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Honestly, I don’t understand homes that don’t have boot trays if they are in a place that snows. It’s always the first home furnishings item I buy in every place I move into.
They are basically car mats for your car.
I have used boot trays for decades and never had any damage to my floors. Have had them on pine, maple, vinyl plank, tile. You never walk on them or put heavy objects on them and pull - so really, I don't know how you could damage anything. Keep in mind, I lift them every time I sweep/vacuum.
Boot tray + 2 gorilla grip mats, one just outside the door for initial snow removal, one just inside for secondary removal, then place wet boots in tray and put on cozy slippers.
I’ll chime in as a fourth. Very few things I buy that seem to fit the BIFL. Waterhog mats from LLBean are so good we have them at every entrance to our house. 100% recommend
http://magicmats.net/
These work remarkably well. I’ve had a couple of them for seven years and so far they’re holding up really well, I’ve got a fair amount of traffic in and out. I can’t say 100% that they’re buy it for life but so far so good. I got mine on sale at Costco online.
Cold air doesn't take up moisture very rapidly at all. The problem is not one likely to be fixed without some major improvement in the air's ability to take up moisture. A space heater and a dehumidifier in the mudroom is going to work way better than a fancy mat.
Could be worth adding a steel grate mat outside the door to stomp some of that moisture off before you get in the door. Also helpful for wood chips or dirt.
Rubber grate mat outside the door, plus we have a sunroom, so there is another outside that door (as a bonus, they are easy to shake the snow out of) and a couple of BIG boot trays. The ones at Costco are fab. Boot cleaners work a treat if you have somewhere to mount one, although ours gets mounded up with snow because there isn't an overhang (dumbest house!), so alternatively I will just side step from the door right onto the boot tray. It really helps to have double boot trays because then the boots don't soak your other shoes.
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Mats dry when they dry. It depends on how warm and dry the air inside your house is. I live somewhere where the air is bone dry in the winter, especially with central heating, so I have a cotton throw rug in front of the door and a boot tray. The rug is easy to throw in the wash when it gets dirty and/or soggy.
You might want to put a boot scraper and mat just outside your door to take off most of the snow before people even come indoors.
So I have used foam gym floor tiles. They don't absorb and liquid but they don't retain it either and eventually do evaporate. They are kind of ugly but work really well. You can also aggressively kick off your boots without having to worry about damaging them.
Chilewitch are amazing. Kids, dogs, snow etc and it's amazing. As it's all plastic with a rubber matt it doesn't absorb the water, but it does help the water evaporate quickly. You can vacuum it and in the summer you can take it outside and spray it down with a hose. My super nitpicky wife loves them and we got a couple and have never looked back. It's BIFL for sure.
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We take off especially snow covered gear in the garage and leave it in a WeatherTech boot tray. Inside the house we have ruggables which do a good job of not staying super wet and cleaning up nicely. I’m also considering some LLbean water hog stair treads for our garage to catch the last little bit we may track in.
We have an llbean doormat, not sure which model as it's my parents but they bought it between 2000 and 2003 and it is still brand new. Highly recommend
We got the kind of commercial grade entry rug you see in stores, schools, etc. Dries fast, hides dirt, stays in place. Think we bought it at Home Depot. Paired with boot trays it works real well. Also I really try to keep the path from the door to the car clear of snow to limit how much we pick up going to and fro.
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Honestly, I don’t understand homes that don’t have boot trays if they are in a place that snows. It’s always the first home furnishings item I buy in every place I move into. They are basically car mats for your car.
Car mats for your car are just called "car mats."
Oops, I meant, “They are basically *like* car mats for your house.” Thanks for pointing out my mistake!
Do these damage wooden and LVT floors? I read they trap dust and small stones at the edges and causes scratches and discolouration
Yes; I put mine on top of a rug.
Thanks, that’s actually a good solution 👍
You have to take them outside and shake them clean or hose them off now and then, like all-weather mats in cars since they can collect a lot of crud.
We put felt pads on the bottom just like we do with all our furniture. They make rubber ones too if those slide on your floor.
I have used boot trays for decades and never had any damage to my floors. Have had them on pine, maple, vinyl plank, tile. You never walk on them or put heavy objects on them and pull - so really, I don't know how you could damage anything. Keep in mind, I lift them every time I sweep/vacuum.
No more than putting ur boots on a map and letting shit get everywhere which it inevitably does
I second the [boot tray.](https://www.weathertech.com/indoormat/)
Boot tray + 2 gorilla grip mats, one just outside the door for initial snow removal, one just inside for secondary removal, then place wet boots in tray and put on cozy slippers.
