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?
Umbau-Susi14 Feb 2015 17:08@Gartenfreund: Our dog usually does that too ;-)
Gartenfreund schrieb:
But what about winter when there are many degrees below zero and you put on those cold shoes? I imagine that wouldn't always be very comfortable. And what if a mouse has made itself comfortable in a shoe or has gnawed on it? Of course, it could also have left certain things behind, just like a cat. For the 10 meters (33 feet) to the compost or trash, I also wear cold shoes.
As for a cat or mouse leaving something in our shoes, I doubt it. Cats look for something soft to scratch, and from my many years of experience, I have no concerns about mice either. In our previous house, we initially had a lot of mice; they went after everything but never touched shoes.