It is proper etiquette to offer to take off your shoes when you enter someone's home. It is customary in many cultures to take your shoes off before you enter a home. Look for signs that the occupants remove their shoes and follow suit. Sometimes it is slippers for you to wear by the entrance, and sometimes it is the fact that they are not wearing shoes in the home. It is polite and easy to ask, “Do you want me to remove my shoes?” 

Set up a space to take shoes off and store them in the entryway. Make a sign for guests to recognize that they are expected to take off their shoes upon entering your home. You can also set up slippers for guests when they enter or thick socks to wear if it is cold outside. These things can make people feel welcome in your home and still respect your wishes to remove their shoes before entering. 

The most significant benefit to floors when you take your shoes off at the door is that there will be no pebbles or rocks in the bottom of the soles of shoes that can scratch the surface of your floors. Specific soles from shoes will also leave scuff marks on floors. You will experience none of that when you and guests remove shoes upon entering. 

There are numerous benefits to removing your shoes before entering your home. Health and safety are number one, and the reduced need for cleaning floors is another. Not having to worry about scratches and scuffs on your floors is a third. Hopefully, it is easy to change a habit of wearing shoes indoors if you do. Just have a pair of shoes that you wear only inside by the entrance to your home, and make your guests feel comfortable when they enter and change out of their shoes. 

If you have scuffed and damaged floors that you are considering replacing, contact Floors For Less.  We are ready to help with your selection and installation.