Do you own a vacuum cleaner?

[The_J]

With this poll I'm just trying to gauge if I'm an outlier or not.
Personally, for me, a vacuum is something which I use for carpets and rugs. For tiles, parquet or hardwood floors I either use the broom for light cleaning or swipe it for proper cleaning. I wouldn't use a vacuum on parquet etc.
Some people looked at me as if I was an alien when I told that.
So... does everyone besides me own a vacuum cleaner, or do you agree with me?

 

[Plains-Cow]

I own a vacuum cleaner and use it basically everywhere. It really sucks!

 

[Zardnaar]

Bought a new one not to long ago and a carpet cleaner.

 

[9gkj548hkm20vk79dj689bnj4]

I beat my carpets.

j/k

 

[EnglishEdward]

Yes, I use a vaccum for carpets and for the car and for ceilings (cobwebs) etc and ledges over doors etc.

I don't have any real wood parquet flooring, but for laminate synthetic flooring and tiles;
I first use a broom to sweep the non sticky stuff into a pile and then I vacuum that pile up.

For sticky stuff I use a warm wet cloth.

 

[lymond]

I use what is more like an electric broom. I have hardwood floors.

 

[Kyriakos]

I have one, yes.
The movie Primer is real, btw.

 

[AmazonQueen]

Own a vacuum, use it on all floors.

 

[Zelig]

I own, uh... five?

Should probably get rid of some of them. Really only need one good regular vac plus one wet/dry vac.

One of my regular vac's brush accessories is literally called the "parquet twister": https://ca.miele.ca/Calgary/en/Product/Details/1298

Been meaning to also get an electric air duster, so I can blast dust into the air and then vacuum it as I go: Electric air dusters rock

 

[Synobun]

My old roommate obliterated my vacuum cleaner on his last day here and it took me a year to finally get around to replacing it. Relying on a little handheld vacuum was miserable. I still use the handheld for the tiled hallway because all the dirt and hair collects on the edges, and I usually use a broom for the bathroom and kitchen. I can use the vacuum in the bigger tiled rooms since the air exhaust points up and not down, but it's not worth the exertion.

 

[Birdjaguar]

A Rhoomba does most of the house; with an Aerus canister we manage the rest. We have one rug; all the other floors are wood, stone or tile.

 

[amadeus]

Yes. Aside from my computer and phone, all my appliances are 20th century technology.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Vacuum for the carpets and rugs. Swiffer mop and broom for the non-carpeted areas.

I also own a carpet rake, which is very handy when you have a cat.

 

[Josu]

A Rhoomba does most of the house; with an Aerus canister we manage the rest. We have one rug; all the other floors are wood, stone or tile.

Same here Rhoomba + Aerus Caniser.
Rhoomba works everyday, Aerus Canister once or twice a month

 

[really]

I have several.
A robot that is rarely used as there are too many random toys to pick up and my son is afraid of it.
A Henry and a handheld shark.
The handheld one is the most used these days as it is easy to do a small area as necessary to pick up crumbs.

I do still prefer to use a brush on the wooden floors but don't always have the patience.

 

[Gorbles]

Yes, and while the kids like to commandeer it to help, it's mostly used by my wife and I.

Especially if I knock over a glass of wine on the carpet, like an idiot.

I've been an idiot twice in the past two weeks.

 

[Zelig]

A Rhoomba does most of the house

Used to have a Roomba and it was pretty good, but new house layout is entirely unsuited to that, so got rid of my robotic mop and vacuum. (Multi-story house, some doors typically stay closed, main floor kitchen/dining room is raised by a couple steps compared to front/back of house, stairs are carpeted, etc.)

May look into some kind of cleaning service at some point.

 

[Smellincoffee]

Unfortunately, yes. My current space has wall to wall carpenting save for kitchen & bath. In the future I hope to find a spot that's more hardwood + scattered rugs, because I loathe the sound of vacuum cleaners and prefer sweeping to vacuuming.

 

[Remorseless1]

I would never have a radioactive monkey vacuum my carpets. They're much better employed as a cook....

Vacuum for my house (wall to wall carpeting). Good exercise for a old guy, vacuuming 1900 square feet of carpet.

 

[stfoskey12]

My living room and apartment bedrooms have carpets, so I have a vacuum. I generally sweep the kitchen and bathroom floors. Everyone I know owns a vacuum cleaner.