AIBU to think vacuuming is important

[christonapushbike]

DH spent yesterday helping DSD to move furniture round in her room including drawers etc that haven't been moved in 3years. They didn't bother hoovering under anything while they had the chance and so hard to reach corners remain caked in dust. For context I am the only one who vacuums her room approximately once every month (she is 17 but there is no expectation that she does it herself!) I do my best but am not moving furniture around. He doesn't seem to think it's important at all. Am I unreasonable to care about this? It would have taken 5 mins and now might have to wait another few years.

Why can’t he pull out the furniture now or tomorrow and DD can hoover under it?

Ohhh I hate it when people do half-arsed jobs. I'm with you, it takes no extra time at all to make the most of the furniture being out of the way and get it vacuumed.

Why were they moving furniture? Did it end up back in different places?

The room is vacuumed once a month????
Once a month??????

It would not occur to me to worry about vacuuming a room I had no reason to enter. Let her live with dust.

Ewwwww dead skin cell dust!

I'm always amazed at how many people who don't vacuum their mattresses!! It's really gross.

So YABU. Always vacuum when you move stuff round!

As an aside, why is there no expectation she vacuums herself? Or was that sarcasm?

DH moved the tv stand to fit new lights around it. He wouldn’t have thought to hoover behind the unit either but luckily I took the opportunity whilst I had it.

Your 17yo should be hoovering her own room more than once a month!

Taking an opportunity to hoover beneath furniture is simply not on the thought process radar of most men and teenage girls.

I was really pleased when I saw the title of your post. Yes, vacuuming is important to me, then you spoilt it by saying hoovering! The only thing I move is the bed, but I bought an extendable noodle brush,goes to 13 ft so I can get under sofas,beds and furniture. We have 2 dogs,you need to clean underneath stuff.

I hoover/vacuum at least every other day in some areas of the house. I also hoover table tops and use my Shark to dust- i've never heard of vacuuming a MATTRESS ??! Yes I would be annoyed,but also why isn't a 17 year old cleaning her own room ? I did all my housework and paid rent, whilst working as a nursery apprentice.

I hoover as little as possible, if the dust is out of sight I leave it be. If it's important to you then IMO it's up to you to do it. Ask your DH to move the furniture out the way so you can do it.

Just an fyi that when you do move it you should also try to use a carpet cleaner too. I vacuum twice a week and use my carpet cleaner once a month. I still get a lot of dust up. And the water from the carpet cleaner is disgusting. We’re four people in a tiny house though so may have an impact on cleanliness.

Of course you are meant to vacuum mattresses, would have thought most people would do this when they wash the mattress cover.

I got rid of carpets because of the dogs,it's laminate floor now.

Once a month! I thought I was lax at once a week.

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once a month?!?!?!??!!!!!

There's always tomorrow. You can introduce your DSD to the hoover tomorrow. Whatever she can reach, and comfortablely move, worth giving it a hoover

Moving furniture is an opportunity to vacuum spaces you don't normally have access to . That would really annoy me but DH has always had to be told to do this . I don't know how you get away with vacuuming anything once a month . My house would be minging if I did that .

Once a month is grim.

I couldn't deal with that 😂

My kitchen is hoovered after every meal time and then again in the evening after the kids go to bed along with the downstairs hall (laminate), living room (carpet), bathroom etc. Upstairs which is all carpet except the bathrooms and the stairs are done maybe 3 times a week. Sometimes I also just fire it round randomly if I notice crumbs or bits or someone has decided to walk from the front door to the back with shoes on... I hate crumbs and bits and dust. Yuck.

I hate when people have furniture out and don’t hover under it!! It’s like when people move around a shelf but don’t think to clean it!!!

You need to.pass on responsibility to the 17 year old to keep the room clean, including behind/under furniture.

I have unused bedrooms that get hoovered every week at least.

Your teenage daughter’s room is only hoovered once a month - I bet it’s disgusting in there !
I hoover every day - but I have a dog that sheds hair continually so have no choice .

If you have no pets and a strict no shoes worn inside policy then your carpets really don't need hoovering that regularly.