Door mats

Re: Door mats

Ems — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:21:21 GMT

Ours is fairly big and the washer doesn't have a problem cleaning it, its about a metre and a bit long by say 60cm wide? Very rough guess but washer does a grand job!

Re: Door mats

vickicannings — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:55:21 GMT

Also use a company (initial) who come and change them once a fortnight. It is so much easier than struggling to clean them, we increase to once a week in the winter.

Re: Door mats

Emily Hibbs — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:48:51 GMT

We have ours with a company called Sunlight who change them once a week, just have to clean them ourselves in between if required (although too big for washing machine)

Re: Door mats

nickyc — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:53:21 GMT

We wash ours in the machine, and never had any problems and just hang them up to dry after. Have also used companies where they get changed every 2 weeks, but often found they would get wee'd on the first day and then get chucked in the garden until the mat man next came, which was really annoying... They were too big to fit in the washing machine, so we opted now to have smaller mats that fit in the machine, but can then be washed when needed.

Re: Door mats

Sal the 1st — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:30:14 GMT

ours are too big for the washer - but even if they weren't I dont think they would do the machine much good

Re: Door mats

Charlotte K — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:16:10 GMT

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We have a black rubber bottomed matt that can be squeezed into the washing machine and we put it on a 60 degree wash!

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How big is your mat? I have wondered about putting it in the washing machine but was advised it might break the machine

Re: Door mats

Ems — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:14:21 GMT

We have a black rubber bottomed matt that can be squeezed into the washing machine and we put it on a 60 degree wash!

Re: Door mats

Jodie Clarke — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:28:13 GMT

we get ours from a company who come and replace them every 2 weeks they have rubber backs to prevents slips/trips

Re: Door mats

Charlotte K — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:21:48 GMT

That's great thanks, I'll give it a shot

Re: Door mats

Sal the 1st — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 11:10:25 GMT

Ours are the carpet type with a vinyl backing. I stick ours in the bath - scrub them with a scrubbing brush and anistel and then rinse them off with the shower head until the water runs clear, which can take quite a bit of time. Then I lay them out on the grass at the back of the practice to dry in the sun (when we have some). Just a word of warning they are bloody heavy when they are wet and you need to lift them out of the bath. Maybe check a small area for colour fastness first tho. In the winter I usually hang them over the inside line but they can take ages to dry (put some old towels underneath them to prevent them flooding the place out).