Description
Cross-Over Matting is a loop-pile entrance mat that scrapes debris and moisture off shoes at the door while starting to dry them — the middle step in a layered entrance setup, between the coarse mat outside and the absorbent mat inside. The looped olefin surface is abrasive enough to clean shoes and resilient enough to hold its look in steady commercial traffic.
What Cross-Over Matting Does Before Dirt and Water Reach Your Floor
Dirt and water come into a building on shoes — and one mat at the threshold usually can't catch all of it. ISSA field data shows a building takes on up to 12 times more dirt during wet weather, and it takes six to eight steps to walk a sole dry. The most effective entrances use more than one mat to catch debris in stages.
Cross-Over is built to be the middle of that sequence. Its abrasive loop-pile surface scrapes off the grit and moisture a coarse outdoor mat leaves behind, and the sturdy olefin fibers begin drying the shoe before someone steps onto the floor or onto a softer absorbent mat further in. It's non-absorbent by design — it cleans the shoe and passes it along rather than soaking up and holding water.
Why a Loop-Pile Olefin Surface, and Why This One
The surface is a loop pile built from polypropylene ribbon yarn and continuous filament yarn — a combination that gives it an abrasive, hard-wearing texture rather than a soft plush one. That loop scrapes debris off the bottom of shoes and resists crushing, so it keeps its cleaning bite and its appearance instead of matting down into flat lanes under traffic.
The olefin fiber resists fading and crushing, which is what lets a loop-pile mat keep a tidy, finished look at a visible entrance over time. The loop construction reads richer than a flat ribbed mat, so it suits a lobby or front-of-house spot where appearance counts — while still doing real scraping work.
Underneath is a DINP-free PVC vinyl backing that grips the floor and protects it from whatever the mat scrapes off. It holds the mat flat on hard floors and low carpet, and at 5/16 inch the whole mat stays low enough not to catch a door swing or trip a foot at the edge.
Where It Belongs (and Where It Doesn't)
Cross-Over fits interior, medium-traffic entrances — convenience stores, restaurants, hotels, theaters, museums, and convention centers, where a steady stream of people crosses the threshold and the entrance is on view. It's certified high-traction by the National Floor Safety Institute, so it gives a safe surface where shoes arrive wet.
Where it falls short is as a building's only mat or as an outdoor scraper. It's the middle of a system, not the whole system: against heavy mud it wants a coarse scraper ahead of it, and because it's non-absorbent, a wet climate benefits from an absorbent mat inside it to finish the drying. Outdoors and in full weather, it isn't the right construction.
Three Things to Check Before You Spec It
Three things decide whether Cross-Over fits your entrance.
First, the rest of your matting. Cross-Over works best as the middle mat — a coarse scraper outside, this loop-pile mat at the door, and an absorbent mat inside. If it's going in alone, be honest about how much dirt and water it'll face, because one mat rarely catches it all.
Second, the size. Standard sizes run from 2'×3' up to 6'×10', and larger sizes over 6 feet — up to 11'9" — are made by seaming. Plan for that seam on the widest runs, and size the mat to cover the steps it takes to dry a sole, not just the doorway.
Third, the floor and the finish. The vinyl backing suits hard floors and low carpet and protects the surface beneath. If the mat will sit out in the open rather than wall-to-wall, order edged ends — standard rolls ship without edging unless you ask for it.
Why Mats Inc.
Mats Inc. has specified commercial entrance matting since 1964, so we don't just sell you a mat — we help you build the entrance. For a real front door we'll map the whole sequence, from the coarse scraper outside to the loop-pile mat at the threshold to the absorbent mat inside, and tell you where Cross-Over fits in yours. We match construction to traffic and size to the doorway. For the rest of the indoor range, see our all indoor entrance mats.
| Type | Indoor entrance mat, medium traffic |
| Surface | Loop-pile olefin (polypropylene ribbon + continuous filament yarn) |
| Surface behavior | Non-absorbent, abrasive; scrapes debris and moisture, begins drying; resists fading and crushing |
| Pile weight | 18 oz/yd² |
| Thickness | 5/16" |
| Backing | DINP-free PVC vinyl (4 lb vinyl strength, ASTM D624 die-T) |
| Flammability | Passes DOC-FF-1-70 |
| Traction | Certified high-traction by the National Floor Safety Institute (NFSI) |
| Colors | Brown, Gray (two-tone) |
| Standard sizes | 2'×3', 3'×4', 3'×5', 3'×6', 3'×8', 3'×10', 4'×6', 4'×8', 4'×10', 6'×10' |
| Custom / roll sizes | Over 6' up to 11'9" (seamed); rolls 3'×60', 4'×60', 6'×60' |
| Warranty | 1-year limited (Mats Inc.) |
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a loop-pile mat clean shoes?
