There was a central vac in a used RV (sounded stupid at the time). It worked well on the hard floors and furniture but the carpet brush was useless. The only replacement i could find with the small head was the same brand and had lousy reviews. So I crawled around on the floor with my hand vac for two years. I didn't want to bother with tools with a big head because I would still have to use the hand vac in some places as well as find storage for the larger head (6" longer and 2" taller is premium in an RV). Although I considered the price high for one vacuum attachment, there was a satisfaction guarantee on the TurboCat so I finally decided to give it a try. I honestly expected to return it. Pleasant surprise. IT IS WELL WORTH THE PRICE AND SPACE. Bad news....I've moved into a newer RV without a central vac. I'm back to crawling around because I haven't found an affordable stick vac with good reviews. I didn't rate durability because I didn't have it long enough to judge.