Slippery shower floor..Hlp with solution pls!

[montiee]

Recently I bought a house however I'm not happy with the shower area. I highly doubt anyone used it because quite frankly it's dangerous. I got in it and tried to have a shower but the tiles once they get a bit of soap on them as it flows from your body as you are washing become slippier than ice.

I tried buying a non slip mat. It helps a fraction but I'm not comfortable with it. It still slides around if you aren't careful.

I was wondering if anyone has a solution aside from tearing up the tiles that have been laid and putting in better ones?

[Honorary Bloke]

Maybe you can find something like this in OZ:

http://www.wisdomking.com/product.asp?n=p15196

Also, I have seen non-slip strips sold in rolls at the hardware supply stores.

[seriph1]

Both product types are available here - sounds a weird problem....not in itself, but the fact that the gloss hasn't washed off through use. Obviously the floor should provide a safe friction surface for you. I am wondering if there's some kind of scum built up on it that isn't quite getting washed off through normal bathing....... there may be a liquid product that can ensure the area is totally free of anything..... I am thinking of a prep-sol type thing, that prepares surfaces for painting.....this would ensure there is absolutely nothing on the floor. if that didn't work, you could try re-applying it and then affixing the anti slip strips to the floor.....they do work, but they need to have an absolutely pristine surface. Also, from memory they can come off after a time, through soap and water getting under them.

the only other thing I can think of other than replacement, is extremely light abrasion of the surface.

[montiee]

Maybe you can find something like this in OZ:

http://www.wisdomking.com/product.asp?n=p15196

Also, I have seen non-slip strips sold in rolls at the hardware supply stores.

Yeh tried something similar. Works better than without but still the slippage is there if you aren't careful unfortunately..

I am wondering if there's some kind of scum built up on it that isn't quite getting washed off through normal bathing....... there may be a liquid product that can ensure the area is totally free of anything.....

I don't think the tile used was meant to be used as a floor tile if you truly want my opinion on the matter. There isn't any scum build up or anything. I did clean it out thoroughly. It's just the surface is the type thats slippery with a little water and add soap to the equation and things go from bad to worse.

I guess the easiest option would be to build a sort of shallow wood platform in the cubilcle area up to the cubicles walls. Probably the best cheap/quickest solution until I pull up the tiles and lay something proper later on.

Unlesss someone can give me advice on a tile coating that will do the trick it's probably the solution I'll go for. I'm not all that happy to try to abrase the tiles. I doubt I could rough them up that much without destroying them and making it look rather bad.

[azza_1980]

the wooden platform sounds like the go, just be sure to make it just a little smaller than the tight fit, the wood will probably swell a little but you just want to be sure the platform doesnt slide around.

[echnidna]

The wood insert you are thinking of is called a duckboard.

I put wood duckboards in the showers of the scout camp.
To stop them sliding I glued strips of non strip mat underneath, they don't slip but the tiles they sit on are not very shiny.

Instead of making the duckboards I just used a plastic framed timber paving square from Bunnings. Might be worth considering.

[montiee]

Instead of making the duckboards I just used a plastic framed timber paving square from Bunnings. Might be worth considering.

Never hear of this though that doesn't mean anything :lol:. If I asked for a plastic framed timber paving square would they know what I'm talking about. The area I'm looking at is 660mmx660mm. Do they come in that size?

[patty]

Monitee your in luck whilst cleaning up the brothel of a garage i have stumbled across a product no idea how Ive got it,.... but it is called SLIP GRIP in a 200 ml bottle the slogan underneath it says The clear solution that increases grip of Tiles making them safer without changing the appearance. The plastic bottle is fairly old but looks like it has never been opened and there is no website address on the bottle made before web but it is manufactured bt CPC Retail PTY LTD Information ph 02 904 1012.

[wheelinround]

Our shower recess is the same where do the morons get these idea's from

you can always make a wooden frame and put fibre cement flooring on top and then the same non slip rubber they use in hospitals shower area's

[montiee]

The plastic bottle is fairly old but looks like it has never been opened and there is no website address on the bottle made before web but it is manufactured bt CPC Retail PTY LTD Information ph 02 904 1012.

Thanks Patty!. I'll check it out. Seems the number has changed but I think I found the website..http://www.cpcproducts.com.au/content/view/25/33/

[echnidna]

The Bunnies timber pavers are 500 x 500

[patty]

mate If i could mail it to ya I would! I have no need for it! but I think it its pretty toxic, and I dont think Australia Post would appreciate me slipping it in a bubble wrap courier bag to ya!!!

[montiee]

mate If i could mail it to ya I would! I have no need for it! but I think it its pretty toxic, and I dont think Australia Post would appreciate me slipping it in a bubble wrap courier bag to ya!!!

It's alright. It doesn't look expensive. Under $20 for a bottle that'll do the area I want. I'll check out bunnings on the weekend (assuming it'll be open, gotta check) otherwise I'll order it online directly from CPC. Curious to see how it performs. Prefer something like this to the duckboard so it's worth a shot. Appreciate the tip!