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Bienenkönigin27 May 2023 20:11Hello,
who has a dirt-trapping mat for installation in a recessed floor area?
I am still unsure if it is worth it. They are probably not cheap.
Does anyone have experience with cleaning and durability? (Price-performance ratio?)
Thank you in advance!
who has a dirt-trapping mat for installation in a recessed floor area?
I am still unsure if it is worth it. They are probably not cheap.
Does anyone have experience with cleaning and durability? (Price-performance ratio?)
Thank you in advance!
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fm-united27 May 2023 22:14Bienenkönigin schrieb:
Hello,
who has experience with installing a dirt-trapping mat for a floor recess?
I'm still not sure if it's worth it. They are probably not cheap.
Does anyone have experience with cleaning and durability? (Cost-effectiveness?)
Thank you in advance! Do you mean inside or outside on the entrance landing?
ypg schrieb:
… somehow this belongs to the topic of “wasting money,” or what else could this be better than a simple doormat for?At the entrance area: you don’t trip over it, it doesn’t slip, it looks tidier, and the front door doesn’t scrape over it... it’s a sort of calling card when guests enter the house there first.Wasting money? The ATO entrance mat cost about 100 euros (saving about 40 euros on tiles), and the floor installer didn’t care what he laid at the entrance, everything was the same price.
Cleaning? When vacuuming, just remove the mat, shake it out, and vacuum the “inner compartment.” Done.
Scout** schrieb:
and the front door doesn’t rub against it...You mean inside… inside we don’t have anything because dirt is wiped off outside. So nothing is needed there…Your tiler might charge different prices than the one from T.
Personally, I wouldn’t cut a hole, recess, or opening into my floor, since every edge, track, or material transition is a disturbance to the surface, reducing the spacious feeling.
I also find it unpleasant to have dirt accumulate in such recesses… I once had that outside at my townhouse.
But anyway… the question… I would see that as a drawback and wouldn’t spend money on it.
Our portable mat has now moved from the entrance to the terrace because a lot of dirt is naturally brought in there. So you’d need to install a grate there as well. And maybe in the utility room too.
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Bertram10028 May 2023 07:53I ultimately didn’t go through with it. Unfortunately, I can’t place a doormat outside; I have a regular mat inside.
It’s good that I didn’t have it installed. I hadn’t really considered where a mat would be most useful. In my case, it’s not centered and there’s a spacious area behind the door. Now there’s a tile there, with a less attractive mat that is easy to clean. That’s the most practical solution. It cost a total of 10 euros (about 11 USD).
The neighbors also didn’t think carefully enough about where to put their mat. Their tiler installed the mat space right in the center. Admittedly, it looks better but is harder to clean. You have to remove the mat, sweep around the edges with a hand broom or use a vacuum cleaner. They don’t have to do it often because the mat is in the wrong place and dirt still gets tracked inside.
It’s even possible to make a design mistake when installing a built-in doormat.
It’s good that I didn’t have it installed. I hadn’t really considered where a mat would be most useful. In my case, it’s not centered and there’s a spacious area behind the door. Now there’s a tile there, with a less attractive mat that is easy to clean. That’s the most practical solution. It cost a total of 10 euros (about 11 USD).
The neighbors also didn’t think carefully enough about where to put their mat. Their tiler installed the mat space right in the center. Admittedly, it looks better but is harder to clean. You have to remove the mat, sweep around the edges with a hand broom or use a vacuum cleaner. They don’t have to do it often because the mat is in the wrong place and dirt still gets tracked inside.
It’s even possible to make a design mistake when installing a built-in doormat.
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