I need some sort of thing to put my doormat on that will let it drain via some sort of drainage channels.

Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:

@ryanc a trapdoor?

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@adamshostack I mean, this is for the doormat that says "I've been expecting you, Mr Bond." but no.

Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

@ryanc slotted rubber mat, put your other mat on top

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@gsuberland like they use in restaurants and bars?

Ben Aveling

@ryanc I've seen people using a wire mat under a conventional mat.
But there are also a sort of combined thing available that possibly works better.
@gsuberland

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@BenAveling @gsuberland oh that wire mat looks good

combined one is no good because i need the villainesque mat i have

Graham Sutherland / Polynomial

@ryanc not a clue, we have one as a regular front door mat.

Ben Aveling

@ryanc I found it here https://www.manufactum.com/door-mat-wire-mesh-a88879/
I haven't checked if they'd deliver it to where you are, but I assume you can find something similar locally anyway.
@gsuberland

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@gsuberland oh that looks good, thanks

Adam Shostack :donor: :rebelverified:

@ryanc Hey look I’m not the one who under specified the requirements!

Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

@adamshostack I'd like to install a trap door, but my insurance company hates fun.

Pac O’Lantern Hope

@ryanc I don’t know whether this works for your situation, but these are called “channel drains” and they are like gutters embedded in the ground. I have one at the top of my basement stairs so the water flows elsewhere instead of down the stairs into the basement.

They can be anywhere from a couple inches wide to several inches wide.