How to vacuum (technique)

What to have ready

• Vacuum
• Crevice attachment
• Dust brush attachment
• Correct floor tool

Steps

1. 1

   Move obstructions out first — chairs, small tables, floor accessories go outside the room so you are not steering around them.

   
2. 2

   Plug in as close to your exit point as possible and keep the cord, hose and canister behind you at all times.

   
3. 3

   Vacuum furniture, skirting and corners with the attachments first. Floors are always last.

   
4. 4

   Wall-to-wall carpet: run the crevice tool around the room's perimeter first.

   
5. 5

   Hard floor with area rugs: vacuum the rugs, then the perimeter of each rug with the dust brush, then switch to the floor tool.

   
6. 6

   Fit the right floor tool, start in the corner furthest from the exit, right up against the skirting, and work the whole floor in a W-pattern.

   
7. 7

   Finish at the door, then put the furniture back.

   

Homes with pets: vacuum before dusting AND after — loose hair floats and lands back on surfaces you already cleaned.