Helping a Friend out re do bathroom he picked out some 12”x24”polished porcelain but I thought it might be to slippery being is going to be used by an elderly couple? Thoughts?
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I’m doing my first bathroom renovation. I plan to use large format (24x48) polished porcelain tile on the floor and walls. I’d planned to use that same tile on the shower floor but now I’m thinking it will be very slippery when soap and water hit it. Might switch to smaller and/or rougher tiles for the shower floor. Am I overthinking or do I need a safer alternative?
It’s a walk-in shower with no ledge.
Anyone have experience or have a suggestion what to put down to make the polished porcelain tiles not slippery when wet? This is for 24x48 polished porcelain tiles I want to put in my bathroom, including my shower floor.
I’ve seen things from slip doctors as well as miracle 511. Thoughts or suggestions? Don’t want to use a shower mat or stickies if I can avoid it.
PEI Rating 4 DCOF <.42
I‘ve heard mixed reviews of polished tiles getting slippery when wet, whereas others say it doesn’t matter. So not too sure.
Considering installing large format polished porcelain tile in my kitchen and dining room. Concerned about water sports after mopping… maybe there are other cons I’m I’m not thinking of… any advice is welcome!! Photo of one I’m considering
For some reason I missed the fact that my leading choice of zellige-look tile is ceramic and not porcelain. I thought it was porcelain. So now I’m back to square one of trying to choose a tile! 😩 it’s been the bane of my existance! I’m reading that ceramic isn’t ideal in showers bc it needs to be sealed and can absorb water right? Any tile experts here?
Would a large format semi-gloss (lappato) porciline tile be too slippery for a shower/bathroom floor? I get that the very polished glossy tiles wouldn't work.
We had a lovely patio built this spring which we had finished in an outdoor white porcelain tile. It’s turning out to be lethal when wet unless meticulously clean (which is a bit of an issue in a British garden) - is there anything that can be applied to them to improve this or do we just have to accept it?
This comes up as a suggested product but interested to hear if anyone had used it - https://www.slipdoctors.co.uk/products/stone-grip-non-slip-treatment?variant=19608558010461¤cy=GBP&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxp36v6iN5AIVyOFRCh2X1AF3EAQYAiABEgIL3PD_BwE
Tiler here. These products do work but I recommend contracting in someone who is experienced with acid etching tand specializes in this line of work.
Very very easy to go wrong (permanent damage to tiles, as you're effectively etching into the glazing), and there's also H&S, environmental precautions (runoff etc). Cleaning issues can also be a problem, if too much of the glazing is stripped back exposing the biscuit then water can get into the tile, staining, freeze in cold weather..
If these tiles were sold as outdoor tiles, I'd actually consider approaching your installer/store that supplied them as they're not standing up to the purpose they were supplied for.
UK has some solid consumer protections so you should be well within your rights to have this rectified.
Floor tiles are not slippery. Someone decided to use wall tiles for the floor. Any chemical on porcelain tiles would be risky.
try anti slip mats example https://www.slip-not.co.uk/productdetail/Non-Slip-Grip-Matting-for-Slippery-Decking-Walkways-Ramps-and-Pat
Hey everyone -
So my family is putting in a pool in our backyard, and we have an existing back patio that is made of typical outdoor porcelain tiles. The problem is that these tiles become super slippery whenever they get wet, and pools have a bad habit of making things wet.
We brought in a contractor, thinking we could have Stone Grip or something similar applied, but they reached out to a bunch of places and couldn't find anything that works for porcelain tiles. Any ideas on what we could do here? I can just see our kids running out of the pool and cracking their heads on this tile :(
Any help is really appreciated, thanks!
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I'm looking around Floor & Decor and noticed that Porcelain tiles are all waterproof but say interior only. The ceramic tiles are not waterproof but say exterior / interior. Shouldn't the waterproof ones be exterior also? I don't plan tiling anything outside, just curious, about shower walls and bathroom floors
Is glossy/polished porcelain tile safe for bathroom floors? Or will it be slippery when wet?
Some tiles are different thickness. How is that difference made up when used in adjacent rooms? Thicker thin-set?
Thanks
I've been dealing with this annoying issue lately: slippery tiles in the bathroom. Like seriously, it's like walking on ice sometimes! So, I'm reaching out to y'all for some advice.
I've tried a few things like those stick-on grippy things and even a fancy non-slip mat, but nothing seems to really do the trick. Do any of you have magic solutions to this problem? I'm all ears!
Also, if you've got any horror stories about slipping and sliding in the bathroom, feel free to share. Let's commiserate together, haha!
Thanks in advance for any tips or tricks you can throw my way.