A recent review by one of our customers pointed out that there were not aware that a containment mat and a garage mat were two different items. The purpose of this post is to clairify what constitutes a garage mat and what constitutes a containment mat. The question itself is kind of like saying what is the difference between a station-wagon and a vehicle? Clearly a station wagon is a type of vehicle.
The terms garage mat is much more broad. Roll out flooring products such as G-Floor garage floor mats, are one type of garage mat. So is a containment mat though. Additionally, products like the Oil Absorbent Garage mat also qualify as a garage mat.Generally speaking we break garage floor mats into several categories:
- Parking Pads — Such as the G-Floor PVC garage floor mats
- Roll Out Garage Flooring — G-Floor, again, is the best example
- Carpet Mats — Absorbent products that absorb water in small format like Oil-Dri and large format like Oil Absorbent Garage Mats.
- Containment Mats — Ready to assemble products like Park Smart Clean Park and ready to use products like TruContain®
- Imaged Mats — Standard or Custom printed PVC flooring that looks like another product.