Mixed flooring is for customers 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.  Using the buying tips featured in the Carpet and Hard Flooring sections will assist you in determining which type or model is right for you.