Asked on Jul 20, 2019
What kind of tile is best for a shower floor?
by Phil
I'm converting my bathtub to a shower using tile or natural materials for walls and floor. I was told that I needed to use small tiles as the grout is what kept the floor from being slippery. Another designer said that wasn't true. Any matte ceramic tile, even in large sizes would be non-slip. What tile is shower floor safe?
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I prefer smaller tiles in the bottom of a shower. The grout lines do provide traction. I use products to remove excess skin from my feet and the 'nonslip' textured Matt floor in our shower gets slick as owl's doo.
I love the look of wood slats!
You use smaller tiles to be able to angle down to drain, cannot bend big tiles. Not so much for slipping as its for doing the correct drain angles.