Anti-slip mats are designed to ensure the safety of people when moving along street stairs, in bathrooms, pools and saunas. There are several varieties of such accessories. When choosing a rug, you should pay attention primarily to what material it is made of.
Outdoor Coatings
Traffic safety on stairs outside buildings is usually ensured by accessories based on rubber and PVC. Both of these varieties are very good anti-slip mats. On the porch you can lay any of them. PVC mats, usually called “weed”, have a more aesthetic appearance and are more expensive. Rubber mats are not so beautiful, but they are considered easier to care for and practical. The price for them is usually not too high.
Anti-slip PVC rugs are often laid on the porches of residential country houses and cottages. If you wish, you can pick up such an accessory of any color that fits perfectly into the exterior of the buildings. Mats "grass" can be designed to cover the entire area of the porch. Small thick accessories of this kind are also available. They are usually laid directly next to the door from the street or hallway. Such mats can be laid either freely or with additional fastening to the porch with adhesive tape on the back.
The anti-slip rubber mat is often used to ensure the safety of visitors to shops and office workers, as it is more resistant to wear. Accessories of this type are most often black, gray or brown. There are varieties of such coatings, fastened to the steps by means of aluminum strips.
Also, modern industry produces compact door rubber mats. They differ in a more attractive appearance, but at the same time they are more expensive. The anti-slip rubber mat, laid at the door, also performs another important function - it is used to clean shoes from dirt.
Coatings for baths and pools
Rugs used in wet rooms can be made from both natural and artificial materials. Their main distinguishing feature is the presence of a strong substrate. Anti- slip bath mats can be made from:
acrylic;
rubber;
PVC
cotton.
Products made from all these materials have good performance characteristics. In principle, for the bathroom, you can choose any such accessory. In this case, the attention when buying is paid mainly to the design of the rug, which should be in harmony with the design of the room itself.
Acrylic Coatings
The main advantage of rugs of this type is absolute ecological cleanliness. The temperature in the bathroom is often elevated. An accessory made of acrylic will by no means emit any harmful substances when heated.
In addition, this synthetic material is considered very hygienic. All pollution from the rugs made of it is cleaned very simply. In the manufacture of acrylic accessories, manufacturers, among other things, use a special processing technology. As a result, the mat becomes very soft and pleasant to the touch.
PVC and rubber
Like outdoor, rubber anti-slip bath mats are very inexpensive. Their main advantage is a long service life. However, PVC coatings look more aesthetic, and therefore are more popular. In the manufacture of polyvinyl chloride mats, manufacturers use flavorings. Therefore, when heated, such accessories do not emit unpleasant odors. Also, the material of PVC mats contains special substances that prevent the development of fungus in high humidity.
Cotton Rugs
Accessories of this variety, of course, look prettier and more solid than synthetic ones. The cotton mat is glued onto a rubber backing and therefore can also be considered anti-slip. To step on such an accessory when leaving the bath is very pleasant. However, such a mat is rather difficult to maintain, since it needs to be periodically dried. If this is not done, the cotton coating will not last long. Most often, accessories made of natural material are bought for children. The skin on the baby’s legs is very delicate. And therefore, contact with a rough surface can cause him a sense of discomfort.
When choosing a cotton rug, among other things, it is worth paying attention to the length of its pile. Of course, lush anti-slip mats look really beautiful. However, caring for them is much more difficult than for short-haired accessories.