Make your own hallway cleaner will help you special rugs, designed to protect yourself from dirt. Thanks to them, the house will be clean, even if it's slush outside.
Mud protection mats are part of an effective shoe cleaning system. They are designed to absorb excessive moisture and remove particles of sand and dirt from the soles of shoes.
Types of mud protection mats
Carpets mud protection are of two types:
- cellular rubber - serve as the main dirt barrier and installed on the street, in front of the entrance to the building;
- Pile - serve as an addition to cellular mats or steel grilles that remove large dirt.
Pile carpets are also different. Their substrate can be made of rubber (latex) or based on PVC. The first variant is distinguished by a higher price and a greater weight, but such a mat is elastic, resistant to wear and temperature changes. Cheaper carpets on PVC-base weigh half as much, but they do not bend well and do not withstand low temperatures. They are not suitable for commercial premises due to low wear resistance.
Pile mat due to its special dirt absorbing properties can absorb about 3-4 kg of dirt. If you correctly pick up a rug for the entrance area, then a person who comes from the street in bad weather will not leave dirty tracks from the shoes.
Dimensions of mud protection mats directly affect their effectiveness. Typically, for office space, where people do not take off their shoes, the length of the rug is 4 medium steps. As for private housing, it is suitable for a standard small mat size 40x60 cm, which can be placed near the front door.
Mud protection carpets - care features
For any mud protection mat, regular care is required, otherwise it will not perform its basic function.
So, nap dirt-protective carpets can be cleaned with vacuum cleaners (washing or conventional). The most effective protection against dirt will be if you do this daily. With a strong
Rubber mud protection carpet, which is installed outside the room (usually in the recess), perfectly tolerates weather conditions. Its cleaning is even easier: just roll the mat into a roll, remove dirt from the floor or porch surface, and if there is a lot of dirt, rinse the carpet under running water. In winter, when snow is collected in the cells of the rug, it is recommended to remove it as it is filled, so that ice does not form.