I was looking around the internet and came across a cool idea!


We carry some 12"x12" PVC tiles that snap together and are used mostly for garage floors, Florida room or porch floors, decks, pool and spa areas, work shops, industrial and commercial uses - but wow I never thought of using them for your cat's litter box.

People love the different looks, the ease of doing it yourself (DYI), and it actually works. They use them to catch the cat litter from the box as the cat comes out, mats or tiles simply lift and there you find all the cat litter collected in one place, not all over your room.
Nice work bloggers, a great new use and here is a great place to get some from a family owned business and at great pricing (they do carry more than what you see on the web so call if you need to). Mymatting.com

All these Tile Mats and more

All these Tile Mats and more....

Introducing the first Logo mat added to our website...
This one is a "Classic", yes a Classic Impressions.

First things first, does everyone know what a logo mat is, how about if we say an image mat?
see the picture below:


As the picture shows you above a logo or image mat is usually a carpet mat with an image and words or sometimes just word or an image (picture). As you will see later in our new products as they are added at a later date these mats can not only be carpet, but can be rubber mats too.

Usually you will see these at the entrance or entry way, some people call them walk off mats. This is not the only use or place for these mats. Really you will see these mat just about anyplace you want to show off the company logo or name, get a message across to customers, this could be directions or any other needed messages other than your logo or store / company image. A common area other than the entrance would be in front of counters, maybe in a restaurant pick up area or a hotel check in counter, a savvy manager could even put them behind the counter for comfort and good footing with the message he wants to get across, like something as simple as a big smiley face (sure to catch the eye of employees and remind them to smile).
In industrial situations you can use these industrial strength mats are essential in not only safety with good footing and non slip, but also getting a message to your employee or visiting higher ups, and visiting customers. They can have anything printed on them; safety first, company name, directions, a nice welcome message, or something as simple as wipe feet before entering the offices.



These top of the line message mats, logo mats, image mats are made by a great company that gives a 100% satisfaction guaranty (Andersen). Not only a guaranty, but a great quality mat, here at Mymatting.com we only carry the best, and we stand behind the products and stand behind and with our customers to get them a fair deal!

Classic Impression mats are made from the best nylon that makes up the logo and the mat. The logo, image or words are made up of carpet fibers, this means there is not pressed on, stuck on label that can not only come off but block the performance of the mat. You get it all with this one, sharp details images and performance. On the product page you will see many colors - these color choices are for the back ground, the image and its details and the words, what an awesome mat. This is not only our first logo mat on our site but a very highly recommended one also.

A feature that is only offered with this line of carpet mats and not other entrance mats is a choice of backing. We have a nub backing that has tons of little carpet grabbing nubs all over the rubber bottom of the mat. These nubs keep the mats from moving around when laid on carpeted floors. The second choice would be a smooth or flat back, this is great for keeping the entry way mat in place on a hard floor.



We are green! The entire line of mats from this company in which we represent have a percentage of recycled material. And its easy for you to be green too! call now or visit Mymatting.com

I recommend you stop back at the website often as we do have new products showing up all the time.

go to the website and see all the colors, better quality picture than this video

     Rhino Hide, beauty and tough
[1/2 inch thick]

Again see our blog on Beauty Salon Mats to learn more about how excited we are about our new supplier and the quality and innovation of these products.

I promised to introduce you to our new line one by one as they are loaded onto the website. This blog will cover the Rhino Hide beauty salon mat, not only for beauty salons but barber shops too. This is one of the most popular items used by professional salons.

These salon mats have a very high end non absorbent foam under surface that is the real heart and sole of the anti fatigue properties. You will get comfort, support in the 1/2 inch thick matting, however it does come in a 7/8 inch double sponge thickness mat. Most matting companies do not offer the double sponge thickness. Just more proof of why we love these products and our new supplier.

[7/8 inch thickness, double sponge]


The Difference is the Top

If you look at the picture above of the Rhino Hide salon mat notice the surface texture, yes it looks like the skin or hide of a rhino. You know the animal in Africa animal
First off this is a high end non-porous tough vinyl, it is also a very beautiful high gloss.
Secondly this design is great for hiding dirt.

