The last time I lived in a place with more than one level, I kept my Gsix on the ground floor and my Electrolux 1205 upstairs. I used the latter machine to do the steps from the top down. It's hard for me to believe now, but they were the only two machines I had at the time, other than my Heritage 1, which has been more or less on permanent loan to my now-ex girlfriend since early 2013. She says she wants to get some sort of plastivac that's lighter weight and when she does, she'll give me the Kirby back but she's been saying that for several years now. At least I do get to use it about once a month to clean up after she cuts my hair and it's not like I don't have a vacuum to use at my house.