Kitchen flooring.

On Tuesday I had a bit of an accident - slipped on a small drop of water on my kitchen floor & as I fell my ankle turned under me.

I decided I'd better go to A&E!! After seeing the doctor twice & having it x-rayed the verdict was ligament damage. I'm on crutches now & out of action for at least a fortnight. This is the second time I've slipped on that floor & ended up in A&E! The last time I cracked 3 ribs as I fell by falling into a radiator rack.

Why I've put this in the 'Home' forum is because I think I must change my flooring for something none slip.

My present floor is ceramic tiles - fine when dry but treacherous when wet!!

I wondered what type of floor you have in your kitchen & can you recommend one for an accident prone person like me?

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Yes, ceramic flooring is often EXTREMELY slippery when even slightly wet.
I have done a number of new floors when I renovated homes.
May I recommend either sheet linoleum or real wood flooring ?
On a microscopic level, both have tiny, tiny 'imperfections' which make for a much less slippery surface.

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Hope you soon recover from your fall Carol, being on crutches is not a lot of fun, apart from the pain as well. I've had some of that so am well aware of what that's like. It seems there are a lot of non-slip vinyls, even imitation wood, so plenty of choice. No personal experience of this flooring though, the link below is for one of the companies supplying it:

https://www.tapi.co.uk/vinyl/slip-resistant

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good link, Baz.

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Oh, sorry to hear, hope you heal quickly. We have vinyl plank flooring. I don't know if it is slip resistant, but I have never slipped on it. It is similar to some of the flooring in Baz46's link.

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Ouch carol, hope you heal soon
Our kitchen is almost complete, we are having karndene flooring fitted on Monday, extremely durable and non slip, it’s not cheap but looks nice

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Laminate flooring here Carol which seems non-slip. Hope your recovery goes well and isn't too painful.

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We put this down or similar ,not really for kitchens but we've no issue with it and don't find it slippery should any water spill.

Take care Carol.

https://www.diy.com/departments/bish...2537038_BQ.prd

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Sorry you got hurt Carol.. hope it's not too painful now and you get better quickly.

I have polished travertine but it can be slippery so I wouldn't recommend it ...there are tiles you can buy that are sold as non slip...you might like to Google them.

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I have laminate flooring in my kitchen and it has never felt slippery.

Hope you’ll feel better soon Carol...