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Non-slip tiles - where is the need?

With the advent of ceramic tiles, many have appreciated its advantages, especially in terms of operation. It is quickly laid, convenient to wash, it looks very solidly, it is possible to decorate even business premises for it. Due to its resistance to moisture, the use of such coating found in shower rooms, swimming pools and other abundantly moistened rooms.

But because of the smooth surface it is dangerous to walk on such a wet tile( for example, in the pool).Yes, and coming after the rain in the room with a tile, everyone at least once, but slipped. This served as an impetus to the search for new solutions, so there was a non-slip tile.

It was created in two stages: first they came up with a special relief pattern on ceramic tiles, and then they began to use new materials that themselves had anti-slip properties, for example, porcelain stoneware.

Such a useful property tile found when it created numerous serifs, drawings, applied a coating, made a matte texture. This all contributed to increased friction and the removal of excess water without affecting people passing through.

Choosing the future coating, you need to consider many factors: the permeability of the room, the slope of the surface, in what you will walk on the floor. The offer on the market today is sufficient, there are many classifications of rooms and tiles for them, so you need to understand this in more detail.

Anti-slip tiles - which label should I look for when choosing?

Non-slip tiles have several classifications that help you navigate in a variety and precisely choose the coating that is appropriate for the safety of the room:

  • for the volume of profiles on the tile;
  • on slip resistance;
  • according to the type of room where the humidity is high, and walk barefoot.

According to the first classification, the marking looks like "Vx", where instead of "x" a figure is placed that shows the ratio of the volume of the anti-slip profile to the surface area of ​​one tile element, measured in cm3 / dm2.At the very first class V4 this ratio is equal to 4 cm3 / dm2, at the very last - 10 cm3 / dm2.

The second classification reflects the stability in the room, depending on the angle of inclination of the surface. In total there are 5 classes and they are labeled as "Rx", where "x" is the figure of the class that is related to the angle of the floor. R9 is the very first group of surfaces where the slope angle is the smallest and is 3-10 degrees. The steepest surface corresponds to class R13, and the angle is more than 35 degrees.

The last group combines rooms such as a pool, showers, sauna and other "water" places where people often move barefoot. Individual elements of such places are grouped in danger of falling, and, therefore, according to the class of tiles, which makes them safer. The labeling is simple "class A", there are three of them - A, B, C.

The first corresponds to places where the angle of inclination can be 12-18 degrees, as a rule, they are locker rooms, where it is wet, but the water still does not flow underfoot. The second class( B) corresponds to showers, and the angle of slope on which the tile will not let you slip is 18-24 degrees. The last class is the most anti-slip tile, it is able to keep you under a slope of more than 24 degrees, and the places where such a clutch is needed are the steps of the pool.

Anti-slip tiles - a few words about laying

The requirements for surface and laying do not change from the type of tile, only some features appear. The flooring non-slip floor tile also has these nuances. The initial stage of work is unchanged: the surface needs a dry, level, without dust, dirt, old tiles and old glue.

Next we select glue and grout. Considering the humidity of the premises, and somewhere even the frank presence of water, these requirements are quite understandable to these components. Moreover, the grouts differ in the type of room, so when choosing this it is worth considering.

And the choice of the type of glue depends on the type of tile, if the granite is to be laid, this material requires a higher adhesion of the glue( at least 28 kg / cm2), because it will fall off from usual. It's all about the water absorption of ceramic granite, it's extremely low, so the gluing mechanism becomes a little more complicated.

The glue is applied at once all, and then distributed evenly on the surface, after which the hollows are formed on the surface by a notched trowel. Now you can lay the tile. Do this gently, so as not to squeeze the glue on the surface, the layer should remain the same thickness and the same even. Stitches make the same thickness, so as not to crawl, between them insert the spacers-crosses.

Then the grout is used, the tile is cleaned of traces of glue and left to dry and harden. It is advisable to walk on the floor only after 4 days.

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