Wet floors are a constant challenge in swimming pools, changing rooms, showers, spas and leisure facilities. Water can quickly create uncomfortable and potentially slippery walking areas, particularly where people are moving around barefoot.
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats provide a practical solution by creating a comfortable, slip-resistant and hygienic surface specifically designed for wet environments.
Made from 100% recyclable PET plastic, the matting combines a soft-touch barefoot surface with anti-microbial properties and a modular linking system. It can be used around swimming pools, in shower rooms, changing facilities, locker rooms, wet rooms, spas and other areas where water is regularly present.
Table of Contents
- What Is Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Matting?
- Why Is Wet Area Matting Important?
- Designed for Bare Feet
- Slip Resistance in Wet Areas
- Anti-Microbial Wet Area Matting
- Modular Interlocking Design
- Water Drainage
- 100% Recyclable PET Construction
- Indoor and Outdoor Wet Areas
- Where Can Ultima Wet Area Matting Be Used?
- Swimming Pool Matting
- Shower Room Matting
- Changing Room Matting
- Spa and Wellness Centre Matting
- Sizes and Coverage
- Installation
- Cleaning and Maintenance
- Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mat Product
- Why Choose Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats?
- Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Matting?
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Matting is a specialist wet-area flooring solution designed for spaces where people regularly walk barefoot.
Unlike a standard entrance or workplace mat, this product is designed specifically around the needs of swimming pools, showers, changing facilities and similar environments.
The matting provides a soft surface underfoot while helping improve traction in areas where water may make ordinary flooring slippery.
Specialist Wet Area Matting
The matting has been designed for environments where water is expected rather than occasional.
Comfortable Under Bare Feet
The material has a softer feel than hard flooring, helping make walking around pools, changing rooms and showers more comfortable.
Modular Construction
Individual sections can be connected together, allowing larger areas and longer walkways to be covered.
Suitable for Commercial Environments
The durable construction makes the matting suitable for leisure centres, swimming facilities, gyms, health clubs and other busy wet areas.
Why Is Wet Area Matting Important?
Wet areas create different challenges from normal commercial floors. Water can remain on the floor throughout the day, people may be barefoot and hygiene requirements are often higher.
Purpose-designed wet area matting creates a raised surface between the user and the wet floor below, improving comfort, drainage and traction.
Helps Improve Traction
A textured wet area surface helps provide additional grip underfoot compared with smooth wet flooring.
Allows Water to Move Away
The open design allows water to pass through rather than remaining trapped directly beneath people's feet.
Improves Barefoot Comfort
Hard tiles can feel cold and uncomfortable. Wet area matting provides a softer walking surface.
Supports Better Hygiene
Matting designed specifically for wet environments can be cleaned and disinfected regularly as part of the facility's hygiene routine.
Designed for Bare Feet
One of the key advantages of Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats is the soft-touch surface.
People using swimming pools, showers and changing facilities are often barefoot, making surface comfort much more important than it would be in an industrial environment where protective footwear is worn.
Soft-Touch Surface
The matting feels more comfortable against bare feet than many hard floor surfaces.
Useful Around Swimming Pools
Pool users regularly move between wet and dry areas, making a comfortable walking surface particularly useful.
Suitable for Shower Areas
The matting provides a cushioned surface in places where people may be standing barefoot for longer periods.
Comfort Without Losing Grip
The surface combines barefoot comfort with the textured construction needed for wet-area traction.
Slip Resistance in Wet Areas
Slip resistance is one of the most important features of any poolside or shower mat.
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats are tested to DIN 51097 and achieve classifications A, B and C for barefoot slip resistance.
Designed for Barefoot Wet Areas
DIN 51097 testing relates specifically to barefoot areas where water is present, making it highly relevant for pools and shower facilities.
Textured Surface
The surface provides traction while still remaining comfortable enough for barefoot users.
Suitable for High-Moisture Locations
The product can be used where water is regularly present rather than only where occasional spills occur.
Supports Safer Facility Design
Correct wet area matting can form part of a wider approach to improving safety around leisure and changing facilities.
Anti-Microbial Wet Area Matting
Hygiene is particularly important in shared barefoot environments. Changing rooms, swimming pools and showers may be used by hundreds of people each day.
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats include built-in anti-microbial properties to help support cleaner wet environments.
