Every grill drips, and most mats only slow it down. Here is what is different about the one that ships rolled and lies flat.
GrillGuard · The Mat · Updated October 2026
Grease does not sit on a deck. It soaks into wood, pavers and composite within hours, and once it is in, scrubbing and pressure washing only clean the top.
A lot of mats do not fix that. Felt and fabric faces absorb grease, so it reaches the deck anyway, just later. The GrillGuard grill mat has a sealed, non-porous face. Grease beads on top and hoses off in about 60 seconds.
Most grill mats are a single sheet of rubber or vinyl. That is why they curl at the corners, slide when you move the grill, and wear through.
This one is a quarter inch thick, built in three layers: a non-porous PVC face for the grease, a fire-resistant woven fiberglass core that holds it flat, and a ribbed silicone base that grips the deck.
$69.99 today, was $140.00 · Free shipping · 30-day guarantee
The fiberglass core holds its shape through hot days and cold nights, so the corners do not lift by August. No curled edges to trip on, and the grill wheels roll straight onto it.
It ships rolled in a tube. Unroll it, let it sit, and it lies flat.
The silicone base is ribbed, so water drains and air moves underneath instead of getting trapped against the boards. Lift it at the end of the season and the deck under it looks like the deck around it. Wood, composite, pavers or concrete.
60" × 30", 1,800 square inches. It goes under a pellet grill, a gas cart, a kettle or a griddle, or in front of the grill where the spills land. Your call.
Against a deck refinish that starts in the thousands, it is the cheapest thing on your deck. 14,000+ deck owners already have one.
A 60 by 30 inch mat, a quarter inch thick, built in three bonded layers: a sealed PVC face, a woven fiberglass core and a ribbed silicone base. It ships rolled on a core, goes down once, and hoses clean.
A griddle throws grease well in front of and behind the cooker. Two mats laid end to end cover the whole landing zone, and the pair works out at $60 a mat.
Free shipping · 30-day money-back guarantee · ships rolled, lies flat
| Feature | GrillGuard | Felt or fabric mat | Thin rubber mat | Bare deck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grease stays on top, not in the mat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Still flat after a season in the sun | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Lets the boards underneath dry out | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Hoses clean, nothing to launder | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| A quarter inch thick | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fire-resistant core | Yes | No | No | No |
Why the sale? We are almost out of this run, and the next batch will not arrive for weeks. When it ends the price goes back to $140.
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Dumped a chimney and one got away. Melted a spot about the size of a quarter into the mat and stopped. Picked it up with tongs. I’d rather have that mark on a mat I can replace.
Grill’s been living on the concrete by the garage for three years because I didn’t want coals on the boards. It’s back on the deck now. First time I’ve cooked up here since we built it.
The last two curled at the corners inside a season and I kept catching my foot on them. This one came rolled instead of folded and it’s sat flat since day one.
Knocking a star off because I don’t think people read it properly: if a coal lands on this, the mark is permanent. It says so, it’s not hidden, but I’ve already seen someone complain about it. That’s the mat doing its job. Four stars because I wish the face was a shade less shiny in full sun.
$69.99 in the Fall Sale, free shipping, and 30 days to make sure it is the right one. Three layers, a quarter inch thick, lies flat, hoses clean.
Unroll it. Roll the grill on. Done.