Answered by Dustin Thompson, Owner & CEO
The surface is a loop pile made from polypropylene ribbon and filament yarn — a tough, slightly abrasive texture rather than a soft plush one. As a shoe crosses it, the loops scrape grit and surface moisture off the sole, and the olefin fibers start drying the shoe. It's non-absorbent on purpose: instead of soaking up and holding water like a plush mat, it cleans the shoe and passes it along, which is why it works best as one mat in a layered entrance rather than the only one.
Will it crush down or fade in a busy entrance?
Answered by Dustin Thompson, Owner & CEO
It's built to resist both. The loop-pile construction is crush-resistant, so it holds its texture instead of matting flat into shiny traffic lanes, and the olefin fiber resists fading, so the color stays even at a visible entrance. Those two things are what usually go first on a loop mat, and they're the ones this construction is made to hold.
It's rated for medium interior traffic — convenience stores, restaurants, hotels, and similar spots. Pushed past that, or left to face heavy mud alone, any loop mat loads up and wears faster, so the way to get years out of it is to keep it to medium traffic with coarser debris handled ahead of it.
Can I use it by itself, or outdoors?
Answered by Dustin Thompson, Owner & CEO
It's designed as the middle mat in a layered entrance, not a standalone or an outdoor mat. The best setup is a coarse scraper outside to take heavy debris, Cross-Over at the threshold to scrape off what's left and start drying, and an absorbent mat just inside to finish — because Cross-Over is non-absorbent, it doesn't hold much water on its own. Used alone at a busy or wet door, more gets past it than you'd want; outdoors, it isn't built for the weather.
What sizes can I get?
Answered by Jinna Hopson, Vice President of Marketing
Standard sizes run from 2'×3' up to 6'×10', and it comes in 60-foot rolls. Larger mats over 6 feet — up to 11'9" — are made by seaming panels together, so a wide lobby run is possible, just with a seam in it.
Size the mat to the traffic path, not only the door, so it covers the steps it takes to dry a sole. If it'll sit out in the open rather than wall-to-wall, ask for edged ends — standard rolls ship without edging unless you specify it.
What does it look like, and what colors are there?
Answered by Jinna Hopson, Vice President of Marketing
The loop-pile surface has a richer, more textured look than a flat ribbed or rubber mat, which is why it suits a front-of-house entrance — a hotel lobby, a restaurant, a museum — where the floor is on display. It comes in two two-tone colors, Brown and Gray, both designed to blend with common interior schemes and hide tracked-in dirt between cleanings. The two-tone effect helps the mat read as finished rather than utilitarian while it does its work.
Can I get it in a custom size or with our logo?
Answered by Jinna Hopson, Vice President of Marketing
On size, yes within limits — beyond the standard sizes, widths over 6 feet up to 11'9" are made by seaming, so you can cover a wider entrance with a seam in the mat. On a logo, no: Cross-Over is a plain two-color loop mat, not a printed or logo construction. If you want branding at the door, that's a different product — a logo mat — and we can point you to one. For a clean, hard-wearing mat that looks the part at a front entrance, Cross-Over does that without the artwork.
By Dustin Thompson, Owner & CEO, Mats Inc.
Ordering Info
| Size | Qty 1. Price |
| 2' x 3' | $46.00 |
| 3' x 4' | $113.00 |
| 3' x 5' | $132.00 |
| 3' x 6' | $150.00 |
| 3' x 8' | $191.00 |
| 3' x 10' | $233.00 |
| 4' x 6' | $191.00 |
| 4' x 8' | $246.00 |
| 4' x 10' | $300.00 |
| 6' x 10' | $435.00 |
| 3' x 60' | $1,110.00 |
| 4' x 60' | $1,470.00 |
| 6' x 60' | $2,041.00 |
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