The Rhino Hide surface comes in 7 beautiful colors;
Nile Mist
Sahara Sand
Serengeti Sunrise
Nigerian Night
Congo Green
Kenya Trail
Nile Blue (not pictured)


Stay tuned... more anti fatigue beauty salon mats and matting to come


Hey with this cleaning cat you may not need the Rhino Hide (a hiding dirt pattern)

Beauty Salon Mats of all sizes and shapes

Mymatting.com is very proud to announce that we now care Beauty Salon Mats and Matting from one of the best suppliers.
We will really be able to serve our customers with these very high-end products, straight from the manufacturer. This manufacturer is one of the best when is comes to customer service, environmental concerns, research and development, quality control, innovation and just a great industry "know-how" in the floor mats and matting field.

Here at Mymatting.com/Airomat really like these qualities, as a manufacturer and agent for other manufacturers the above qualities really mirror what we do and what we have believed in for over 40 years in the floor matting business.

Together we really look forward to bringing our customers some of the best in the industrial matting area, residential and commercial areas, office mats, animal matting, anti fatigue and safety mats as well as our new line of Beauty Salon Mats.

This is a really exciting line of quality professional salon mats, covering every possible thing from three very unique was to get the best fatigue relief, products to add beauty, one very cool mat with for the sport looking or guy oriented salons or barber shops, even an improvement on the traditional marbleized salon mats, and one that high heels can't even stop.

Please stay in touch and look back to see each blog describing all the very exciting salon mats as they come in and are added to the website.

Happy Salon 'ing


This is not a high end beauty salon...

What is the size of a two car garage?
This was a question on of my customers asked, I thought I would post my findings in hopes that others would be helped.

After a Google search, I found that the most common sizes for a two car garage are:

20'x20'
22'x24'
24'x24'

Then I took a look some of our G-Floors (just some of the mats we have), I came up with the following sizes.

Some of the larger sizes of the G Floor rolls:
8 x 22
9 x 22
10 x 22
10 x 24

The above mats are meant to be one side of a garage floor, so if you put two mats together they would cover a garage that is:

(8 x 22 multiplied by 2) = a 16 x 22 garage floor area covered
(9 x 22 multiplied by 2) = a 18 x 22 garage floor area covered
(10 x 22 multiplied by 2) = a 20 x 22 garage floor area covered
(10 x 24 multiplied by 2) = a 20 x 24 garage floor area covered

So the above shows that we can add these sizes to the Google searched sizes:
16 x 22
18 x 22
20 x 22
20 x 24

Keep in mind we have mats that come in approx. 2' x 2' sizes with puzzle connections and 1' x 1' tile mats that can be pieced together to create multiple patterns and colors to create a very unique and custom floor also.

The above G Floor roll mats cover the whole floor and hold back liquids.

A few of the larger sized G Floors can be cut to cover more space:
-we sell a 9 x 44 mat and after cutting the mat into two mats you get two 9 x 22 s, which can then cover a garage space of 18 x 22.
-we sell a 9 x 60 mat and after cutting the mat in to two mats you get two 9 x 30 s, which can then cover a garage space of 18 x 30 or 3 mats of 9 x 20 that cover 27 x 20.

HAPPY GARAGE FLOOR RENOVATIONS AND PLEASE CONTACT US FOR ANY HELP AT MYMATTING.COM
And please do not epoxy - we have so many people coming to us after they have wasted their money on epoxying.

Cute video...- LOL
THIS IS NOT HOW TO REFINISH A FLOOR, And will not have to IF you put matting down!

There are literally thousands of different tile patterns you can do, I'm just going to go over one that came about in a very interesting way.

I had a customer looking to order some Deck Tile from us, not for there garage floor, but for their deck. The Deck Tile has small openings that  allow liquids to drain away. It can be installed right over your old patio cement, these tiles snap together in such a way that allows them to be laid over uneven surfaces too.  And even nice of the bare feet.

She was looking for even amounts of  two colors, and was going to create a pattern.

The pattern was going to be a "ever other" pattern as seen below, she had white patio furniture to set on the deck also. This pattern would look nice on a garage floor or even a kitchen floor, but skip down past this pattern and see what we came up with.

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The pattern below was ultimately the pattern she went with. We took into concideration the white patio furniture, the size of the deck and the fact she wanted a calm serene area. I have to confess that there were only a limited amount of white tiles in stock (please know white is a hard color to get in these tiles, for some reason they are just not popular). So the pattern we suggested to her was this "less busy" approach. The fewer white tiles tie in well with the white furniture without being overwhelming. You can really have fun with these tiles, let us know and we can help, whether its for around the pool or spa, a room or basement or office, a garage floor, or your deck.  

