Shoe woes

[momma1701]

This might sound a bit daft but does anyone else get anxiety about people viewing your house when it's raining and they don't take their shoes off!?
I have a strict no shoe policy here for the family I just can't stand the idea of the baby crawling on the floor where someone shoes have been
I wouldn't make them take their shoes off and make them feel uncomfortable but if they asked me would I want them to I would definitely say 'yes please, why it's raining'
Is that bad? I always ask when viewing a house if they want me to take my shoes off or sometimes I just do it without asking

[AddToBasket]

I know this is hard if you have OCD but you need to decide how to deal with this rather than just resenting it and getting anxious.

Either ask them to remove their shoes OR accept that they won't.

No good can come of hoping people will realise to remove their shoes and then getting disappointed when they don't. They can't mind read. All you are doing is stressing yourself out. It might seem obvious to you but lots of people (including me) wear their shoes in the house. So take steps to emotionally deal with it or, if you can't you will have to ask people directly.

[NotMeNoNo]

I would get a box of shoe covers, the estate agent leads by example and says positively "the vendor has asked us to use these as she has a small baby in the house, if you would be so kind". And if people are funny the EA can say "you are welcome to slip your shoes off instead." I think it may feel unwelcoming/unusual to some people so get your EA to use their charm.

[specialsubject]

Your house your rules. And until completion day it is your house!

Hope the treatment continues to work as that much bleach really is dangerous.

[NotAMammy]

We viewed a house that had been 'flipped' and had exposed wood downstairs and cream carpet on the stairs and in the upstairs room. There was a basket of the shoe liner things on the bottom stairs for people to put on before they went upstairs and it seemed fairly normal.

I'm quite glad they did that as we bought the house and appreciated not having muddy carpets. Although we've now bought a carpet cleaner as a shower of dirt comes down every time you open the loft door!

[momma1701]

I've purchased some over shoes
Hopefully they will be here by next week for some more viewers haha
If I went viewing a house and they had them i would feel happy knowing they care for and look after their house and would hopefully leave it in a good state if we bought it