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(39 Posts)
squaredog Tue 15-Apr-14 07:14:57

You've confirmed my suspicions, then.

Style over substance.

thatbags Tue 15-Apr-14 07:06:12

If you have an absorbent bath/shower mat, you don't need to wash the floor after a shower. Sounds as if those duck boards make more work.

durhamjen Tue 15-Apr-14 00:30:45

They make sure you wash the floor after you have a shower!
We had them last year in the house we stayed at on holiday. We took it up for the kids as they were not used to them and would slide on them.

Aka Mon 14-Apr-14 23:38:13

Yikes! Mine is much better housed trained than that. It obeys the sit and stay command and has never been known to attack.

janerowena Mon 14-Apr-14 23:00:33

I hate them, we have had a couple in the past because the kids were always flooding the bathroom floor. However, they can tilt if you stand on the edge, and flip up and smack you!

In one of the houses we rented in the south of France last year there was one in DS's bathroom, I took it away and then we discovered that it was impossible to run the shower without flooding the floor, so we had to put it back - then when he stood on it, it slipped out from under him and shot him across the tiles!

Ana Mon 14-Apr-14 22:54:27

The OP made me think they may have been, that's all...hmm

Aka Mon 14-Apr-14 22:45:08

No, not a new invention.

Ana Mon 14-Apr-14 22:18:42

Oh yes, Soupy- that's where I remember them from! grin

Ana Mon 14-Apr-14 22:17:47

I had to give in and google them - surely they aren't a new invention...?

Soupy Mon 14-Apr-14 22:10:58

Duckboards always remind me of having to use them at the local swimming pool when I was a child.

Aka Mon 14-Apr-14 22:08:59

Tumble twist ... very 1970s!

Yes, I have a duckboard, from IKEA I think.

Ana Mon 14-Apr-14 21:44:45

Never heard of 'em...hmm

You could always make your own 'Tumbletwist' loo seat cover, I'm sure there'll be a pattern on the wwweb if you have a good look!

tanith Mon 14-Apr-14 21:42:15

I did use one but after I stubbed my toe I got rid of it . Please don't put a toilet lid cover on your toilet they are nasty smelly and a breeding ground for bacteria.

squaredog Mon 14-Apr-14 21:34:34

Anyone use one in their bathroom?

They look rather 'cool', but I must admit, I don't get it. Aren't they uncomfortable to stand on?

I'd love to look 'cool'.........

PS I want to add a Tumbletwist cover to the toilet lid. The only thing stopping me? They don't seem to sell them any more. What buggers.