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I was chatting with a customer and what seemed like a complaint turned into something quite different.
This customer had bought a dark colored Waterhog mat manufactured by Andersen, they are 100% guaranteed so I never have to worry to much.
This mat was a darker color, the darker the color the more it will show the dirt. My customer explained that as he was vacuuming the mat he thought about how there was a lot to vacuum up. Of course this is a negative right, more stuff equals more work. But it's all in how you look at it.
All of a sudden it hit him, all this stuff he was cleaning out of the mat was not tracked all over the building! The Waterhog entry matting did its job! It really catches all the dirt, debris and liquids. Isn't that the job of any entrance, entry or walk off mat, catch all that stuff in order to save all the other flooring in the building and to keep your areas looking cleaner?! Yes, it is!

Check them out for yourself; Waterhog Entrance mats

What is Nitrile rubber?

Nitrile Rubber is not a natural product, it is a synthetic rubber polymer, it is generally resistant to animal fats, oils, fuel and other chemicals. It is used in the automotive industry as fuel and oil handling hoses, grommets and seals. This stuff has to be tough. It can with stand temperatures of -40 to +108 celcious. A large use for this material is in gloves (which can be nine times more puncture resistant) and floor mats (anti fatigue mats, kitchen matting, in industrial areas with oil and grease). Nitrile rubber is more resistant than the natural rubber.


Are all Kitchen floor mats the same?

No, the more Nitrile in the product the more it will stand up to all the grease and oils.
Be very careful when you read about any kitchen mat, some will state grease resistant, this only means that they will resist the grease and some will go as far to say it is grease proof. Again, be careful what is claimed in the advertising. Make sure you know what the Nitrile count really is.

I've found this great new kitchen matting, not only is it 100% Nitrile, it is thinner for more flexibility and great traction, not only from the design, but from this material (soft yet tough). It also comes with drainage holes, this can be very important not only in use but also in cleaning and keeping the surface safe for sure traction.

Safe Flow Plus from Crown and Mymatting.com

Here at Mymatting we look for the best so you do not have to waist your time doing, we are going to be adding this product to our online store soon, however you can still get it from us over the phone.

I had a customer who was really satisfied with his kitchen floor matting that lasted about 6 months, I could not believe this was a standard for them, it made me wonder what the industry as a whole had for a standard time. We upgraded them to a mat that is now approaching it's second year,
Airomat anti fatigue and stress mats
This is great and they are very happy now, but I still can't help thinking that we can do better. This mat is a PVC mat and has the best material you can get for floor mats, and the design is great. The Large square openings really do the job, we have always liked this mat for all kinds of uses. For Kitchen use with high amounts of fats and oils, I think Nitrle is superior.

You just don't hear Made in the USA anymore, but what about "Hand Made in the United States of America".

The Airomat mat is a very unique mat, and yes hand made in the US.

The uniqueness, quality and advantages all seem to come from the Large "Square" Openings!

[Large square openings]

Again, the large square openings on the Airomat mat give you what other mats cannot:

- LESS SURFACE -
Between openings where debris land

- 2/3 of SURFACE IS AIR -
Like walking on air

- CLEANER -
Larger areas to hold liquids and debris

- ROLLS EASY -
Up and out

- SUPERIORTRACTION-
As your foot grabs down into
openings & mat to floor.

All do to the - LARGESQUARE OPENINGS...

- EASY MAINTENANCE -
Dirt stayson floor,not in the mat. Nice little square piles of dirt.

- LIGHTER WEIGHT -
Less mat, more air, 1/4" strips and openings are 7/8" x 7/8"

- MORE FLEXIBLE-
Floating PVC strip, the 1/4" x 1/2" tall strips are not welded together, letting them to move and flex.

- POCKETS OF AIR -
Created when you step on openings

- UNSURPASSEDDRAINAGE-
Drainage Grooves and holes

All do to the - LARGESQUAREOPENINGS...

You remain up on the Airomat mat while everything else falls through and now you get all the advantages of the relief and safety, Again, the design of this mat you do get advantages that other mats just can not do.

This design is a really great design for safety, offering great traction from the openings and the fact your up on the mat.
The pockets of air created when you walk are great for fatigue relief, stress relief, anti stress or anti fatigue.

