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HomeAwayFromHo1's avatar
Aug 16, 2017

Shower slippery

I bought a cute little mat for the shower so we don't slip and it yellowed the floor of the shower.
What do you use that does not yellow the shower floor? I'm bummed! We just got a new trailer and I don't want it to happen again. I really don't want to put down stickers.
Do you know what kind of mat to get that won't yellow?

Thanks!
  • Our shower mat is white plastic, nothing fancy. Don't remember where we got it, but probably Walmart or Dollar General or some such.
  • Get your self a Teak insert from Bed, bath and beyond the approximate size of your pan and go with that. One, it gets your feet out of the water and two, it allows the pan to dry faster...plus it looks classy. I got a larger than the pan size and cut mine down with a jigdaw for an exact fit.
  • Wash your feet more often and scrub the shower floor. Try sprinkling a little bacon soda on the floor before getting in. It will also help if you have indigestion.
  • HomeAwayFromHome2 wrote:
    Great idea sidecar! I will do that! Thanks.


    Actually, there are a couple options. BB&B sells teakwood slatted bathmats in many sizes, so it's a matter of measuring the pan size and ordering one. I got one a bit larger than my pan and cut it to size. One good thing about using a teakwood mat, is, it distributes your weight while in the shower across a wider area (my pan was a bit flexible) and it helped that.

    My friend made one from .40 retention pressure treated deck boards, slats radiused and sanded and he used brass wood screws to connect his slats to the runners underneath. If you are handy that will work too. Lets your shower water drain out better, keeps your feet dry while using the commode (I have a wet bath) so the pan stays wet for a while, with the teak mat, it's dry right away, plus it look sharp, much better than the white textured pan in my opinion.
  • We have a white mat with suction cups on the bottom. It always has to be picked
    up and hung out to dry. Sometimes a large towel is just as easy.