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Behind the bed😱😱😱

(83 Posts)
tanith Sat 04-Feb-23 22:27:29

I can still manage to pull the bed out but it’s only done every six months or so as I have a long handled duster thingy that I swizzle along there occasionally that does pick up some of the dust.

Blossoming Sat 04-Feb-23 22:00:06

I use a rubber broom laid flat. I have to sit on the floor to do it as I can’t bend, then I pull myself back up using the bed grin The GTech Air Ram handle swivels and lies flat too.

SachaMac Sat 04-Feb-23 21:54:22

I rarely hoover behind the bed now, it is so heavy to pull out and it kills me trying to bend down and squeeze the Hoover extension tool in the gap. I do have a blitz once in a while and am always shocked at the amount of dust that’s accumulated, it’s a case of out of sight etc.

Hetty58 Sat 04-Feb-23 21:51:36

I get my adult children (or best friend) to help me move beds and turn mattresses these days - but only every six months or so, that's quite enough!

Norah Sat 04-Feb-23 21:51:20

Your new best friends..

Shinamae Sat 04-Feb-23 21:49:00

I am exactly the same about housework, and I’m not ashamed to admit it,my house, my rules ….(dust rules actually!🤓)

Auntieflo Sat 04-Feb-23 21:39:27

Try a robot vacuum. Ours goes under the bed easily.

Lizbethann55 Sat 04-Feb-23 21:20:52

Confession time ladies. I am ashamed to admit that I am LAZY, in great big capital letters. And I hate housework. I do as little as possible and only when it really needs doing ( how can a room need dusting every day?). When I do do any it is on a " what can be seen " basis. Never under, behind or above.
But , behind and under my bed really does need dusting very badly. However, despite being on casters, my bed and the chests of drawers either side are too heavy to easily move. The tools on my upright Dyson are too difficult and cumbersome to manoeuvre into the gap. So, do any of you have any gadgets, gizmos or advice as to how I can actually manage this herculean task? Thank you