Alternative Flooring

Although traditionally mainly used as a covering for jars or food storage areas, coir matting is also versatile enough to be used as a floor covering. Whether you're looking for a comfortable and inexpensive replacement for your carpet or something to provide a durable surface that your dog or messy children can use in your home's doorways, coir matting has few drawbacks.

Coir matting is nearly entirely waterproof and so can be used as an extension to the regular doormat for areas of the home that see a lot of traffic. This means any mud or muck and rubbish brought in by pets or family is easily brushed away without having to worry about deep staining and the shampooing that requires.

The matting is made from the stringy substance that surrounds seeds on coconut trees. This has been processed and worked by people in India to produce matting for centuries. Still today it is used by many people in the region as a cheap, hard wearing alternative to carpets, which are not particularly practical for many families.

Nowadays coir matting often receives an additional layer of PVC coating to give it a super durable finish, meaning it can even be used in areas like the kitchen or garage without the fear of dropping something heavy on to it. So why not try coir matting in your home? Many high street stockists now carry the product, and if they don't they will know someone who does.

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