Top 10 Questions About Construction Mats

1. How Versatile Are Ground Protection Mats? You can use ground protection mats in a variety of locations around a building site, home, or rural area. They can support the weight of almost any size of heavy-duty construction vehicle.
2. How Does an Erosion Control Grid Work? Erosion control tiles are usable in any area where you want to protect the ground from washing away. These tiles consist of open grids where installers can pour dirt or gravel into the holes to hold the ground in place.
3. Why Do You Need Outrigger Pads? Heavy equipment parked in place during usage can become unstable on soft ground and may tilt or topple. Outrigger pads give the equipment a sturdy base when it’s under significant stress, such as occurs with a crane or backhoe.
4. What Should You Know About Access Mats and Where Should You Use Them? Understandably, most people don’t work with ground protection mats every day and may be unfamiliar with the benefits they provide. These mats consist of dense plastic and don’t sink into the ground when driving heavy vehicles over them. They can support many tons of weight.
5. How Do You Protect Lawns From Heavy Equipment With Ground Protection Mats? To protect a lawn from damage when driving heavy equipment across it to a build site, just lay the protection mats end to end as a temporary road. Lay them in all the areas where the wheels or tracks will make contact with the ground.
6. How Do You Make a Temporary Walkway or Sidewalk Over Mud or Grass? To make a sidewalk over mud or grass, lay ground protection mats end to end or side by side in the area where you want people to be able to move safely. These mats will not sink into the ground as people walk across them.
7. How Do I Protect My Driveway From Heavy Objects? When driving large equipment across a concrete driveway, cracks or breakage could occur. By laying protection mats across the concrete, it supports the weight of the equipment, protecting the concrete from damage.
8. How Do You Clean Ground Protection Mats? To clean ground protection mats, you can use a garden hose with a sprayer or a pressure washer. For stubborn mud or debris, you can use a scrub brush on the durable plastic without damaging it.
9. How Do You Create a Temporary Road Using Mats? To create a temporary road using ground protection construction mats, lay them end to end to match the path of the tires or tracks of the machine. Select a product that can support the weight of the heaviest vehicle that will use the temporary road.
10. What Are the Top Uses for Ground Protection Mats? The top uses for ground protection mats include preventing ruts from forming in grass or dirt as heavy construction vehicles drive across the property. They can also protect driveway or sidewalk concrete from cracking or breaking when heavy vehicles drive across it.

Best Construction Mat Products

Gmats Ground Protection Mats, 1/2 Inch x 4x8 Ft.

The Gmats Ground Protection Mats provide support and traction for vehicles as they move across soft ground. These polyethylene plastic mats are made in the United States and can support 90 tons each.

Blue Gator Ground Protection Diamond Mats, 1/2 Inch x 3x8 Ft.

Our Blue Gator Ground Protection Diamond Mats offer a reversible design with a “V” traction pattern on one side and a diamond traction pattern on the other side. It’s a Made in the USA product that can support up to 70 tons of vehicular weight.

Matrax Heavy Duty Drivable Composite Mats, 1.5 Inch x 3.89 x 3.89 Ft.

When you need an even load transfer between panels, our Matrax Heavy Duty Drivable Composite Mats deliver this key feature. These Made in the USA panels interlock, making them ideal for use as event flooring when you need to protect the grass or artificial turf underneath.

GeoGrid Cellular Paving System Tiles, 4 cm x 1.6x1.6 Ft.

If you have areas on your property subject to erosion because of flooding or poor drainage, our GeoGrid Cellular Paving System Tiles provide reinforcement and stabilization of the ground. Connect these tiles along the area that’s subject to erosion and fill the open holes in the grid design with dirt or gravel to secure them in place.

Outrigger Pads, 3/4 Inch x 15x15 Inches

To support the weight of stationary large vehicles and to keep crew members safe, trust our Outrigger Pads. They can support up to 55,000 pounds of vertical load capacity for the extended outrigger arms of a crane, lift bucket, or utility truck.

TackyMat, 24x36 Inches

Our TackyMat product pulls dust and other debris from the shoes of people moving from a construction area into a home or building, keeping the interior cleaner. Each product has 120 removable sheets, and you can discard each sheet as it becomes soiled, revealing a fresh tacky sheet.

Construction Mat Customer Installations

Axel Landscape

Greatmats customer Axel Landscape needed mats to protect clients’ lawns from the skid steers and track loaders the workers use to move dirt, trees, gravel, and rolls of sod. Our mats allow for a temporary road that protects the property during the length of the project.

Lawn Protection Mats Clear Ground Protection Mats

Lisk Landscape Innovations

Lisk Landscape Innovations needed a type of mat to protect clients’ yards from heavy equipment, but that also would allow sunlight to penetrate the mat and reach the grass during a longer temporary installation. Our Greatmats team suggested our transparent plastic mats, which worked perfectly to help the grass survive while the mats were in place.

Yard Protection Mats: Clear Ground Protection Mats

Whispering Tree Service

When moving heavy equipment into place to work on tree trimming or stump grinding, wet conditions on some days would leave Whispering Tree Service unable to work for fear of damaging customer lawns. Protection mats from Greatmats supported the equipment’s weight without causing damage, delivering the perfect results.

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