{"id":2275,"date":"2019-07-08T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/?p=2275"},"modified":"2019-07-03T04:42:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T04:42:26","slug":"what-are-the-best-types-of-walk-off-mats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-types-of-walk-off-mats\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Best Types of Walk-off Mats?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/what-are-the-best-types-of-walkoff-mats.jpg\" alt=\"What are the Best Types of Walkoff Mats?\" class=\"wp-image-2277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/what-are-the-best-types-of-walkoff-mats.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/what-are-the-best-types-of-walkoff-mats-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Featured Above: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/plush-carpet-mats.html\">Plush Carpet Mats<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\">EagleMat.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Walk-off mats are sometimes called scraper mats, but those are just synonyms for commercial entrance mats that are designed to scrape the bottoms of shoes as people walk into a commercial space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare several reasons you need entrance mats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>The\noffice or commercial space <em>looks<\/em>\nbetter if people aren\u2019t tracking dirt and water throughout the building.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The\noffice is safer with entrance mats in place because dirt, debris, and water or\nice cut down on the floor\u2019s friction and contribute to slip, trip, and fall accidents.\nAccidents are bad for morale, bad for business, and really bad for the bottom\nline.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Over\ntime, all the junk from the undersides of shoes damages the flooring.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Mats\ntrapping dirt and water cut down on the time and work required by maintenance\npeople to keep the floor clean.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>If\nyou don\u2019t collect dirt, debris, and water at the door, then many of the\ncontaminants from the soles of shoes&#8211;including chemicals and pollen in\naddition to plain old dirt&#8211;become airborne and <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.caes.uga.edu\/extension\/publications\/files\/pdf\/C%201070_1.PDF\">contribute to the\nair pollution<\/a>\nin a building. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now\nthat we\u2019ve addressed why you need these entrance or scraper or walkoff mats,\nlet\u2019s look at the different kinds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carpet Mats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\nare too many types to list here, but they include mats like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/plush-carpet-mats.html\">Plush Carpet Mats<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/berber-supreme-entrance-mat.html\">Berber Supreme\nEntrance Mats<\/a>,\nand the nubby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/waterhog-mats.html\">Waterhog Mats<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These\nmats above\u2014and some others not listed here\u2014are the industry standard for\ncommercial entrances. They aggressively remove dirt and water from the soles of\nshoes, and hold onto it until the mat can be removed and cleaned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rubber Entrance\nMats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nhave several types of rubber mats. For an entrance, your best bets are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/rubber-scraper-mat.html\">Rubber Scraper Mats<\/a> with special\nholes for the drainage of water (think snow and ice), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/rubber-pronged.html\">Rubber Pronged Mats<\/a>, which are\ndesigned for exceptionally tough circumstances like rough weather and super\nheavy foot traffic, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/corrugated-rubber-runner-mat.html\">Corrugated Rubber\nRunner Mats<\/a>\nthat offer a bit more traction and some noise-dampening qualities for hard\nfloors like ceramic or stone tiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eco-Friendly Mats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If\nbeing eco-friendly is part of your corporate identity, don\u2019t worry\u2014many of our\nmats are eco-friendly and can help move your business toward a Leadership in\nEnergy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s\nimportant to note that mats are most effective when they\u2019re clean. And most of\nthem need to lay flat to air dry. So, it\u2019s important to have more than one set\nof mats for any one location. When the mats get dirty, you need to remove them\nand replace them with clean ones while you are washing and drying the dirty\nones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\nmats can be hosed off, but some can go in a commercial washing machine. Be sure\nto check the manufacturers\u2019 mat-cleaning instructions for whatever mats you\nchoose or talk to us about it. Also, please note that we offer some different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/services\/\">mat services<\/a> including mat\nrentals and laundering in the Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.\nmetropolitan areas where we are based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have other questions? We have been providing sales and installation of commercial flooring products to the following market segments for over 35 years: Corporate, Education, Hospitality, Government and the commercial real estate community. It\u2019s easy to contact us, and we\u2019re happy to help. <strong>You can always call us at (301) 762-2000 or email us at sales@eaglemat.net for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/what-are-the-best-types-of-walk-off-mats\/\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/what-are-the-best-types-of-walkoff-mats-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignleft tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Walk Off Mats: Scraping Shoes and Saving Floors\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>Walk-off mats are sometimes called scraper mats, but those are just synonyms for commercial entrance mats that are designed to scrape the bottoms of shoes as people walk into a commercial space. 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