Who Wants To Take A Skid And Fall After All?

By Author: Wilber Whitfield
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“Friction is a necessary evil.” Every kid in the high schools have murmured this statement long enough to remember it for the rest of their lives. But, seldom do they actually realize its importance in their practical life. The one time when most of us would certainly call on for friction would be when we would be taking that embarrassing tumble down the road when we just miss our balance and are about to bang on the floor… flat on the floor.

Here lies the irony and probably the pun. The modern home of today wants to look flashy and glittery, including shiny floors that almost look like polished marble. Naturally, people first notice the floor when they enter a house. So you may have the most expensive Rembrandts and abstracts hanging on your wall, or your interior decorator is the most expensive from Hollywood, but if your floor looks like the dirty vinyl from the local neighborhood 7-11, your visitors will gossip about your floors until the next millennium. The thing is, the shinier the floor, the more slippery it is. Slippery means no friction. No friction means you can easily slip.

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... and science of floor tiles have evolved by leaps and bounds in the recent past. With more focus on home decorating solutions and architects striving to fulfil the basic needs of human beings of having a beautiful home, the floor science has amalgamated with the art to form some of the most eye-catching combinations and stunning looks adding to the attractiveness of that perfect household.

It’s a good thing that floor science has achieved the great combination of non-skid floor tiles with that of aesthetic floor tile beauty. Different anti skidding tiles with different non-skid tile surfaces are now hitting the market fast and is becoming a growing household trend. The companies that manufacture these anti-skid tiles make use of differing amounts of abrasion and abrasiveness on the tile surface so the feet can get enough traction to prevent any untoward skidding or slipping.

If we just have a look at the bathrooms for example, the possibility of water, soap bubbles, etc. on the floor can easily make anyone walking to slip. God forbid, if that person is a small kid, the damage can be fatal and though the elder ones can get away with minor bruises, why shan’t we avoid it, if we can? The anti-skid tiles are the perfect answer to this potentially huge problem.

Picture this! In your kids rooms, your kids are running helter-skelter while playing in their world-within-a-world. Surely, you can’t monitor them or slow down their pace. But, isn’t it highly likely that they would just slip in their frantic endeavours? Having an anti-skid tile may just come to your rescue in such a case. These tiles provide the much required ’grip’ to the soft bare feet.

Now, if many of you are wondering that the abrasion or the uneven surface couture may just hamper the overall look of the floor, think again. The styling and technologies in this case have evolved to match the exact look that you are hunting for. Furthermore, though the surfaces are un-even, cleaning them is as easy as that for any other plain tile. The reason being the coating of the entire surface is uniform ensuring that the likelihood of dust clinging on or hiding behind the uneven surface is drastically minimized.

If home is to be considered the safest place to come home to, then your home should really be safe. This starts with your floors, so the best way to have this is to install anti-skid floor tiles.

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