Do any of you bother with pedestal mats in the bathroom?

I don’t have a pedestal mat but I couldn’t do without my mat outside the shower and the one next to the 🛁 bath. I just wash them now and then in the washing machine but they don’t really get dirty often.

One of the houses we lived in in France had a tiny loo under the stairs. My partner is 6'4" tall and couldn't physically stand up in there to pee.
Once he got used to sitting down he said he wondered why he hadn't done it years ago!
I've always thought it must be a pain for a guy to have to decide whether he's going for a pee or the other and whether to sit or stand, whereas if you sit you have the choice!
I asked him recently why he kept moving the pedestal mat - it hadn't occurred to me that it was fine for my little legs (I am only 5' - yes we do make an odd couple!) but out of reach of his feet as his legs are so long! (Yes, it's to keep feet warm, not catch pee!)
Incidentally his doctor told him it's much healthier for men to sit down to pee.
(By the way the German term for men who sit to pee is "sitzpinkler").

We haven't got a pedestal mat but I believe shops still sell them.

We have a mat next to the shower that I sometimes pull in front of the toilet, to keep my feet a bit warmer.

My DH doesn't aim very well so I have to lift the seat and clean the rim most days.

I keep a spray bottle filled with a mixture of bleach, white vinegar, washing up liquid and lemon juice, just for that purpose. Then I use kitchen roll to dry it with.

Thisismyname1953

@CrazyH , my daughter buys disposable toilet brushes from Amazon. The pack consists of stick which has sponge scrubbers which hook on to it . Scrub the loo and when you press a switch on the stick and the scrubber is ejected into the bin . The set can be bought from about £10. I can’t do links so can’t point you in the right direction.

We have those too. They work well and just in cases there’s any worry about the cleanliness of the handle it can be rinsed or sprayed to ensure freshness.
I first used one in a gîte a couple of years ago and bought for us some from Must Have Ideas.
I was delighted to find them much cheaper on Amazon. (Sorry Must Have Ideas, but yours were more expensive and charged me p&p)

There must be a lot of folk on here who don’t wear slippers…🤔

keepingquiet

Mine is around the base of my sink- am I doing it wrong lol?

No you are not that is what a pedestal mat is for. The mat that goes around the toilet is different and usually has a larger hole with a different shape. I used to have both, but would not want either now.
I have a bath mat in front of my sink so my feet are warm when I wash at night, I shower in the morning so pull it in front of the shower cubicle. Makes sense to me.

Thanks Thisismyname - I will check that out x

No I don’t like pedestal mats they are old fashioned. Ok if you had a carpet but since having hard floors in bathrooms just wipe floors regularly much more hygienic. M & S floor wipes are a godsend 😂

For those who are wondering - he does sit down for a Number Two but that's only once a day, whereas there are several Number Ones during the day and he really can't face struggling again. And yes, I know you can get raised seats but my feet don't touch the floor with them on!

@CrazyH , my daughter buys disposable toilet brushes from Amazon. The pack consists of stick which has sponge scrubbers which hook on to it . Scrub the loo and when you press a switch on the stick and the scrubber is ejected into the bin . The set can be bought from about £10. I can’t do links so can’t point you in the right direction.

Never bought a pedestal mat or know of anyone who has in past 50 years...🤣

I notice a difference when there isn't one. DH doesn't seem to notice the dribble spots on the floor and when ask him to clean them up he doesn't bother!

So toilet mats in our house.

No, we haven't ever had one of those, nor carpet in the bathroom. I've never used a toilet brush, either. Horrible things.

I put ping pong balls in the toilet and my sons when they were little would aim at them. Adult males however it seems nothing much worked.

I hate them and think they’re unhygienic. We have tiled floors in our bathrooms and two have underfloor heating . I’d rather mop around the toilet rather than use a mat . Plus a mat doesn’t stop wee splashes on the loo pedestal.

In I don’t use one as it’s not 1973.

Wyllow3

crazyH

For those who don’t like toilet brushes, tell me , how do you clean the bowl ?

This is getting pretty basic, but a good strong pair of long armed rubber gloves and bathroom spray with bleach.

After bottom is wiped clean with toilet paper, turn round immediately and with fresh toilet paper, wipe bowl clean like bottom. Trick is don’t let it dry. Finish off with a suitable toilet cleaner liquid for those marks under water and leave to soak.

Yes we’ve always had one and use another round the base of the washbasin. They’re washed regularly and I’d never given a thought to their being “yucky”.

Pedestal mats aren't hygienic, unless you wash them every day, its easier to give the area around the loo a quick mop

As I’m on my own and need a toilet break several times through the night, I have a pedestal mat round the loo, but more to keep my bare feet off the cold tiles.
My friend, whose ex was big and drank a lot insisted he sat down to wee. When I mentioned this to late DH he said he found it physically impossible to wee sitting down.

*DamaskRose", how was the sitting down rule enforced at your DH's boarding school? Sounds like open house for pervy prefects and teachers. My school had some sets of cubicles with no doors until about 1960, but there were urinals as well. As for the standers and shakers, the popularity of rectangular toilets has made the habit more challenging by forcing them to stand, shins against the rim, further away from the target area in the bowl.

Madmeg

What an eye opener this topic has been.
I had absolutely NO IDEA that anyone had carpeted their bathrooms and cloakroom for over at a quarter of a century at least!!

Do they still use fluffy covers on the loo lids and crinoline dolls to cover the spare loo rolls??

The mind boggles!!
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I’d caution against putting bleach in a loo brush holder, it could ruin someone’s clothing if they weren’t aware. A big plastic jug (labelled “loo only”) filled with a little hot tap water and a spot of liquid hand soap will sluice away anything embarrassing for guests. I’d save the chemicals for the BIG clean day😇

Seadragon

I'll try again!!

What on earth is left in your loos that leaves 'a DAILY accumulation of detritus at the base of the bristles'? The mind boggles.

Never ever had this problem as my kids were taught from the start when using the grown-up loo (and not the potty) to ALWAYS do this when they think a poo is likely -

# Place three still joined pieces of loo paper across the waterline left to right.
# Put another three pieces on top but from the back to the front

This way you will NEVER get a stained loo - and it has the added benefit of not splashing your bottom when you do, what we used to call when training, 'a corker'!
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I used to think they were nice but often they aren’t the right shape to fit around the pedestal as there are so many different styles of loo now.
Same if you utilise them for beneath the wash basin.
however - that was before I was aware of the perils of “some” males from toddlers to great grandads not aiming right. Honestly growing up in our house it wasn’t an issue.
but …how do “we” all feel about the toilet lid covers (usually terry towelling affairs) that used to make up the set? Yikes!😧

When I was little they were quite nice to sit on while mummy did the flannel and soap job on me …if we had to be presentable for something in a hurry😀

I just have three sets of 2 matching mats now and as long as they don’t scuffle up too easily and create a trip hazard they do the job for keeping feet dry and cozy.