Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Gloss vs Matt floor tiles in wet areas 2Aug 06, 2019 9:06 am We have shine tiles (sometimes called lapato). They are a cross between matt and gloss. We have them through the whole house including in the showers and don't have any slip issues. Re: Gloss vs Matt floor tiles in wet areas 3Aug 07, 2019 1:09 am Hi, I've got gloss rectified porcelain floor tiles in all my wet areas but despite being glossy they still have a slight surface texture to them. So they are no problem at all when wet - I've nver ever felt that I would or could slip, bare foot or otherwise. I definitely wouldn't be going for a full gloss "untextured" tile though for the floor - that would be slippery (I've got full gloss for the wall tiles though). I used to have highly textured satin finish floor tiles in my previous house. So far as comparing the two, the gloss ones look a lot better and classier (and are more expensive), they are easier to keep clean but (surprisingly and disappointingly) they can be scratched by very heavy objects (such as a delivery trolley with the full weight of a washing machine on it). But in normal use they are virtually scratch proof. To be honest though in hindsight I would have gone with a more highly textured semi gloss finish for the floor tiles as they are the best compromise in practical terms imho. I only really went with the glossy ones this time around because the supplier my builder used didn't really have much of a selection of anything other than the more fancy glossy type. Perhaps they are the "in thing" these days. I asked this question of one of the forum's resident cabinet makers who may/may not wish to identify himself to answer other questions if he sees this, but the rersponse… 3 7691 All sorted guys. Just needed to buy a blade with the correct bush. Dunno how to delete this post, can't find any help file. Cheers. 1 3635 Hi, planning on using the attached stone pieces in my bathroom. I want to remove stains and gloss seal. Can I get some advice on best way to remove stains and best… 0 6684 |