Hello everyone,
We moved into our house in August 2014. Shortly after moving in, the outdoor area including the terrace was completed. So far, everything looks quite nice.
What’s currently bothering me a bit is related to the fact that we always walk around the house barefoot or in socks. So when you want to go from the living room to the terrace, to the trash bins or compost (the quickest way is via the terrace), you obviously need some shoes. At the moment, the shoes are kept in the living room due to the weather. It already looks a bit messy.
When our little son can put on his own shoes and leaves them wherever he wants, the situation probably won’t improve. Plus, moisture and some dirt get tracked into the living room.
One idea we are considering is adding a full or partial roof over the terrace. That way, shoes could stay outside, and our cat would have a dry spot. However, even with the roof, some summer heat protection would still be necessary, so it won’t be cheap. We will need heat protection in the form of an awning anyway, but I’m hesitant to spend a lot of money just because of a few shoes and the cat, even though the money is available right now.
How have you solved or planned this kind of situation?
We moved into our house in August 2014. Shortly after moving in, the outdoor area including the terrace was completed. So far, everything looks quite nice.
What’s currently bothering me a bit is related to the fact that we always walk around the house barefoot or in socks. So when you want to go from the living room to the terrace, to the trash bins or compost (the quickest way is via the terrace), you obviously need some shoes. At the moment, the shoes are kept in the living room due to the weather. It already looks a bit messy.
When our little son can put on his own shoes and leaves them wherever he wants, the situation probably won’t improve. Plus, moisture and some dirt get tracked into the living room.
One idea we are considering is adding a full or partial roof over the terrace. That way, shoes could stay outside, and our cat would have a dry spot. However, even with the roof, some summer heat protection would still be necessary, so it won’t be cheap. We will need heat protection in the form of an awning anyway, but I’m hesitant to spend a lot of money just because of a few shoes and the cat, even though the money is available right now.
How have you solved or planned this kind of situation?
The same issue everywhere. Hmm.
Leaving the shoes on the terrace worked quite well at first, until the nice weather disappeared. Then the shoes regularly got soaked. And as Yvonne also says, even the plastic flip-flops would only help to a limited extent.
So we will have no choice but to force ourselves to put the shoes away properly and lay down a large runner or something similar.
Leaving the shoes on the terrace worked quite well at first, until the nice weather disappeared. Then the shoes regularly got soaked. And as Yvonne also says, even the plastic flip-flops would only help to a limited extent.
So we will have no choice but to force ourselves to put the shoes away properly and lay down a large runner or something similar.
Currently, we have an approximately 1.5 m deep (5 feet) overhang of the upper floor above the terrace, so our garden shoes (old sneakers) are stored there and don’t get wet (we don’t use the garden in winter anyway, not even the dog goes outside). Since this will change, I’m interested in hearing your solutions. I will probably just put them in a few plastic bags and leave them outside the door.
Umbau-Susi13 Feb 2015 18:55We also have these plastic shoe covers, and they are placed on a doormat that matches the kitchen, right next to the patio door in the kitchen.
For us, this isn't really an issue anyway, because despite 8 years of training, our female dog has never learned that people wear shoes and change them when entering the house.
So → the Dyson Animal Pro, which is used for the kitchen, doesn’t care who made the mess; it just cleans it up ;-) .
Sylvia
For us, this isn't really an issue anyway, because despite 8 years of training, our female dog has never learned that people wear shoes and change them when entering the house.
So → the Dyson Animal Pro, which is used for the kitchen, doesn’t care who made the mess; it just cleans it up ;-) .
Sylvia
But a covered terrace offers so much more than just protection for shoes! What about the garden furniture, the grill, and so on? In our rental apartment, part of the outdoor area is covered by a balcony, which is really brilliant! If it starts to drizzle in summer, we quickly move the table and chairs underneath it, along with the grill, and carry on. In the evenings, everything often stays outside, including the cushions and such. It doesn’t matter if it rains occasionally.
We are definitely planning a partly covered terrace for the new house!
We are definitely planning a partly covered terrace for the new house!
The topic of patio roofing is certainly appealing to us in other ways as well.
At the house of our previous apartment, we had a covered seating area. Under this roof, we often grilled even in the rain and spent many cooler evenings outside. Garden furniture would, of course, also be better protected.
We plan to visit the trade fair this weekend.
At the house of our previous apartment, we had a covered seating area. Under this roof, we often grilled even in the rain and spent many cooler evenings outside. Garden furniture would, of course, also be better protected.
We plan to visit the trade fair this weekend.
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Gartenfreund14 Feb 2015 16:30Okay, a roofed area definitely provides protection to keep shoes from getting wet. We don’t have a roofed area ourselves. But how about in winter when temperatures drop well below freezing and you step into those cold shoes? I imagine that isn’t always very comfortable. And what if a mouse has made itself comfortable in a shoe or has nibbled on it? Of course, it could also leave certain things behind, just like a cat might. So personally, I wouldn’t like to leave shoes outside, even in summer. But of course, that’s a matter of opinion. You can place a bag inside the room, cover it with a mat or something similar, and put your shoes on top. The advantage is that moisture and dirt won’t reach the floor.
To Computersylvia
You haven’t properly trained your dog, or he doesn’t want to learn. I can only speak from experience with our dog (who unfortunately passed away several decades ago) that on bad weather days he would wait at the front door until someone wiped his paws. Otherwise, he wouldn’t come inside.
To Computersylvia
You haven’t properly trained your dog, or he doesn’t want to learn. I can only speak from experience with our dog (who unfortunately passed away several decades ago) that on bad weather days he would wait at the front door until someone wiped his paws. Otherwise, he wouldn’t come inside.
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