Useful in Shared Facilities
Anti-microbial properties are especially useful in public changing rooms, gyms, swimming centres and shower facilities.
Supports Routine Cleaning
The anti-microbial material works alongside regular cleaning and disinfection rather than replacing it.
Ideal for Hygiene-Sensitive Areas
The combination of drainage, washable material and anti-microbial properties makes the mat particularly well suited to communal wet areas.
Modular Interlocking Design
Wet areas come in many different shapes and sizes. A single standard mat is not always enough to cover a swimming pool walkway, shower block or large changing facility.
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats use an interlocking modular system that allows sections to be connected together.
Extend the Matting
Additional sections can be connected to create longer covered areas.
Useful for Large Facilities
The modular system makes it easier to cover long poolside areas, shower walkways and changing room routes.
Flexible Layout
The matting can be configured according to the shape and size of the area rather than relying on a single fixed mat size.
Connectors Included
Each linear metre includes connectors to help sections link together when wider coverage is required.
Water Drainage
Good wet area matting should not simply provide grip. It should also allow water to move away from the walking surface.
The open structure of Ultima Bare Foot Matting helps water pass through the mat rather than sitting directly on top.
Water Passes Below the Surface
The open design helps keep the main walking surface separated from water collecting underneath.
Useful Around Pools
Pool users constantly carry water onto surrounding floors, making effective drainage particularly important.
Useful in Shower Rooms
Water from showers can drain through the matting instead of remaining trapped around the user's feet.
Floor Cleaning Remains Important
Because water and debris can pass underneath the mat, the floor beneath should still be cleaned regularly.
100% Recyclable PET Construction
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats are manufactured from 100% recyclable PET plastic.
This provides the durability required for wet environments while also allowing the product material to be recycled.
Durable Plastic Construction
PET provides a practical material for wet areas because it is suitable for repeated exposure to water.
100% Recyclable Material
The mat is manufactured using recyclable PET plastic.
Designed for Long-Term Use
The matting has been developed for repeated pedestrian traffic in commercial environments.
Two-Year or Two Million Crossings Guarantee
The product is backed by a guarantee of two years or two million crossings, depending on which point is reached first.
Indoor and Outdoor Wet Areas
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats can be used in both indoor and outdoor wet environments.
The product is temperature resistant from approximately -35°C to +70°C, giving it the flexibility to cope with a wide range of conditions.
Indoor Applications
Indoor uses include showers, changing rooms, spas, wet rooms and indoor swimming pool areas.
Outdoor Applications
The matting can also be used around suitable outdoor poolside areas and other wet locations.
Colourfast and Lightfast
The material is designed to maintain its appearance when used in demanding environments.
Wide Temperature Range
Its temperature resistance allows the mat to perform across varying environmental conditions.
Where Can Ultima Wet Area Matting Be Used?
Ultima Bare Foot Matting can be used anywhere that requires comfortable, hygienic and slip-resistant barefoot flooring.
Swimming Pools
Use around pool edges, walkways and access areas where water is regularly carried onto the floor.
Changing Rooms
Create comfortable walking areas between lockers, showers and pool facilities.
Shower Rooms
Provide a softer and more secure surface in communal or individual shower areas.
Wet Rooms
The modular design makes the matting suitable for wet rooms requiring flexible floor coverage.
Spas
Use in spa facilities where customers move between treatments, showers and wet areas barefoot.
Wellness Centres
The combination of comfort and hygiene makes it suitable for wellness facilities and health clubs.
Gyms and Leisure Centres
Install in shower blocks, changing facilities and wet areas within gyms and leisure centres.
Hotels
Hotel swimming pools, spas and wellness facilities can benefit from dedicated barefoot wet area matting.
Swimming Pool Matting
Swimming pool surrounds are some of the most demanding wet floor environments because water is continuously transferred from swimmers onto surrounding surfaces.
Continuous Water Exposure
Ultima matting is designed specifically for environments where water is constantly present.
Barefoot Traction
The certified slip-resistant surface helps provide grip for barefoot pool users.
Comfortable Walking Surface
The soft-touch material creates a more comfortable surface than bare poolside tiles.
Customisable Coverage
Multiple mat sections can be linked together to cover longer poolside walkways.
