If you're looking for a sweeper or a outdoor carpet, a non-slip rubber grid mat could be for you. Let's find out why! 

In recent years, thanks to a period that has led many of us to spend more time indoors, many people have rediscovered the pleasure of taking up relaxing and rewarding hobbies, such as gardening. The interest in plants, flowers and vegetables has spread rapidly, turning gardens, vegetable plots, terraces and small balconies into green oases where you can spend time outdoors.

If you love gardening or cultivating a vegetable garden, you know that the risk of bringing soil, water and mud into the house is always just around the corner. In these cases, a good rubber outdoor mat or doormat can make all the difference, keeping your indoor spaces clean and tidy.

You might be wondering at this point: how do I choose the most suitable one? 

An outdoor doormat must be made of a resistant material: its durability will depend on it. No one wants to buy a rug that will be thrown away after a short time, do they?

Outdoor doormats made of rubber are specially designed to withstand the beating sun and rain (which especially in spring and summer) without cracking or drying out.

For this reason, rubber is a material that is right for you if you are looking for a mat to be placed outdoors, in contact not only with the elements, but also with dust, sand, soil and often walked on or used as flooring.

There are also other reasons why a rubber outdoor mat is a good choice. Which ones?

First and foremost, rubber is naturally highly slip-resistant, so your rubber mat will help you avoid getting your legs blown off while engaging in outdoor activities.

Another reason is the fact that a good rubber doormat is honeycombed (or gridded): its perforated surface effectively traps dirt and soil and allows water to pass through, preventing the creation of mud or mould on the surface.

A little bit of trivia: if you love nature and are sensitive to issues such as sustainability, you don't have to do without rubber as a material for your outdoor mat!
Because today you can find eco-friendly rubber doormats on the market: made from 100% natural materials such as rubber and recyclable.

You may have bought some rubber items and realised, once you have taken them out of their packaging, that they give off an unpleasant odour.

Don't be alarmed, this is quite natural, especially if they were packaged quickly once production was finished, without being left outdoors for a few days.

In time and with normal use this odour will disappear without intervention, but if you want to remove this odour quickly and easily we suggest a home remedy, the famous "grandmother's remedy".

If your new rubber carpet has a bad smell, what you can do is simply soak it for half an hour in a basin of hot water and vinegar and then rinse it under running water.

If it is a rather large carpet, you can place it on a flat surface and wipe it on both sides with a sponge soaked in the same solution, let it sit for a few minutes and rinse it, repeating the process a couple of times if necessary.

Then let the carpet dry flat and you are done!

One of the most popular features of rubber doormats is their ease of cleaning.

A perforated rubber outdoor mat can simply be cleaned with a water hose, pressure washer or under running water in a sink.

If the accumulated dirt is quite stubborn, you can wipe it off with a wet cloth and some mild soap or washing machine detergent that you probably have at home and rinse it under running water.

Soap or other chemicals in the detergent will not affect the hard-wearing rubber of your carpet in any way, but it is recommended that you rinse it off carefully to prevent the soap from creating a sticky patina on the surface.

These steps take very little effort and only a few minutes of your time, but will give you back a clean carpet that looks as good as when you bought it!

One last trick for optimum performance: dry your carpet in the open air by hanging it upright or laying it flat, preferably in the shade.

Avoid drying a rubber rug or doormat straddling a fence in the sun for many hours, it could take a curved shape that will take time to disappear.

OLIVO.shop designs rubber mats and doormats for your outdoor spaces, to ensure not only cleanliness and safety, but also durability, long life and time savings.

Yes, because their rubber (recycled and recyclable) is not afraid of sun and rain, washes off in seconds under water and has an unrivalled durability!