Floor Protection Mats

Floor Protection Mats

Whether you are working on a personal project in your home workshop or if you own, manage, or work in an industrial or commercial setting, floor protection mats are necessary. If your floors are not intact and in good working condition, then you risk chances of dangerous trip and fall accidents, and you risk exacerbating the damage already inflicted upon your floors. Rubberized floor protection mats are great ways to safeguard your floors—wherever they may be! Products like heavy equipment mats are specifically made to endure the demanding environments in areas that house things like heavy-duty machines. And while one’s main reason for installing floor protection mats may be to protect a building’s subfloors, these mats accomplish much more than just floor protection. A protective rubber mat is anything but a one-trick pony!

Floor protection mats will also safeguard your subflooring from damage. Consider how easy it could be to dent, chip, or scratch concrete, hardwood, or linoleum flooring. A dropped hammer or something heavier can leave an ugly and unsightly crack. And this could be an even larger problem if you are renting a building because then you could be held responsible for costly repairs. Even a single thick mat can reduce the probability of serious damage—especially if it is placed in an area where these risks run high. Also, these products have amazing safety applications! Due to rubber’s naturally high coefficient of friction and the rich textured designs that are often included upon the surface of most protective rubber mats—our floor protection mats are perfectly suited as slip resistant floors. Beyond use in floor protection mats, rubber products are often used for anti-slip applications. This is why commercial kitchens, walkways, and stairways often employ some form of rubber matting. Rubber’s naturally high coefficient of friction makes it perfect for places where slippery conditions threaten the well-being of its inhabitants. Thus, wherever you choose to employ rubber floor protection mats, you are also significantly enhancing the anti-slip safety of that same area. While protecting your floors is important, protecting the safety of you, your guests, or your employees is important, too.

Industrial equipment, such as generators, air compressors, and many other items, are large and heavy. These tools are incredibly important to many businesses, but their size and weight threaten to damage many of the floors that commercial locations typically use. Even concrete is at risk. Chips and cracks are common—and they can worsen without proper care. These floors can be a burden to repair. Professional repair fees can cost a fortune and can cause costly downtimes that can impede a business’s everyday operations. Whether your work floor is at home or in an industrial setting, it is nonetheless worth protecting. A good way to preserve the health of your floors is by using rubber floor protector pads. Floor protection mats significantly reduce the chances of your floors suffering permanent damage. Certainly, heavy-duty floor mats are cheaper than the majority of subflooring options. Thus, should your floor protector pads sustain damage, they are much cheaper to fix or repair than are your subfloors.

If you are working at a station or on some sort of an assembly line, a strategically placed thick mat is the perfect way to protect the area’s subfloors. While these locations typically house heavy machines, they are also places where workers handle heavy objects, such as tools. These items often are dropped or fall off tables. Without the proper degree of floor protection in place, such fallen items tend to permanently damage the floors upon which they land. Thicker heavy-duty floor mats—made for heavy duty applications—offer a durable and shock absorbent surface that will prevent damaging forces from reaching subfloors like tile, hardwood, linoleum, and concrete. Rubber is naturally supple and elastic, which can help prevent floor damage caused by dropped tools and equipment. Heavy machines themselves threaten subfloors, too. Their vibrations—while seemingly innocuous—can severely damage subfloors over time. Floors like concrete can accumulate acute amounts of damage. This damage often finally reveals itself in the form of large cracks and chips.

Floor protection mats serve as a double barrier. First, they will protect subflooring from being scratched or cracked, and this can be either due to the movement of large pieces of equipment or due to dropped tools or materials. Secondly, they will protect the very items that pose as potential dangers to the subfloor. It is easy enough to see how this works—two hard and heavy objects crashing against each other will hardly ever have a good outcome! A protective pad placed between these two is therefore a great way to protect both. Now, damage to equipment and tools will not always be due to dropped tools. Oftentimes, heavy pieces of machinery themselves vibrate when in motion. This can be subtle vibrating or loud rumbling. At first, these movements may not seem deserving of any concern. However, over time, if there is no barrier between the machine and the floor, you will likely find an accumulation of damage which now demands immediate attention. In other words, after enough exposure to these vibrations, the floor beneath heavy machines will eventually wear down, chip, or crack. A rubber vibration absorbing mat is designed to protect the floors underneath these large heavy-duty machines by providing them an elastic and vibration dampening surface that absorbs the majority—if not all—of the vibrations that these machines emit. A thick mat made of rubber will absorb the shock of the vibrations and movements and distribute them over a large area, rather than allowing the machine to directly impact a small area. By now, there should be no doubt about it: floor protection mats do exactly what they are meant to do—protect your floors.

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Floor protection mats are available in a variety of styles, sizes, and designs. For example, products like our “Elephant Bark” rubberized flooring come in lengths of up to 50 feet! Rolls of flooring such as these are perfect for larger areas that require more seamless surface coverings. We even offer these rolls in six different colorways and three different thicknesses—ensuring that all of our customers’ needs and preferences are precisely met. However, when it comes to rolls of rubber, these products tend to be thinner than rubber mats. This is because very thick mats are too thick to be rolled. Thus, for applications that demand maximal thickness, we offer products such as our “Shark Tooth” heavy duty floor mats. These mats are 3/4ths of an inch thick—made for extremely heavy-duty purposes. Rubber is the ideal material for creating shock absorbent floor protector pads, as it is a soft and elastic material that can prevent damaging forces from reaching your subfloors. Whether you need a single thick mat, several interlocking tiles, or seamless rolls of rubber, our rubber floor protection mats can ensure a safe and intact work floor.

Furthermore, many of our products—such as our “Elephant Bark” rolls and “Shark Tooth” mats—are made from recycled rubber materials. These materials are sourced from discarded car tires. Because the rubbers out of which car tires are made are non-biodegradable, car tires—once worn out—usually pile up in landfills. By repurposing discarded car tires into rubber mats and floors, we uphold our responsibility toward the planet—minimizing the amount of unnecessary waste that the rubber industry generates. Moreover, because car tires are designed to withstand some of the harshest outdoor conditions, including precipitation, impacts, abrasions, and sunlight, our recycled rubber products inherit many of the same qualities that make car tires so durable. Using recycled rubber also means that we see reduced manufacturing costs. These savings directly translate toward our price points, which we always keep as low as possible. Our customers should receive the most value possible from a purchase with us.

Remember, if you need your flooring or matting customized or have inquiries about our products, do not hesitate to reach out. Call us at +1 (714) 772-3000 during our regular business hours or email us at any time at customercare@rubbercal.com to consult one of our rubber experts about your upcoming project. Have your order crafted precisely toward your needs, no matter how specific your demands are! Given our lengthy history in the rubber flooring industry, we have the level of experience necessary to confront even the most complex of tasks. Please reach out! We are always happy to help.