I love this tool. The brushes spin easily for hard floor surfaces, and the carpet side glides easily yet picks up dust, lint, and pet hair like no other. People make fun of me for using the Shop Vac to clean my house, but it's far more efficient and versatile than those fancy, expensive vacuums. I have a small model so I just grab it by the handle when I want to vacuum things like window sills etc. There are many shop vacuum attachments out there - I even have one for computer dust. So if you have a floor, carpet and vacuum cleaner, then you need this tool.