D-Line 9m Floor Cable Protector, Wire Cover, Cable

Our outdoor Christmas decorations this year are giving the Blackpool illuminations a run for their money! And with many lights come many cables, too many of which were serious trip hazards for anyone walking down the drive to our front door. So I wanted a cable mat that would tidy the mass of wires and keep them hugging the bricks of the driveway. I needed a total of about 8m of mat, and given it would be used for about a month, I didn’t want to spend a fortune. The way my cables run means we don’t drive over them, so I was happy to get a light duty product.

The cover works perfectly for me. Heavy enough to lay flat to the drive, easy to cut to size (with a very sharp knife), and easy to load with the cable (although I’d recommend doing this as a two-person job for any run over a couple of meters to prevent the frustration of getting to the far end of the cover only to discover the cable has popped out at the beginning).

Before you buy, bear in mind that this is a 6cm wide, black rubber mat that rises more than 1cm off the ground in the middle. If you run it across the middle of your white-carpeted lounge, it is going to be far from discreet. And if you run it in front of a door that hugs the floor, it’s going to get snagged. But for the right job this is a well-made product at a good price, and I’m really pleased with my purchase.