Looking for the best vacuum for hardwood floors?
If you are like me, you love the look of hardwood floors, but hate how difficult it can be to clean them. Although its simple to just sweep the floor every now and then, this really doesn’t get the floors as clean as they need to be.
Sometimes it seems that the broom is just kicking up dust and even swifter wipes don’t do much better.
Its even harder for those that own pets. Cats and dogs can make finding the best vacuum for hardwood floors even more challenging.
On this page I’ll go over some of your options.
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There are a few options you can use to make your hardwood floors clean, sanitary, and fantastic looking. One option is to go with a standard vacuum.
While it is true that vacuums have had a tough time with hardwood floors in the past, many new vacuums do quite well. You’ll also find that most of these vacuums are now bagless vacuums which makes them very easy to use.
Another option would be to take a more serious approach and just get a dry/wet vac. These work not only for vacuuming up dust and dirt, but they can be used to get up things like spilled coffee, mud, and snow.
If you’re feeling high tech, you could also go with a robotic vacuum. These vacuums can be set up to vacuum your floor each day so that you’ll always have a clean environment. New robotic models are even small enough to go under most furniture. If you’ve ever moved furniture after not cleaning under it for awhile, you know how important this can be.
The Best Vacuum For Hardwood Floors
Standard Type
Hoover FloorMate SpinScrub Bagless Vacuum, FH40010B
The FloorMate was built with hardwood floors in mind and is by far the best vacuum for hardwood floors.
This vacuum is a three in one machine that will vacuum, scrub, and dry your hardwood floors.
The great thing about this vacuum is that you can quickly clean up pet hair, spilled drinks, and anything else that hits the floor with the same machine.
The Hoover LINX Cordless Stick Vacuum
The LINX is my favorite vacuum for hardwood floors as well as my carpeted rooms. It is cordless and comes with a portable hand held vacuum as well. You can read more about that on my hand held vacuum reviews.
This vacuum shares its battery with the stand up vacuum which is really convenient.
When people buy cordless vacuums, they generally worry that their batteries will die early and will not take a charge. This is not a problem with this vacuum since the battery has a two year warranty with it.
