Mixed Flooring - Top 5

Mixed flooring are homes with a combination of hard flooring and carpeting.  This can be hard wood surfaces with area rugs layered on top.  This can also mean households that have hard flooring downstairs and carpeting upstairs.  Very few houses only have one style of flooring throughout.

Which vacuum best suits your needs will depend on what your carpet to hard flooring ratio is.  If you have more hard surfaces and like to use the attachments a canister vacuum is recommended. For more carpet and fewer hard surfaces an upright is a good option. See our top picks below.