No children but an 8 year old cat that is messy. Cat hair and litter scattered. I clean about twice a week a total of about 11 hours. I have to have it clean cause i am a neat nick about cat hair, link, dust, mold, carpet not clean, etc. I smell everything and if it smells it bothers me. So i have to have a clean house. Also i have a load of materials that with dye in them stink up the house if i don't keep moving and restacking them. I do crafts. tc