This in my opinion is the best buy ever, i have laminate in the front room, lino in my huge kitchen and carpets all up stairs. It used to take me for ever to clean the floors most of the day in fact. I also have a todder 3 year old little girl into make up and tea parties and my husband is a window and door fabricator so you can imagin the mess he comes home in. After a long day at work the last thing you want to do is spend all night cleaning. That when i saw the steam cleaner on the catalogue with all the excitment. My first initally thought was it costs alot. BUT its so good it takes me 40mins to do the whole house and just so quick, its so easy to use my little girl could do it. I have saved so much money too just use water and no chemicals which is also a bonus when you have children. What i fantastic buy would not go a day without using it.