How to choose the most suitable doormat

The entrance mat to a building, premises or dwelling is an anti-dirt barrier that saves large cleaning costs in exchange for a small investment. Proper design of doormat areas in the entrances reduces cleaning costs and the wear of the rest of the floors, and prevents accidents due to slipping. At present, due to the great innovations in technological matters, which allow manufacturing wide ranges of colors in different materials and finishes, it is also another decorative element at the entrance of any establishment. If you have a commercial space and want to buy the most suitable mat for your space, here you can get the perfect commercial door mats.

Doormat placement

Ideally, any doormat is housed in a pit-hole (embedded, as it will not move), flush with the rest of the ground, without unevenness, thus avoiding possible stumbling blocks. In addition, certain types of mats are expressly designed to be housed in a pit, with the following principle of action: dust particles, small stones, and moisture are released from the footwear, and pass through the holes in the mat, thus being trapped, so that the next visitor will not drag them inside. From time to time it will be enough to roll up the doormat and remove the captured dirt, accumulated in the pit in which it is housed.

However, if a pit-hole is not available, there are types of mats that are indicated to be placed directly on the ground (on the surface). They have a non-slip base, in contact with the surface, to maintain their position.

Finally, there are aluminum profiles in the form of a ramp that is fixed by means of adhesive to the surface, for the creation of a frame in a simple way and without works, useful for those cases in which there is no pit in which to house the doormat. These ramp profiles save the unevenness between the floor and the top of the doormat, avoiding tripping.

Doormat size

The factor that makes the doormat more efficient in its function as a dirt barrier is its length. It has been estimated that it is necessary for the visitor to walk 4 steps on the doormat (approx. 3 meters) so that 80% of the dirt in their footwear is retained. In short: the longer the doormat, the better its function will do.

How to choose the most suitable doormat model

When purchasing a doormat, the following should be taken into account:

Its  area of ​​use, which can be

• interior, or

• outdoor (outdoors)

Your type of placement, which can be

• directly on the surface -soil, or

• housed in a pit-Hueco. In the latter case, the depth of the same must be taken into account, since the mat must have a thickness that coincides as far as possible with the depth of the pit so that the surface of the mat is flush with the rest of the pavement

If a logo, design, or any kind of marking-stamping must be reproduced on the mat. This is called customization