with a hand vac, DH does it with the Shark occasionally if I nag enough!