Is it rude to vacuum whilst someone is asleep?

[Mrsangrypants]

Is it rude so start vacuuming in a room where someone is asleep? Person A was poorly so in bed around lunchtime for a nap. Person B (who usually does the vacuuming) could have vacuumed at anytime during that day but doesn’t think it’s a big deal. Person A is unimpressed they chose nap time

Whether it's hoovering or making any noise you don't need to in a room with a sick person sleeping it is always inconsiderate

I wouldn't say rude but I would say incredibly inconsiderate.

@Givemeabreak88

I will hoover whatever time I like in my house

You sound an absolute delight to share a home with. Got room for another?

Really wow , surprised by these comments. No I don’t think it’s rude, cleaning needs to be done

No it doesn’t, it’s optional. I bet you’re a nightmare to live with.

My dh loves to lie in bed while someone is hoovering or using a hairdryer. A light however would really annoy him.
I don’t mind light but hate noise.
So how rude it is depends on who’s person in bed.

Thoughtless, but then B shouldn't have to go back and do it later. A can either do it when they feel better, or it can be done another day.

In the rest of the house fine. In the room where sick person is sleeping not fine.

Person B is being VU.

How would person B feel if the tables were turned?

Inconsiderate and PA.

Though I'd say if ill person is asleep upstairs then keep vacuuming to downstairs if possible

yes - would never vacuum when someone is asleep.

I agree with @muddlemoo another room is fine but to go into the room where an unwell person is sleeping is really unkind

Inconsiderate and mean especially as the person who was asleep wasn’t feeling well. I wouldn’t use the word rude though guess it seems a bit of an understatement?

@Lochmorlich

My dh loves to lie in bed while someone is hoovering or using a hairdryer. A light however would really annoy him. I don’t mind light but hate noise. So how rude it is depends on who’s person in bed.

Well yeah, but i think there’s an expectation that the two mentioned in the OP know one another

I feel really sorry for those of you that live in such a relationship that hoovering is so important that you won’t even put it off for your ill (assumed) partner or child, and not only that, might expect them to actually do it themselves because you’ve had your schedule put out?!

No flooring can’t wait to be hoovered, unless, like I said above, a glass has broken or something. Why so hard to be so inconsiderate and thoughtless to do that?

Is person A just malingering and person B is stuck with all the jobs again? Reads a bit like that. In which case hoover away.

Rude unless person A is a malingerer and regularly requiring daytime naps on a weekend

it depends on the nature of the illness

flu, migraine, something unfortunate and or painful where they might struggle to sleep ordinarily...leave the sick person be

hangover, making a bloody fuss over not very much, moping about with a headache for the whole weekend whilst not taking any painkillers, bad back and aggravating it by slouching, then route them out with the hoover and to hell with them!

Not the nicest thing to do.

When I was first married, many many moons ago, My now late Husband used to go to bed before me, and was able to fall asleep very quickly. I went to bed after him one night, and he was fast asleep. I was just about to get in bed, and I noticed three large moths, and two huge spiders on the wall above the bed. I decided not to wake my Husband from his deep sleep. so went to get our ancient hoover out of a cupboard, in the hall.. Started to try and hoover the wall, to remove the offenders,. and the very loud hoover sounds,immediately caused my Husband to leap out of bed,in utter shock, and almost terrified.him.

It became a standing joke later. I wouldn't do such a thing later, as I can now remove any spiders and other things from the walls or floors etc.

Thanks for all the replies. Just to answer, person A is rarely ill (or a nap person) but was feeling fluey and with a headache. Chores are usually split equally but B is in charge of the hoovering anyway and just didn’t think it was a big deal. We’re over it now but I was just curious what others thought

I think it ok if doors are closed in bedroom and in room being hoovered. Not obviously in bedroom.

I Hoover when baby ds is napping

To answer your op though, I wouldn't Hoover if dh was unwell and sleeping.

It’s rude if they’ve gone to bed because they’re ill, or have worked the night shift (either as their paid job or as a parent getting up at night with a baby/ toddler), or if it’s happening with generally accepted “night” hours.

So in your case B was rude.

If it’s someone who for no reason insists on sleeping all day, it’s fine.

Rude is a strange word to use, vacuuming isn't something covered by manners

However its'plain odd to be doing it in a room with a sleeping person in.

My bitch of a stepmom used to hoover outside my room at 8am every Saturday morning because I was sleeping and she had to get up with her special needs child. She was a very jealous woman and if she was up every one else had to be up. It’s totally fucking rude i would be furious

If someone was just being a bit lazy and was still in bed when I wanted to vacuum I'd probably go ahead and vacuum the rooms they weren't sleeping in.

If they were sleeping because they were ill then I wouldn't vacuum.

Thoughtless