We will post more on this product and all the uses
Uses range from: Industrial, commercial, residential and used in kitchens, work stations, basements, garages, truck beds, storage crates, deliver truck floors and shelves, downdraft tables, horse stables, table tops, weight rooms, and so much more...

They can make stock sizes for you or custom sizes down to the inch in width and length and any strip any direction can be any or their colors! Wow! Oh and the mat is reversible too, the same traction grabbing on your foot and the floor.

Get a sample of this Airomat, my understanding is this is a One of a Kind mat very unique. and all with that Made in the USA by hand true statement.

Below is a great post on material that entry or entrance mats are made from. What makes a good walk off mat? A lot has to do with the material its made from. When looking at an carpet entrance mats or carpet runners for commercial use or home - residential use, keep in mind what is the backing made from also. Rubber backing will last longer and hold up better than the plastic or vinyl backing. We have only seen one company (the Andersen Company)  that offers different backings, one for laying the entrance matting over carpet and one over hard floors. The hard floors backing would be smooth and with rubber it will hold nicely. Over carpeting the entry mats would have a cleated backing, this will end any floating or movement the mat might have.

Enjoy the post and contact us with any questions or quotes (lowest pricing on the net) Mymatting.com

Nylon vs. Olefin

Whats the difference in entry mats or entrance matting?

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NYLON
Nylon is utilized in approximately 65% of the carpet sold in the U.S. It is a very durable fiber with excellent performance characteristics. Its strengths include good resiliency, good yarn memory to hold twist, good carpet cleaning efficacy, good stain resistance with stain treatment applied, good soil hiding ability, and good abrasion resistance. Nylon is manufactured in both BCF and staple fiber. It is the strongest fiber, making it an excellent choice for the heavy traffic of an active household or commercial facility. It's also the most durable of the synthetics. It is soil and mildew resistant and resilient, but is prone to static. Most nylon is treated with an anti-static treatment to reduce static. Continuous filament fibers minimize pilling and shedding.
source: click here

OLEFIN
Olefin makes up about 30 % of the fiber used in U.S. carpet manufacturing today. Its strengths include superior stain resistance, with the exception of oil-based stains, and low cost. It is a solution-dyed product, which means color is added during extrusion in its molten state rather than topically applied. (Imagine a carrot vs. a radish). Because of this dye method it has superior resistance to bleaches and sunlight fading. However it has poor resiliency, which can lead to crushing. Color selection is limited due to its dye method. It has poor abrasion resistance and its low melt point can cause fibers to fuse if furniture or other objects are dragged across its surface.
source: click here

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NYLON
This is the most commonly used fiber in carpet today because it is strong, easy to dye, and readily available. There is still no stronger carpet fiber on the market today. If you have any traffic paths at all, I strongly recommend you buy a nylon carpet and forget about those other fibers.
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Polypropylene or Olefin:
This is one of the most color fast fibers on the market. It also is one of the most naturally stain resistant. Thus, this fiber is best suited for indoor-outdoor carpet in both loop and grass styles. Olefin is a cheap fiber. It performs well in wear tests if the profile of the pile height is super low. If one adds air to the fiber to give it some bulk (so it feels good), it will not produce a carpet that looks good for longer than six months. This puffed up Olefin will crush!
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what about Polyester?

POLYESTER:

This is a new type of fiber that has this long chemical name: Polyethylene Terephthalate, but still falls in the class of fibers known commonly as polyesters. This Polyester fiber,however,is "not your daddy's polyester". This fiber has natural and permanent stain resistance. Polyester fiber is stronger than the old polyester and has betterabrasion resistance. Unlike the old polyester, the Polyester product has ahighermelting point and is more resistant to abrasion.

The fiber is made from PET chips,some of which come from recycledplastic containers, hence the name "pop bottle carpet". Recycling doesnot affect the quality if the fiber, thus this product could be a futurefiber that could be recycled over and over. click here

Like olefin, Polyester does have poor resilient properties and thus issusceptibleto crushing. Polyester fabrics are generally sold in heavy faceweights withhigh-density construction. Avoid high pile heights with low-densityconstruction.These products tend to flatten and "ugly" out. Also look for hightwist levelsrather than "blown" yarns. Loose twists (blown yarn) tend to untwistand theyarn tips tend to fuse together creating a matted appearance. click here

WE DO CARRY BOTH OLEFIN AND NYLON PRODUCTS - IF YOU DO NOT SEE BOTH MYMATTING.COM PLEASE CONTACT US !