Utility of Rubber Door Mats

One of the most common and helpful things that go unnoticed in our daily lives is the rubber floor mat. You have stepped on it a number of times be it in your house, your office, restaurant or your car. A rubber door mat, while providing functionality, is a great way to add to your decor. The rubber mats in front of the door is an indication to anyone to wipe the dust off of his or her shoes before entering your house. This works not only for your house, but is also effective in your business establishments and private vehicles.

Rubber door mats are available in various shapes, sizes, patterns and colors and add a touch of beauty to a room's decor. There are plain, simple designs as well if you want a door mat only for its functionality and not for its style. Such are usually used in office or other place of work. Rubber door mats can be classified in terms of the purpose they serve and the features that they exhibit.

Types of Rubber Door Mats

• Rubber Brush Mat: Such mats have suction cup backing which help them to stick to the floor to avoid slippage.
• All Weather Rubber Mats: These have finger like scrapers on the surface that traps dirt, dust, and moisture and prevents them from being tracked into the building.
• Rubber Parquet Mats: Here the fabric is bonded to the rubber mat, using the needle punch method. Easy to clean and ideally used for entrances into a garden or outdoor space.
• Recycled Rubber Mats: They are made from recycled rubber and are primarily used outdoors.
• Coir with Rubber Border Mats: Coir fibers brush away dirt and dust and trap them inside the mat.

Rubber door mats are found in almost all places where it is necessary to keep the environment clean and where there is too much of movement. For example, rubber door mats are widely seen in fast-food restaurants' kitchens. The kitchen is the most accident-prone area in a business establishment and keeping such door mats reduce the possibility of slips because it is made of rubber. They reduce the frictional force that promotes such minor accidents. The automotive manufacturers also use rubber flooring in the vehicles.

There are other types of rubber mats as well. To know more on rubber mats, their shapes, types, advantages, read our section on Rubber Floor Mats.