How to choose the most suitable model of entrance mat
When purchasing an entrance mat, the following should be taken into account:
- where it will be used, which can be
- either interior, or
- exterior ( outdoors )
- its type of placement, which can be
- either directly on the floor-ground, or
- housed in a matwell-recess. In the latter case, the depth must be taken into account, since the mat must have a thickness that matches as far as possible the depth of the matwell so that the surface of the doormat is flush with the rest of the flooring
- if a logo, design, or any kind of marking-printing is to be reproduced on the doormat. This is called customization
- Should the mat have an EC marking
- Should the mat have a fire resistance classification
- the level of transit-footfall on the mat. We have defined the following levels of footfall, mentioning typical scenarios at each level
- low: private dwelling, small business
- medium: small business, apartment buildings
- high: medium-sized company, supermarkets, office buildings, headquarters of public offices, etc...
- very high-intense: shopping centres, hospitals, airports and stations, etc...
- the degree of moisture absorption that the doormat should have: to be taken into account in the case of a humid climate
- the degree of dirt retention that the doormat should have: to be taken into account in cases of areas with a lot of dust, mud, etc...
- the degree of durability that the mat should have
- the degree of easiness to clean that the mat should have
ATTENTION:
- when carrying out a search, only one option or value should be selected according to the criteria relevant to the user, it is not necessary to select each criterion
- it is important to select a range of values of the "thickness" criterion only if the "matwell" has been previously selected in the "placement" criterion. In this case, the range for the depth of the matwell in which the entrance mat is to be housed should be selected. For example, if the matwell has a depth of 18mm you should select the range "16-20 mm" in the "thickness" criterion
- the search criteria "level of" or "degree of" are of the "minimum value" type. This means that the search will be restricted to those products whose criterion value is the selected one, or higher. For example, if you select the average value for the criterion "transit level", the search will be restricted to those products whose transit level value is at least medium, therefore the search will be restricted to those of medium, high and very high transit level
- select the level of traffic according to the following table:
| TYPICAL USES | SUITABLE LEVEL OF USE |
| shopping centres, hospitals, airports and stations, etc... | very high-intense |
| medium-sized company, supermarkets, office buildings, headquarters of public offices, etc... | high |
| small business, apartment buildings | medium |
| private dwelling, small business | low |
A system of icons has also been developed through which the specifications ( option-value ) of all previously related aspects ( search criteria ) for each of the products in our range is clearly shown. For this, each of the possible options or values of each criterion has been assigned an icon that symbolizes the aforementioned option or value. Below all the search criteria, possible values or options of each criterion, and the icon associated with each option-value are shown
| area of use | indoor | outdoor |
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| thickness | 0-10 mm | 11-15 mm | 16-20 mm | 21-25 mm | 26-30 mm |
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| degree of moisture absorption |
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| degree of durability |
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| degree of easiness to clean |
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