Take off your shoes, please. What is the rule at your house for guests ?

My rules are:

No wild wimmin or pickpockets allowed.

No spittin on the floor.

No carousin unless you're really friendly..

No politicin allowed unless you're the same mindset as me.

You have to like Rock and Roll or you have to go.

No breakin the TV if you don't like the news, but you can cuss at it.

Best not to pick yur toenails or yur nose at the dinner table.

That's it. Eat, drink, laugh and be hearty!
 

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hollydolly said:
Most people don't think carpeting is disgusting.. where have you got that from ? it's certainly disgusting if you don't clean it..
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Carpeting has totally fallen out of favor here in the US, at least with with younger adults. It's not installed in newly-built homes anymore, and though it's still an option, most home-buyers opt for wood laminate flooring. And many middle-aged home owners are replacing old carpet with wood laminate, too, my kids included. (Wealthy people are going with real wood or marble or stone.)
 
Murrmurr said:
Carpeting has totally fallen out of favor here in the US, at least with with younger adults. It's not installed in newly-built homes anymore, and though it's still an option, most home-buyers opt for wood laminate flooring. And many middle-aged home owners are replacing old carpet with wood laminate, too, my kids included. (Wealthy people are going with real wood or marble or stone.)
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yes a lot of people have laminate or wood floors here including my own daughter who has very expensive oak flooring.... but not because they think it's disgusting, more because it's easier to keep clean..
 
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I don't ask people to remove their shoes. I, too, have laminate flooring, so it's no big deal. And, I have terra stone in my entry hall.

Now, when workers come over, they will normally put on those booties over their work boots. Because I do have rugs in my bedrooms.
 
Ok, Serious now. No, I have a big, dirty, hairy dog who loves to play in the mud.
Couple that with I have never liked to vacuum and
duh!
NO carpeting! It just didn't make sense!
My gallery has Saltillo Pavers (which I laid myself) and I love!
But my house has the wood laminate with rustic hemp area rugs.
but I want so badly to replace that with real wood flooring!
My middle name should have been "rustic". I adore rustic rugged decor!
 
Murrmurr said:
most home-buyers opt for wood laminate flooring. And many middle-aged home owners are replacing old carpet with wood laminate, too, my kids included. (Wealthy people are going with real wood or marble or stone.)
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I musta been wealthy at the cabin

You could run a D9 crawler over 'em without too much ado

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Anytime I have scheduled a service tech, I always remind them shoe covers have to be worn inside. Similar to some businesses: No shoe covers, don't need your service!

My kids grew up taking their shoes off. We always had a rack in the garage for shoes. So now as adults, it's routine when they visit to remove shoes. Don't have too many other guests, but if they don't want to remove their shoes, just don't come.

I have carpet only in the living/dining room and bedrooms. All other rooms have ceramic tile. Over the years, the system has made it easier (less work) to maintain the flooring.

When at someone else's house, I always follow whatever system they have.
 
Murrmurr said:
Carpeting has totally fallen out of favor here in the US, at least with with younger adults. It's not installed in newly-built homes anymore, and though it's still an option, most home-buyers opt for wood laminate flooring. And many middle-aged home owners are replacing old carpet with wood laminate, too, my kids included. (Wealthy people are going with real wood or marble or stone.)
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In Spring 2017 I had waterproof wood laminate put in two rooms (kitchen and master bath). Everywhere else has wall to wall carpeting with the exception of ceramic tile in the foyer.

Wood laminate flooring floats on the subfloor rather than being nailed or glued into place, with each plank locking together like puzzle pieces. Problem with that is heat, cold and humidity can cause the flooring to expand and contract a bit, causing small gaps between planks.

Because of that issue we opted against doing the rest of the house in similar flooring - we have some large expanses, and sure as God made little green apples, we'd end up with gaps after a couple of years if we used it.

A flooring expert said if they glued the planks into place when laying them down, there might be a problem with buckling when the floors expanded with heat. :eek:

For now we're living with carpeting. To be fair the upkeep is less, especially with a non-shedding dog. Carpets don't show every water droplet ring, dust, tiny bits of debris, or allow dust bunnies to breed under furniture. Vacuuming may be a pain, but sweeping and mopping don't bring any thrills either.
 
