Slip Resistant Flooring For Safer Indoors and Outdoors

by Baystone Tile on September 17, 2021

Which Stones and Tiles are Safe to Use on Wet Floors?

Bathrooms are the first living spaces that come to mind when talking about wet floors. Therefore, choosing the safest and right building materials for these areas is of particular importance. Make sure to choose to use non-slippery and non-mostiture materials to apply in these areas that are constantly in contact with water, such as the bathrooms. If you want to redesign your wet floor area or install it from scratch, this article will be of interest to you.

How to Choose the Best Flooring Materials for Wet Areas

Living spaces or outdoor environments are mostly designed with materials such as marble, tiles, natural stone, granite, mosaic to make them look beautiful and aesthetic. However, some of these materials can become slippery when they come into contact with water. Since the risk of accidents increases, choosing the right material helps you avoid unwanted experiences.

Wet floors are also causing issues in pools, bathrooms and kitchens . For this reason, materials installed in other areas are not installed in these areas, but moisture-resistant, slip-resistant and durable materials should be preferred in these areas.

Slip and Moisture Resistant Floor Coatings

In the design and construction niche, many different materials are used for wet floors. The best known of these are tiles. However, we strongly recommend that you check whether the tiles you choose for these floors are anti-slip. With the development of technology, porcelain tiles and natural stones can can prevent falling and slipping, but not all tiles have this feature. That’s why, we highly recommend you check out the specifications of the product you are buying to see whether it has non-slippery feature.

Another most preferred product apart from tiles are natural stones like marble, imported marble, travertine, onyx, granite. As they add a natural atmosphere to the environment and offer maximum safety, they are preferred in hotels, hospitals, restaurants and swimming pools apart from residential houses.

Natural Stone Application on Wet Floors

Natural stones are the oldest and best known floor coverings on earth. With the development of technology, natural stones add a different color and atmosphere to our lives.

Before you decide which type of natural stone to install on your wet floor, let's talk about some features of these stones.

1- They have a support function and are resistant to all kinds of impacts. They are therefore durable.

2- They provide thermal and sound insulation.

3- They are environmentally friendly and recyclable.

4- They have a healthy and aesthetic structure.

5-They have a variety to meet all kinds of tastes, styles, budgets, and needs.

Which Natural Stone Should You Lay on Wet Floors?

As with all floor coverings, different options are also offered for natural stone products. Pavers and travertines are trending because of their modern and contemporary appearance.

Pavers: They offer the advantage that they can be used on all wet floors. Most of them have a veined and self-patterned texture. They are not only used on wet floors, but also in many areas such as hotels, hospitals, restaurants, shopping centers, cafés, theatres, cinemas, train stations, offices. Like all natural stones, they are waterproof and durable. They have rich color and model options that add style and air to living spaces.

Travertines: They have a porous structure because they are formed from sediments near hot springs. You can use it comfortably and safely in humid environments. Because it is a natural stone, it is one of the healthiest and most environmental-friendly building and design materials.

Limestone: Limestones can be used on many different surfaces indoors and outdoors. Due to its soft structure, it is generally preferred on the facades of our homes and workplaces.

Pebbles: It is used for various purposes both indoors and outdoors. They can be graded by color and size and can also be polished to add texture and color. Outdoors, pebbles are often used as landscape, construction and decorative elements. Pebbles are often used on walkways and driveways, around swimming pools, on patios and roofs.

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