Overall, we were very happy with the construction of the vacuum and felt like it was durable enough to last nearly daily vacuuming (dogs). We have a 50/50 mix of hardwood and rugs and although would have preferred the transition knob closer to the handle for ease of transition, it did work flawlessly. it did have some weight behind it, which we forgot about since we were coming from a cordless stick, but the wheels made push/pull pretty easy.