Shower Room Matting
Communal showers require flooring that handles water while remaining easy to clean and comfortable underfoot.
Allows Water to Drain
The open mat structure helps water pass below the walking surface.
Anti-Microbial Properties
Built-in anti-microbial properties make the mat well suited to communal hygiene-sensitive areas.
Comfort for Bare Feet
The softer surface is more pleasant to stand on than hard shower room flooring.
Easy to Rinse
The matting can be rinsed thoroughly as part of regular shower room cleaning.
Changing Room Matting
Changing rooms often combine wet areas with high levels of pedestrian traffic. Users may walk between showers, lockers and swimming pool areas while barefoot.
Creates Dedicated Walkways
Modular wet area matting can be used to create comfortable walking routes through changing facilities.
Helps Improve Hygiene
The anti-microbial construction and washable surface support regular hygiene routines.
Comfortable in Cold Areas
A raised matting surface can feel more comfortable than walking directly on cold tiled floors.
Suitable for Heavy Traffic
The product is designed to withstand high levels of pedestrian use.
Spa and Wellness Centre Matting
Spas and wellness centres need wet area flooring that performs well while still providing a comfortable experience for visitors.
Comfort-Focused Surface
The soft-touch surface complements environments where comfort is particularly important.
Wet Area Traction
The slip-resistant construction helps create secure walking areas between spa facilities.
Suitable Around Showers
Use around showers and other water-based treatment areas.
Easy Routine Maintenance
The mat can be cleaned and disinfected regularly as part of the facility's hygiene schedule.
Sizes and Coverage
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats are supplied in a modular roll-style format, allowing facilities to cover longer wet areas without relying on multiple separate loose mats.
Cut Length
The matting is available as a 58cm x 100cm linear metre option.
Full Roll
A full roll measures approximately 58cm x 16m.
Mat Height
The matting is approximately 9mm high.
Weight
The product weighs approximately 2.2kg per square metre.
Linking Multiple Sections
The modular connection system allows sections to be joined together to increase the overall coverage area.
Installation
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats have been designed for straightforward installation without requiring a complicated permanent flooring system.
Prepare the Floor
Clean the area before installation and remove dirt or debris that could become trapped underneath.
Roll Out the Matting
Position the matting across the required walking or standing area.
Connect Additional Sections
Use the modular connection system when additional width or coverage is needed.
Check the Edges
Make sure sections are properly aligned and that the matting sits correctly before allowing pedestrian traffic onto the area.
Regularly Inspect the Installation
Wet area matting should be inspected during normal cleaning routines to ensure sections remain correctly positioned.
Cleaning and Maintenance
Regular cleaning is essential in swimming pools, shower rooms and other communal barefoot environments.
Use Mild Detergent and Warm Water
Clean the surface regularly using warm water and a mild detergent.
Rinse Heavily Soiled Areas
When the matting becomes heavily soiled, rinse thoroughly with clean water to remove dirt and debris.
Use Suitable Disinfectant
A non-abrasive disinfectant can be used where additional hygiene treatment is required.
Allow the Mat to Air Dry
Allow the matting to dry naturally and avoid prolonged exposure to direct heat.
Clean Underneath the Matting
Because water and debris can pass through the mat, lift or roll the matting periodically and clean the floor underneath.
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mat Product
Why Choose Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats?
Ultima is a strong choice when a facility needs specialist matting specifically designed for wet, barefoot environments rather than a general-purpose non-slip mat.
Choose Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats If:
- You need matting for a swimming pool or poolside walkway.
- You need a comfortable surface for barefoot users.
- You require certified barefoot slip resistance.
- You need matting for showers or changing rooms.
- Hygiene is important in the area.
- You want built-in anti-microbial properties.
- You need a modular matting system that can cover larger areas.
- You want an open design that allows water to drain through.
- You need a product suitable for indoor or outdoor wet areas.
- You want a mat made from 100% recyclable PET plastic.
- You need matting for spas or wellness centres.
- You want a product designed to handle high levels of pedestrian traffic.
The Simple Answer
Ultima Bare Foot Wet Area Mats are best suited to facilities where people regularly walk barefoot on wet floors. They combine drainage, barefoot comfort, slip resistance, anti-microbial properties and modular installation in one specialist wet-area matting system.
