Non Slip Flooring
Whether you're a homeowner, a hotel/motel manager, or a manager of home for the aged, slippery floors can be a problem. Or how about a wet laundry room, patio, restaurant kitchen, locker room, entryway or an area around the pool that is slippery and therefore, dangerous? What about industrial surfaces such as loading docks or fire stairways? There is a solution to this problem. It's called non slip flooring.
There is a treatment that can make existing floor surfaces anti-slippery. It's a coating that is applied to squeaky clean floors. It can penetrate into tile, ceramic, porcelain and unpainted concrete.
Slip and fall accidents are major concerns of all businesses and homeowners. Most of these accidents occur under hazardous conditions, mostly wet or icy. In any business setting, testing of the floor's surface should be conducted at regular intervals.
A non slip floor should be installed in work areas like professional kitchens, workshops, factories, restaurants and bars and in any type of business where customers or employees are likely to slip and fall. Anti slip flooring will help you protect your business against lawsuits and paying out worker's compensation for injuries suffered in a preventable fall.
In the home, non slip floors should be installed in any area that is hazardous, like showers and bathrooms, laundry rooms, kitchens and entryways. The elderly especially need to be protected from falls on slippery floors. Also, you as a homeowner can be sued if a guest or visitor falls on a slippery surface in your house or porch, or on the steps and sidewalks leading up to it. Of course, you can't install a non slip walk in front of your house, but you can keep it shoveled and de-iced.
Anti-slip treatments can be applied to existing floors or new floors made of anti-slip materials can be installed. You can decide upon the right one for you by visiting the websites of different non slip flooring companies. Also, a visit to your local flooring store can help you get ideas for making your home safe.
A lot of people want to know what kinds of surfaces these anti slip treatments can be applied to. Basically any stone surface that is porous like, ceramic tile, quarry tile, terrazzo, porcelain, concrete, brick and pavers. These treatments change the tread pattern, providing more grip and making the surface safer when it's wet. The surfaces that can't use the treatment are plastic, vinyl, linoleum or fiberglass.
The non slip flooring treatment can last a lifetime with good care, which means regular cleaning using regular cleaning procedures.
