Editing Straw matting

{{Stub}}{{infobox main|structure|
| name = Straw matting
| image = StrawMatting.png|Straw matting
| description = Rough straw matting for use in animal barns. It is cheap and accepts very little filth.
| type = Floor
| type2 = 
| placeable = True
| size = 1 ˣ 1
| hp = 
| speed = 0.93
| beauty = -1
| flammability = 1.5
| cleanliness = -0.1
| work to make = 120
| resource 1 = Hay
| resource 1 amount = 2
| marketvalue = 
| page verified for version = 1.3.3101
}}
'''Straw matting''' is a type of [[floor]] that eliminates most of the [[filth]] that is created on it.

==Acquisition==
Each tile of straw matting constructed requires {{Required Resources}} and {{ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work.

==Summary==
Straw matting reduces the amount of [[filth]] created by any [[pawn]], [[animal]] or [[human]], walking or being on it by 95%.*

It is also ''very'' flammable. It not just by far the most flammable flooring, but one of the most flammable structures in general. Precautions should be taken in case of [[fire]] in areas where this is a risk, but it can also be exploited by making intentional fire traps.

: (* Note: An in-game tip (from the loading screen) states "''Straw matting eliminates filth...''"; this is only 95% accurate.)

==Analysis==
This type of floor should be placed in any enclosed area that animals, especially farm animals, are allowed to enter. Care should be taken however - while it may be tempting to give any hauling animals paths to the warehouse where they will create minimal filth, it also essentially provides a wick directly to the same warehouse full of valuable items in the event of a fire.

A compromise would be to use matting with "fire breaks", areas (at least) 3-tiles wide made of non-flammable floor/wall material, to minimize the spread of any fire.

===Kitchens===
{{Stub|section=1|reason=Time to overwhelm steel/sterile tile or other cleanliness positive flooring vs straw matting needs to be tested as well}}<!--Note for editors looking to destub this section: Regular floor vs straw matting was tested, but cleanliness positive floors were not. Also keep in mind the last paragraph - in testing the fact that they can be combined should be accounted for--> 
Kitchens may seem an odd use for straw matting given the inherent [[cleanliness]] penalty that it provides, however, unlike [[research]], [[doctoring]], or [[biosculpter pod|biosculpting]]{{IdeologyIcon}}, [[food poisoning]] is not directly proportionally scaled to cleanliness. Instead, the chance of food poisoning for a given cook only starts to increase once the room's cleanliness drops below -2.0. 

Straw matting's {{P|Cleanliness}} cleanliness rating is significantly above this threshold. Thus, while straw matting requires less filth present than a cleanliness neutral floor to cause food poisoning, only 1/20th of the filth being created in the first place means that it still takes significantly more time for this threshold to be met. It also means that less work total is required to maintain the room than regular floors.

This makes straw matting a very work efficient, if exceedingly flammable, method of reducing food poisoning. 

This can even be paired with placing [[steel tile|steel]] or [[sterile tile]]s in areas where filth does not or cannot accumulate, such as under stoves or chairs. This increases the overall base cleanliness of the room, while retaining the filth repellent nature of the straw matting in traffic areas.

==Version history==
* [[Version/1.3.3066|1.3.3066]] - Added

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