Umbrella Stands and Boot Trays

Welded umbrella drain stands for lobbies and entrances, and custom boot trays for doors and mudrooms, fabricated and supplied to the space and the people who use them.

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TrussMetal is a metal fabrication shop in North Vancouver that works across Metro Vancouver. This page covers two related products: umbrella drain stands for building lobbies and entrances, and custom boot trays for doors and mudrooms. It is for strata councils and property managers, hotels, offices and restaurants, designers, and homeowners fitting out a mudroom.

Both are built around a tray that holds water. We fabricate the tray with welded seams, and the stand, rail or grid that goes with it, and supply them; floor drains and their connection, wall fixing points and floor finishes are by others.

Umbrella Drain Stands

An umbrella drain stand holds wet umbrellas upright or hanging so they drip into a tray instead of onto the lobby floor. We make the whole stand: the umbrella support, the frame and the tray.

Freestanding stands

A welded stand with a holder rail, rings or slots that keep umbrellas upright, above a drip tray that slides or lifts out, sized to the number of umbrellas and the lobby space.

Wall-mounted rails

A hook rail on the wall over a tray that collects the drips. The wall and its fixing points are confirmed by others.

Concept drawingFreestanding umbrella drain stand (elevation)Elevation of a freestanding umbrella stand: a holder rail on a welded stand above a lift-out tray that collects the water. Concept only; the number of positions, size and fixing are set for each project.Holder railWeldedstandLift-out drip trayElevation
Concept drawingWall-mounted umbrella rail over a tray (elevation)Elevation of a wall-mounted hook rail over a tray that collects the drips, with an optional drain outlet shown dashed where the project provides a floor drain. The wall structure and its fixing points are confirmed by others. Concept only.Hook railTrayDrain, if specifiedWall: fixing by others
Concept drawings, illustrative only: not a tested design, a shop drawing or an installation detail, and not a photograph or record of completed TrussMetal work. Dashed parts are by others. Parts marked “if specified” or “per project” are included only where the project’s approved details call for them.
Umbrella support
Rings, slots or hooks sized for the umbrellas people bring, long and folding, so each sits upright or hangs without falling into the next one. The number of positions and the footprint are agreed for the space and how busy the entrance is; we don’t publish standard sizes.
Stability and fixing
A freestanding stand is detailed so it does not tip when loaded on one side. Where it needs to be fixed down or to a wall, the fixing suits the floor or wall, which is confirmed by others.
Removing the tray
The tray slides or lifts out for emptying without lifting the stand or the umbrellas. Where the project wants it connected to a floor drain instead, the tray is fixed in place and the plumber makes the connection.

Boot Trays

A custom boot tray catches the meltwater, grit and de-icing salt that come in on boots and shoes, at a door or in a mudroom. It is either removable, to be lifted out and emptied, or fixed and connected to a floor drain.

Removable trays

Welded trays with a low rim that sit at a door or in a mudroom and lift out to be emptied and rinsed.

Trays with a raised grid

A removable grid keeps boots above the meltwater and grit, and lifts out for cleaning.

Trays under a bench or cubby

Sized to fit under an entry bench or in a cubby. The bench or cubby is a separate order or by others.

Fixed trays to a floor drain

Set in place with an outlet to a floor drain the project provides. The tray is not lifted out; its grid is. The plumber makes the connection and agrees how it is opened for cleaning.

Concept drawingBoot tray with a raised grid (section)Section through a welded boot tray with a low rolled rim, a removable raised grid that keeps boots above the meltwater, and feet or pads under it. Concept only.Low rim, edges rolledRemovableraised gridFeet or padsSection
Concept drawingBoot tray under a mudroom bench (elevation)Elevation of a lift-out boot tray sized to fit under a mudroom bench or cubby; the bench is a separate product or by others. Concept only.Bench or cubby, separate orderLift-out traysized to the spaceElevation
Concept drawings, illustrative only: not a tested design, a shop drawing or an installation detail, and not a photograph or record of completed TrussMetal work. Dashed parts are by others. Parts marked “if specified” or “per project” are included only where the project’s approved details call for them.
Size
Sized to the space and the number of pairs it is for, and to fit the bench, cubby or door clearance where it sits.
Edges
Low rims with rolled or folded edges and ground welds, so there is no sharp edge at foot level.
Under the tray
Feet or pads keep the tray off the floor finish; protecting the floor finish itself is the owner’s.

Holding the Water

Watertight construction
Seams are welded and ground smooth. Before fabrication, the quote sets the intended water-holding depth and the leak-check method and pass criteria for that order, and each tray is checked against them before delivery. We don’t publish a standard test or performance figure.
Materials
Usually stainless steel, with the grade chosen for the de-icing salt and cleaning products it will see. Coated steel only where the coating maker states it suits standing water, grit and salt, applied by a specialist applicator and named in the quote. Weathering steel is not used for water-holding trays.
Removable or connected
Removable trays and grids lift out to be emptied and rinsed. A tray connected to a floor drain is a fixed configuration: it stays in place, its grid lifts out for cleaning, and the outlet is made to the plumber’s fitting. The plumber makes the connection and agrees how it is opened for cleaning.

Not part of this page: boot scrapers and boot-cleaning stations with brushes (see boot-cleaning stations), entrance mats (see mat-well frames), racks for paddle-sports gear (see kayak and paddleboard racks) and the benches themselves (see benches).

Who Does What

Responsibilities that affect the quote

TrussMetal: stands, rails, trays and grids, the leak check agreed in the quote, and finishes through specialist applicators where the steel is coated. Supply only.

Owner, strata or designer: the size, number of positions or pairs, finish, where it goes, and the cleaning products used.

Others: wall and floor fixing points, any floor drain and its connection by the plumber, floor finishes, and fixing in place where needed.

Related Work

For buildings, see metalwork for strata and property managers and hospitality metalwork. For the material, see stainless steel.

Questions

Can you make painted steel trays?

Only with a coating its maker states is suitable for standing water, grit and salt. Stainless is the usual choice.

Can a tray drain to a floor drain?

Yes, where the project has one. The tray is then fixed in place rather than lifted out; we make the outlet to suit the plumber’s fitting, and the plumber connects it.

How do you check that a tray holds water?

The water-holding depth, the leak-check method and what counts as a pass are agreed in the quote before fabrication, and each tray is checked against them before delivery.

Do you install them?

We fabricate and supply them. Fixing to a wall or floor, where needed, is by others.

Can you make a tray to fit under our bench?

Yes. Send the opening size and the clearance to the floor.

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Send the space and how it will be used.

What to include in your message

  • Which product: umbrella stand, boot tray, or both
  • The space: photos and dimensions, and any bench, cubby or door it has to fit
  • Number of umbrella positions and the umbrella types, or the number of pairs of boots
  • Freestanding, wall-mounted or under a bench, and what the wall or floor is
  • Removable, or fixed and connected to a floor drain the project provides (and the plumber)
  • Intended water-holding depth, and the leak-check method and pass criteria you need
  • Material and finish, the cleaning products used, and how much salt comes in
  • Quantities, delivery location and your timing

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