On the planning of the space to be allocated to the carpet priority should be given to the length of the walkway over the carpet because it’s the one that affects on the effectiveness of the mat.
Years of experience on the market and internal tests have shown that the minimum size required for a technical m at is around 60cm for residential entrances: small offices, houses… (excellent efficiency if there is a wilful cleaning action of the user) while for the great passages: shopping malls, hospitals ecc.. where there cannot be a stop on the carpet, good results are achieved from 200cm, excellent above 300cm of distance as also indicated by the LEED protocol, while over 500cm the removal of dirt and humidity appearts to be almost total.
To achieve the desired result in cleaning and\or drying is important, in addition to the correct sizing of the carpet, make a targeted choice of coatings (to reach the goal set they can also be combined) and of the distance between the slats.
To keep the mat 100% functional, it’s essential to keep it clean and replace the coating when too worn out or exhausted.
If well maintained, dimensioned and designed a Mat.en technical mat is enough to solve the problem of the soles cleaning without having to resort to other carpets.
For entrances with particular humidity problems you can integrate the action of the technical mat with that of a clean-off.
*for residential entrances and small offices, where a stop on the mat can be provided, the 60-150cm dimension can generate an axcellent removal of dirt and humidity if volountary shoes rubbing is carried out by the user.