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

309 replies

fallingapart2 · 16/12/2023 19:55

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

OP posts:
FKATondelayo · 16/12/2023 19:56

Once a week is normal IMO.

justalittlesnoel · 16/12/2023 19:56

I'd say 2-3 times a week is normal?

CanaryCanary · 16/12/2023 19:57

Once a week.

Vallmo47 · 16/12/2023 19:57

Daily for us

PamelaParis · 16/12/2023 19:58

Once a fortnight if you're me. So probably once a week for normal people.

Precipice · 16/12/2023 19:58

Average? Every 2-3 weeks.

Thementalloadisreal · 16/12/2023 19:58

Daily but I have cats and children (and a robot that does it most days for me)

monicagellerbing · 16/12/2023 19:58

Daily here

Balloonhearts · 16/12/2023 19:58

Once a week with a bit of spot cleaning in between where necessary.

hazelnutlatte · 16/12/2023 19:59

Kitchen and hallway most days because I have messy kids, rest of house once a week. Before kids probably once a fortnight!

Dixiechickonhols · 16/12/2023 19:59

Weekly unless there’s some mess. We don’t wear shoes in house.

YuleDragon · 16/12/2023 19:59

i think it depends.

My old house, 2 cats, 2 small kids, small terrace with single downstairs living space lounge/diner, we vac'd every other day, but it took 5/10 mins

Current house, 1 dog, 3 adults, we vac once a fortnight, but it takes us about 45 mins to do the whole ground floor. we sweep the dining room once a week.

fruitpastille · 16/12/2023 19:59

Once a week but the odd extra time for high traffic areas.

Qwertyyui · 16/12/2023 19:59

I aim for daily. Its normally every other day though. I have pets though!

MadamVastra · 16/12/2023 19:59

Every 2 weeks?

colourPink · 16/12/2023 20:00

My downstairs gets hoovered daily but upstairs only once a week.

BooBooBaloo · 16/12/2023 20:00

Once a week, unless something gets spilt that needs hoovering up

TeenDivided · 16/12/2023 20:01

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

Weekly / fortnightly / much less is fine.

ZeroFucksGivenToday · 16/12/2023 20:01

Spot cleaning around litter trays daily.
Fully downstairs. Every couple of days, but only because I send the robot vac round.
upstairs monthly. But I do try and do more and I keep meaning to send the robot vac around again.

Ponderingwindow · 16/12/2023 20:01

Realistically, every 2 weeks

unless there is a robot vacuum, then daily.

PiggieWig · 16/12/2023 20:01

Once a week here but when the kids were little and I was at home with them every few days, sometimes more depending on mess levels.

RatatouillePie · 16/12/2023 20:01

Every day!

(But we have two dogs and I hate dog hair on carpets. I'm assuming most people with dogs will vacuum daily)

EvilElsa · 16/12/2023 20:01

I hoover every day, but I'd think maybe 4 times a week average?

Reugny · 16/12/2023 20:01

Depends on how much each particular room is used and who lives there.

So living room with small kids will be daily, an adult bedroom would be weekly while a spare room that is hardly used would be when it can be fitted in.

MotorwayDiva · 16/12/2023 20:02

Downstairs daily with the robot, weekly for upstairs