Front door or utility

3 years ago

Hello there,

How do you prevent mud/dust particles from getting into your homes, do you use the front door often or do you use the utility door often ?

Any tips advise would me greatly appreciated. Have a great day . Thank you all

Front door

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Sonia

3 years ago

I use the back door as my garage is at the end of the garden. Also when I walked my dogs I would use the back door so I could wipe their feet and dry them off before they entered the house.

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Jen
3 years ago
Another vote for back door! My front door is rarely used by anybody, and I don’t have the luxury of a utility 😁
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User
3 years ago
I use my front door most often (don't have a utility). I do have a large coir mat fitted in my hallway floor to trap any dirt coming in, but hall is currently being renovated so not too bothered at the mo.
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Wumi
3 years ago
Front door as garden/side gate can’t be unlocked from outside. I currently have laminate in my entrance and living room but planning to replace my tiny entry flooring with a commercial entrance mat.
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My Claybrick Home
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My utility is seperate from the house so don't use that. For really muddy feet I have a garage automatic roller door than I can then access the back of the house, boots off before coming in the back door. Mostly though the front door gets used and the floor gets cleaned a lot :(

I have Karndean flooring which always comes up nice.
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minipie
3 years ago
We‘re in a terrace so no chance of a back or side door !

We have a large coir mat and reproduction Victorian tiles which are pretty bombproof and easy to clean - and in between the pattern hides dirt pretty well :) also hard flooring in all downstairs rooms.
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Daisy England
3 years ago
Depends on the design of your house and where the security alarm box is situated. We only ever use the front door. The alarm box is by the front door so using the back door would be out of the question.
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We use the front door mostly. In colder months we use the utility door if the kids are going out in garden or out on their bikes. Hopefully getting a puppy soon so when it is old enough to go for walks we will use the utility door so we can clean it’s paws, etc.

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