I moved to England from Hong Kong recently. I found that it is common to see these holes (tiny doorway arch looking thing) in front of houses. What are they?
hole at the entrance of house [SOLVED]
I moved to England from Hong Kong recently. I found that it is common to see these holes (tiny doorway arch looking thing) in front of houses. What are they?
19 Comments
FlyLikeAMouse@feddit.uk · 48 pts · 3y
It’s for scraping the mud off the bottoms of your shoes!
andyli@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y
Oh, interesting. Is there a name for this?
I've heard there are tiny sculptures made for scraping mud off shoes. Didn't know it can be built into the entrance.
mykl@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 3y
Yep, "boot-scraper" 😀
mykl@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
Hi OP, if you’re happy with the answers you’ve got here, could you edit your post to add [SOLVED] to the end of the title? Many thanks!
andyli@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Done :)
skunch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 3y
Yeah it's for when you didn't have room for a mud room. Scrape that shit right off!
svncake@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 3y
What happens when it gets full of mud
Fantomas@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 3y
You clean it. Or wait for the rain to clean it.
skunch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 3y
Or have your boy Geoffrey scrub it out good and proper.
Emperor@feddit.uk · 8 pts · 3y
Are we still talking about boot scrapers?
andyli@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
I didn't know that area is called mud room, though I understand it's the first place into indoor where you leave shoes.
Learned one more thing! Thanks!
homebrew_@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
“Mud room” is an American thing. It’s a whole friggin room with tile floor, probably the washer/dryer, etc., usually the first room off the garage entrance in my experience. It might not translate to other countries.
KairuByte@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
They exist in Canada as well. They’re actually a great idea. You happen to be dirty? Don’t want to traipse that dirt through a clean house? Just take off your dirty clothes right there and throw them directly into the washing machine.
Also means you have a dedicated laundry room, instead of the insanity I see sometimes where it’s in the kitchen, or a bathroom, or the basement, or just hanging out in the hallway behind a door.
ZyQo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Absolutely disgusting to have laundry in the kitchen like in England but the bathroom is totally normal here. Like 90% of all houses here have the washer and dryer in the bathroom.
Dirt in the house isn’t a problem. I’m confident 100% of the population here don’t wear shoes inside the house
MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
I love in Scotland and people in rural areas often have mud rooms.
Quaiche@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 3y
It’s to scrape your boots.
It was an important feature during the times where the streets were littered with horse poop and more.
miked@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y
Gnomes
Quaiche@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Hobble_bobble@vlemmy.net · -2 pts · 3y
Sometimes they're the old coal chutes, to load up the cellar.
mykl@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y
What is this, a coal chute for ants? 😀
I think you've zoomed in a little too much..