What’s the Best Vacuum for Hardwood Floors?
Updated Dec 10, 2022
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Any vacuum can clean hardwood floors—this is the simplest possible task for a vacuum cleaner. You don’t need anything special to get dust, hair, crumbs, or anything else off your wood, tile, or laminate floors. But some vacuums do it a little better than others. To avoid scattering debris or possibly damaging sensitive flooring, look for a model that either lets you switch off the spinning brush roll or has a special soft-fabric brush roll or no brush roll at all.
Bissell Featherweight 2033
Dirt-cheap and fine for bare floors
We don’t actually like super-cheap stick vacuums, but if you have only bare floors to tidy, this super-basic vacuum will do the job quicker than a broom and is not much more expensive. It’s a suction-only vacuum, with no brush roll for cleaning rugs.