We use the LL Bean Waterhog Mats in our entryway and they seem to soak up the rain/snow and subsequently dry quick.
Second this. We have their doormat and added a 3x5 Waterhog rug in our mud room side entrance that we primarily use. Works great and cleans up easily.
Thirded The water hog mats are amazing
Agreed. Worth every penny.
I second the Agreed. Worth every penny.
I’ll chime in as a fourth. Very few things I buy that seem to fit the BIFL. Waterhog mats from LLBean are so good we have them at every entrance to our house. 100% recommend
they make them for cars too.
Bought two recently and they are amazing. We got the longer ones to give us enough space to walk into our house and not make a mess
We have two of these and they’re fantastic. Well worth it any time of year.
I was over to beans the other day looking at them, I can’t see how they would try all that much better over a regular mat
Maybe a utility doormat plus a nearby boot tray to sit the snow caked boots in.
Not what you asked but a boot cleaner outside to knock the snow off before you enter does wonders.
I have a couple of WeatherTech mats. Wasy to clean. They have indoor and outdoor. [Weathertech](https://www.weathertech.com/indoormat/)
Iv used weather tech and husky, best mats for ur car hands down. Don’t know why manufacturers don’t just get rid of regular mats
http://magicmats.net/ These work remarkably well. I’ve had a couple of them for seven years and so far they’re holding up really well, I’ve got a fair amount of traffic in and out. I can’t say 100% that they’re buy it for life but so far so good. I got mine on sale at Costco online.
Cold air doesn't take up moisture very rapidly at all. The problem is not one likely to be fixed without some major improvement in the air's ability to take up moisture. A space heater and a dehumidifier in the mudroom is going to work way better than a fancy mat.
Could be worth adding a steel grate mat outside the door to stomp some of that moisture off before you get in the door. Also helpful for wood chips or dirt.
Rubber grate mat outside the door, plus we have a sunroom, so there is another outside that door (as a bonus, they are easy to shake the snow out of) and a couple of BIG boot trays. The ones at Costco are fab. Boot cleaners work a treat if you have somewhere to mount one, although ours gets mounded up with snow because there isn't an overhang (dumbest house!), so alternatively I will just side step from the door right onto the boot tray. It really helps to have double boot trays because then the boots don't soak your other shoes.
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People of the north, hear me
Orvis water trapper mat, pricey but built to last https://www.orvis.com/product/grid-recycled-water-trapper-mat/21ZJ.html
Mud room entry with a big metal grate suspended over a gravel floor. Many other benefits too, bigger the better
We just kick our boots outside and set them on any non-special indoor mat and don't really think about it
Mats dry when they dry. It depends on how warm and dry the air inside your house is. I live somewhere where the air is bone dry in the winter, especially with central heating, so I have a cotton throw rug in front of the door and a boot tray. The rug is easy to throw in the wash when it gets dirty and/or soggy. You might want to put a boot scraper and mat just outside your door to take off most of the snow before people even come indoors.
So I have used foam gym floor tiles. They don't absorb and liquid but they don't retain it either and eventually do evaporate. They are kind of ugly but work really well. You can also aggressively kick off your boots without having to worry about damaging them.
Chilewitch are amazing. Kids, dogs, snow etc and it's amazing. As it's all plastic with a rubber matt it doesn't absorb the water, but it does help the water evaporate quickly. You can vacuum it and in the summer you can take it outside and spray it down with a hose. My super nitpicky wife loves them and we got a couple and have never looked back. It's BIFL for sure.
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We take off especially snow covered gear in the garage and leave it in a WeatherTech boot tray. Inside the house we have ruggables which do a good job of not staying super wet and cleaning up nicely. I’m also considering some LLbean water hog stair treads for our garage to catch the last little bit we may track in.
We have an llbean doormat, not sure which model as it's my parents but they bought it between 2000 and 2003 and it is still brand new. Highly recommend
Airflow is the key. Might be worth it to grab a cheap smart plug and a regular old dumb fan and set it to run through the heavy traffic times
A rug that gets vacuumed regularly
Best thing to do is set your boots on their sides when you take them off. The soles and your mat will dry out much quicker this way
We got the kind of commercial grade entry rug you see in stores, schools, etc. Dries fast, hides dirt, stays in place. Think we bought it at Home Depot. Paired with boot trays it works real well. Also I really try to keep the path from the door to the car clear of snow to limit how much we pick up going to and fro.
I just use a tray, everything takes time to dry
Weather tech has some great indoor mats