Easy ways to protect your home from your muddy wheelchair

 Isn’t it annoying how when you get home all the mud from your dirty wheelchair gets all over the floors? Even worse, when it gets on something not so easy to clean like carpets and mats. 

The tires of your wheelchair are like outdoor shoes: you use them the whole time you are outside your own home. While you are outside, you pick up tons of dust, dirt, mud, and other things that you may not want to bring back home. When you are home, you take them off, clean them on a mat, replace them with slippers, or put on shoe covers to prevent all the dirt from getting in the house. Since you cannot take off your tires, here’s how you can save your house from a muddy wheelchair:

Tire Accessories:

• Wheelchair slippers: like indoor covers for your shoes, these cover the large rear tires of your wheelchair to protect any dirt that may come inside your house. They are easy and quick to put on and will save time. They are also easy to clean as they can go into the washing machine.
• Wheelchair socks: These too serve the same function but for the much smaller front wheels.
• Wheelchair mud eaters: similar to wheelchair slippers, these belong on the rear wheels and protect your house from dirt. These covers are for extremely muddy and wet tire conditions.

Daily Practices:

• Cleaning station:
  • Cleaning your tires with your own hands and cleaning tools may be the best cost effective option with the exchange of using your energy after a long day of pushing outside. 
  • This station should be placed right at the door so much of the house doesn’t get dirty.
• Another Wheelchair:
  • Buying another wheelchair specifically made for indoor use can keep your house clean much more efficiently even though it may not be cost efficient. 
• Cleaning mats:
  • Similar to a mat where you clean and wipe your shoes, this is a mat for rolling your wheelchair on. It may not get rid of all of the dirt but will definitely make it cleaner and is quick and easy to do.
  • These mats can be placed right outside and inside of the house for full efficiency.

Habits:

• Avoid extremely muddy areas: This will make your tires dirty and will make it harder for them to be fully clean.
• Try to stay inside during extreme weather conditions: During storms and floods, staying inside would be beneficial for your homes cleanliness.
• Try to clean your tires every time you get back from an outing.

There are more solutions to this problem, however these are the easiest and most efficient methods to keep dirt outside of the house in random order. Pick which fits you depending on what seems best based on your specific lifestyle. 

If you’d like to know more ways of protecting your home from your muddy wheelchair, visit 3 Easy Ways To Protect Your Floors From Your Wheelchair This Winter.