Gaer said:
My rules are:

No wild wemen or pickpockets allowed.

No spittin on the floor.

No carousin unless you're really friendly..

No politicin allowed unless you're the same mindset as me.

You have to like Rock and Roll or you have to go.

No breakin the TV if you don't like the news, but you can cuss at it.

Best not to pick yur toenails or yur nose at the dinner table.

That's it. Eat, drink, laugh and be hearty!
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Well, if you'll relax the wild wimmin rule a tad ('cause I usta be wild but now I'm mildly wild), I'll be right over. I'll bring the Fireball and Tums, and we'll have a good ol' time til the sun goes down and I hafta get home.
 
jujube said:
Well, if you'll relax the wild wimmin rule a tad ('cause I usta be wild but now I'm mildly wild), I'll be right over. I'll bring the Fireball and Tums, and we'll have a good ol' time til the sun goes down and I hafta get home.
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Sounds great to me! Bring some good lookin men with ya, will ya?
 
I use custom orthotics for plantar fascitis so I wouldn't want to have to wear only socks or slippers. I don't remember anyone requesting shoes to be removed (except last week when looking at an empty condo that had new carpet there were instructions asking people to remove shoes or use the provided shoe covers).
When I had my house in Nebraska between the three dogs, kid's friends, multiple cats, and occasionally forgetting to change into/out of barn shoes, probably other peoples' shoes were cleaner than the carpet.

I didn't know people in California didn't like carpet, I wish people in Maryland didn't. All but one of the condos I looked at have carpeting, which was very disappointing because it is so much easier with pets to NOT have carpet.
 
When I was young I had carpet in the living and dining room. People used the side door so came into the kitchen. If they didn’t want to take their shoes off they stayed in the kitchen. Winter in Wisconsin is messy.

I haven’t had carpet in 30 years. It’s bad for my allergies and I also think it’s difficult to get spills and dirt out of. I also have had dogs for the past 18 years. None of the new homes here have carpet. Since ditching the carpet I don’t care what people do.
 
Shoes on. My late daughter-in-law was the opposite. She demanded you remove your shoes before entering the house. Most of the house is floored with ceramic strips resembling very bleached out driftwood found on beaches. They were made in Poland and cost a fortune. Strangely, they are so easy to keep clean, but she was manic about shoe on in the house. I kept slippers by the door as they are hard on the feet. My son doesn't care since she passed away. He steam cleans them every couple of weeks.
 
Gary O' said:
I musta been wealthy at the cabin

You could run a D9 crawler over 'em without too much ado

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Both cabins I lived in (up in the Sierras) had wood floors, too. Mostly they just needed sweeping once in a while. I'd mop them on special occasions. But as you know, if clean, shiny floors is what you're after, you don't belong in a cabin in the hills.

Me and the kids wintered near Lake Almanor for a few years, and within sight of our little cabin was a short row of what you might call mountain mansions. To get to their front doors you had to cross a long pristine walkway and a deep, equally clean cement patio or wood deck, then go up several steps, and then cross a huge front porch. By the time you got to the door you'd have knocked all the dust and mud off your shoes and the soles looked practically new.
 
Murrmurr said:
Both cabins I lived in (up in the Sierras) had wood floors, too. Mostly they just needed sweeping once in a while
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I told my woman that
especially the once in a while part
She paid no mind
Kept sweeping
.....and dusting
Too much needless (futile) work IMO

The wood floors at the cabin are not thin like typical wood floors
No
They're 2x6s
Screwed to 4x4s
Rock solid
 
Asians have always taken their shoes off when entering homes, but then spitting in the street is a pretty common thing, LOL. However, being a 'grapefruit', as my spouse cheerfully calls me* - I prefer shoes on. That could be because I have foot problems and without proper arch support it eventually becomes painful. The usual slipper doesn't work for me.

* this is an "in" joke with Asians: meaning, 'yellow on the outside, white on the inside'. Being a third-gen AsianAm, I am VERY American; whereas my spouse emigrated here from HK when he was 12 and was raised more traditionally.
 
Murmur, lake Almanor is really beautiful. We used to go there with our motor home in the summer.
 

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