Thursday December 10 (aka I Kinda Dislike Being Busy)

[Cleo]

[quote=ecchi;541518]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Well if a broom is as good as a vacuum, and you are not getting 100% on cleanness, then I guess it must be that you are a dirty slovenly woman!

Actually the floors get sandy in one day due to living on a big sandbar that is called South Florida. It drives me crazy, especially in the winter when my windows are open. I swept the floors yesterday and already today I can feel grit under my feet when I walk around barefoot, which I always do. In the summer when the A/C is on it takes a few days before the floors start feeling gritty.

[JustRobert]

[quote=Cleo;541522]

Originally Posted by ecchi

Actually the floors get sandy in one day due to living on a big sandbar that is called South Florida. It drives me crazy, especially in the winter when my windows are open. I swept the floors yesterday and already today I can feel grit under my feet when I walk around barefoot, which I always do. In the summer when the A/C is on it takes a few days before the floors start feeling gritty.

There is the issue (have hardwood floors so I totally understand) and maybe the combo vacuum/mop will help but you may want to consider putting hotel type carpet in that room and close off the door when not in use. That little grit stuff drops down in the carpet and not felt on bare feet.

[Cleo]

[quote=JustRobert;541527]

Originally Posted by Cleo

There is the issue (have hardwood floors so I totally understand) and maybe the combo vacuum/mop will help but you may want to consider putting hotel type carpet in that room and close off the door when not in use. That little grit stuff drops down in the carpet and not felt on bare feet.

I had carpet. In this humid climate it turns into a mildew breeding ground. I had to bleach the concert slab after my carpets were removed. Tile is the only way to go here in south Florida as it doesn't turn into a mildew breading ground. Wood is the second choice but it tends to warp and buckle after a decade or so.

[ecchi]

Originally Posted by Cleo

I had carpet. In this humid climate it turns into a mildew breeding ground.

At the risk of sounding like a scratched record: That is because you use a broom.

A good powerful vacuum cleaner will suck up the spores before they germinate enough to grip on. A broom never will.

Although NB "good" and "powerful", cheap and crappy won't be much help. Also note that you need different attachments for tile floor and carpet floor, use the wrong one in the wrong place and it won't do a good job (I know this because when I was a kid we had both types of flooring, and sometimes I tried to save time by not changing heads - my mother always knew).

Bottom line, a customer can be an idiot, they can complain about the stupidest thing. But they don't tend to make stuff up. If they turn up, look at your floor, and say you "need to vacuum the bedroom more" it means they have stayed in places better cleaned that your place. And assuming you had swept the floor before they arrived, the reason this "other place" did a "better job" was because they had one of these magic machines called a vacuum cleaner.

When I went on holiday this year I did not use Air B'n'B but I looked through and considered them. When you are a customer they really push their superhost rating, and although they don't say so, they infer "If you book from a non super host, don't be surprised if your accommodation is shit". So you really do not want to loose that rating. The cost and inconvenience of getting a really powerful vacuum is a small price to pay to keep it!

[JustRobert]

Originally Posted by Cleo

I had carpet. In this humid climate it turns into a mildew breeding ground. I had to bleach the concert slab after my carpets were removed. Tile is the only way to go here in south Florida as it doesn't turn into a mildew breading ground. Wood is the second choice but it tends to warp and buckle after a decade or so.

Didn't think about the humidity/mildew issue. Looks like you might have to sweep/mop/vacuum each day the guest goes out. Might want to reconsider carpet understanding you need to replace it every year as a business expense (why I mentioned a cheaper hotel carpet or rental carpet) or a very large area rug that can be cleaned regularly. Wish you luck with this dilemma.