Why Heronrib is the best fit for mosque ablution areas
Want to improve safety in your ablution areas? There are three key challenges that mosques face when managing slip-risks in wet areas.
Challenge 1: Large amounts of water create slip hazards
In mosques around the world, worshippers perform wudu five times a day, a ceremony that involves washing the hands, face, head and feet in mosque ablution areas, before walking barefoot into the prayer area. Large volumes of water can pool onto the floor during wudu. The wudu area floors, often made of ceramic or marble floor tiles, can become slippery and dangerous when wet.
Some mosques have thousands of visitors a day, and are very busy throughout prayer time. Extensive barefoot traffic transiting through, mixed with large amounts of water, is a disaster waiting to happen.
Ablution areas need anti-slip mats that are self-draining. Designed specifically for wet areas with high barefoot traffic, Heronrib automatically self-drains thanks to its channeled underbars that allow four-way drainage – even when faced with a lot of water.
Challenge 2: Barefoot worshipers are vulnerable to bacteria, slips and discomfort
When entering an ablution area in a mosque, visitors take off their shoes at the entrance and walk around barefoot. It’s essential that floor surfaces are not only safe to move across, but provide comfort and are hygienic for bare feet.
Heronrib’s embossed surface provides a comfortable grip underfoot, and helps to prevent trips and slips. It also helps to protect bare feet from bacterial contamination, thanks to its non-porous, flexible PVC construction with antifungal and antimicrobial additives.
Challenge 3: Mosque ablution areas need to be kept clean
Cleanliness and hygiene is paramount in mosques. Ablution areas need an anti-slip solution that can be laid easily over slippery surfaces and lifted for cleaning and maintenance.
One-piece construction mats like Heronrib can be rolled out and cut to fit on site, making installation seamless. In addition to its four-way drainage system, Heronrib can be easily lifted and moved for cleaning, making it ideal for ablution area requirements where high cleaning standards are a necessity.
When Dubai’s busy Easa Saleh Al Gurg mosque needed to provide 1,300 daily visitors with a safe and comfortable surface in their ablution areas, they chose Heronrib.
The mosque's large surface space called for a slip-resistant mat that could be quickly rolled out and relayed for easy maintenance and cleaning. A comfortable surface to stand and walk on was also imperative. With this in mind, the building material division at Intercare Ltd in Dubai recommended Heronrib to be laid in all wet areas of the mosque. Its winning combination of hygiene, drainage and slip-resistance makes it the ideal wudu area matting.
Heronrib is the perfect solution for mosque ablution areas
✔ Embossed surface providing comfort and grip underfoot
✔ Channeled underbars and two-layer construction
✔ Antifungal and antimicrobial additives
✔ Made from non-porous, flexible PVC
✔ Certified slip resistance
✔ Four-way drainage
✔ Excellent hygiene, easy to lift and clean
✔ Easy to cut to fit
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We’ve supplied anti-slip mats for wet areas in mosques in the USA, UK, Canada, Norway and across the Middle East. Our friendly sales team can help you select the ideal floor mat for your ablution area that will keep your worshippers and employees comfortable and safe, get a quote from our team today.