RSJB18 posted:p51 posted:LOL Lee- I grew up with wood floors. Mom's rule was no shoes in the house- PERIOD!
PS- those slip on shoe protectors are a good alternative to removing your shoes.
My solution was when we remodeled our house two years ago to specify a separate outside entrance to the train room (the red door). It will be especially useful whenever i host a NMRA open house in March aka "mud season" in Upstate NY.