polished porcelain floor too slippy

[eamonn]

done a floor for my sister last week 800by800 polished porcelain, loves the tiles but they're very slippy, not good for the kids. anyone know of a product that can make them less slippy without changing the apperance. cheers.

[grumpygrouter]

Lithofin do a product called Anti-Slip (funnily enough!) however, I do believe it etches the surface with acid, i.e. no more shiny polished surface.

Tile selection may not have been really appropriate for that situation perhaps.

[JEC-CTD]

You'll be hard pressed to do much about this if anything without altering how the tiles look.

Asthetics always seem to come before practicality in domestic jobs which is a shame as a slippery floor can be deadly.

How about a rug.........

[murf]

GOOGLE SLIPSTOP, I Have used this in the past and it was great. expensive though

[guy1976]

angle grinder

[TilingLogistics]

Hagesan do an antislip product. It works by coating the surface with a type of clear silicone, It works reasonably well but needs reapplying on a regular basis. Alternatively if the Porcelain is the same colour all the way through and good quality I may be able to alter the surface tension for you but you will lose some of the gloss shine. If you want to improve them then something has to be sacrificed.

I hope this helps

Kev

[reaper72]

He's spot on there mate.....if highly polished then it's going to alter the look mate...

[Highlander]

Part of my business is antislip treatment and the product we sell does not etch tiles as with majority of anti slip treatment. It also does not alter apperance of tiles.

Antislip is becoming a major concern within the commercial industry and if it carries on like what is happening in the USA we as fixers will be getting involved in the chain of any claims being made against companies. What happens is that architect specs an R rated anti slip tile, tiler fixes tile and grouts and sometimes seals so the R rated tile is now compromised as it has contaminants in it ie grout residue and sealer. Now if someone slips on this floor and is hurt the company that owns the property can ask architect about the supposed anti slip tile, architect shows tile spec and then points the finger at the fixer and believe me this is happening. I have been on sites lately checking if the floors are compliant with BS standards and issuing certificates for tilers so their backs are covered.

Will do a proper explanation once my head is not so minced. LOL


Cheers,

Highlander

[eamonn]

cheers for the replies folks,

the house is still a site at the min with dust everywhere so gonna wait til its all cleaned out hopefully thatll help, cos i put these tiles down on another job about a month ago and they turned out fine (ive been back to check) and the tiles for both jobs are from the same supplier and outta the same shipment.

ill let yas know how it turns out,
cheers Eamonn