{"id":384,"date":"2012-04-17T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/?p=384"},"modified":"2012-04-18T14:20:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T14:20:22","slug":"are-recessed-floor-systems-right-for-our-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaglemat.com\/blog\/are-recessed-floor-systems-right-for-our-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Recessed Floor Systems Right for Our Building?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Are<\/a>Recessed floor systems are employed in a variety of business locations to control large amounts of moisture, dirt, and debris accumulation.\u00a0 You may recognize these commercial floor mat<\/a> systems as the horizontal aluminum and carpet \u201cgrills\u201d that commonly line airport entryways, hotel vestibules, and other heavily trafficked commercial spaces.<\/p>\n

Though a substantial investment, businesses choose recessed mat<\/a> systems because they deliver a level of unparalleled safety and hygiene that ordinary rubber, vinyl, or carpet mats may not adequately provide.\u00a0 There are several special considerations to make prior to investing in a recessed grill system for your place of business.\u00a0 A few of the most common include:<\/p>\n

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  1. Facility Traffic:\u00a0 Inflow and Outflow of Visitors Each Day<\/li>\n
  2. Weather, Climate, & Debris Accumulation<\/li>\n
  3. Hygiene:\u00a0 Your Facility\u2019s Commitment to Wellness & Hygiene<\/li>\n
  4. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)<\/li>\n
  5. Maintenance:\u00a0 How Recessed Floor Systems May Affect Maintenance Costs<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Facility Traffic<\/h2>\n

    No two facilities experience the same degree of visitor in\/outflow.\u00a0 Recessed grill mats are designed exclusively for those facilities that experience a moderate to high degree of traffic each day.\u00a0 These recessed floor systems are industrial strength and made to endure hours of persistent foot traffic.\u00a0 Those facilities that experience a lesser degree of visitors each day may find their needs are met with simpler, more affordable entrance mats<\/a> made of rubber, carpet, vinyl, or weatherproof polypropylene.<\/p>\n

    Weather, Climate, and Debris Accumulation<\/h2>\n

    Your facility may be subject to wild, erratic weather patterns in virtue of its geographic location.\u00a0 Businesses in the Northeastern United States, to illustrate, are no stranger to blizzards that blanket the streets with several feet of icy snow without warning.\u00a0 Southeastern businesses, particularly those located in Florida, have unique weather concerns that include tropical storms, flooding, and hurricanes.\u00a0 An honest assessment of weather patterns both past and present is a critical factor when deciding whether a recessed grill mat system is right for your place of business.\u00a0 Ask:\u00a0 How will weather affect the amount of moisture, dirt, and debris visitors track into my building?\u00a0 It is important to also consider how ice-melting \u201csidewalk salt,\u201d water-retaining sediments, and other products that aim to control weather will contribute to debris in times of inclement weather.\u00a0 In short, buildings that experience harsh weather and a great degree of debris, whether natural or man-made, are smart to invest in heavy duty grill mats to control accumulation before it becomes a safety concern.<\/p>\n

    Hygiene<\/h2>\n

    Recessed grill mats are among the most effective products in promoting facility hygiene, in terms of both ground-based debris control as well as airborne pollutants (more on that below, in the subsection titled \u2018Indoor Air Quality\u2019).\u00a0 Recessed grills feature horizontal aluminum slats that aggressively scrape and collect incoming dirt\/debris.\u00a0 The slats are spaced, allowing debris to fall below the surface of the grill system and into an underlying recessed compartment where they are housed until removed by a maintenance team, most commonly by an industrial vacuum like a Shop-vac.\u00a0 Eagle Mat carries 3 of the industry\u2019s most rigorously tested and refined grill mat systems, each capable of containing up to 60% of incoming debris:<\/p>\n