Slip Rating For Floor Tiles

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

Mate, there's only me you and Ray chatting about it so I doubt you'll hear many views lmao

many tilers tile blind never question what the rep says but the can at the end of the day you end up holding now every time you speak to a rep or a sales person in a showroom telling you what you need to do .ask one simple question so how many tiles have you fixed ?using this .the penny may drop .in a court of law you are the exspert .but you made the mistake of trying to blame some with out know how that can you are still holding and its very heavy now you are going down.why when it works stick with it .you know it works .never change and become a test dummy for the dont knows give at least two years for any new product to prove its self .think how many are not there today

 

[Dan]

PTV Tile Slip Resistance Testing
Certified, accurate pendulum slip resistance testing for ceramic, porcelain, mosaic and stone floor tiles.
Porcel-Thin are able to offer architects, interior designers, specifiers and other industry professionals the latest in PTV testing for any type ceramic, porcelain, mosaic or natural stone floor tile. Conducted completely in house by our fully trained technicians on state of the art pendulum slip resistance testing apparatus you can now obtain precise, consistent PTV scores carried out to BS7976-2 and BS13036-4 standards.

Do your floor tiles meet UK HSE slip-resistance guidelines?
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) recommends that any floor covering to be used in a public area must have a minimum PTV slip resistance value of 36 to be regarded as 'non-slip'. Whilst this may seem clear the method by which a bathroom or kitchen or any other floor tile is tested can give ambiguous results - meaning a floor tile marked as 'non-slip' may not actually meet these minimum HSE levels.

The less accurate Ramp method produces an R rating from 1 to 13 - with a rating of R11 being deemed sufficient to determine floor tile is ‘slip-resistant'. However, the far more exact and reliable Pendulum slip resistance test now offered by Porcel Thin actually provides a much more precise measurement based on a scale of 1 to 100. Furthermore a tile rated R11 falls into a PTV range of 34-51 which means that an R11 tile rated at 34 or 35 by the PTV system would fail to meet the HSE minimum guideline of 36.

Porcel-Thin are able to certify tile slip resistance to a much higher, HSE approved standard.
Add in the fact that even small differences in materials and manufacturing methods can also affect the PTV score and it becomes apparent that there will be differences in the non-slip rating amongst differing batches of the same tile range...

Our tile slip resistance testing service
As one of the leading UK thin porcelain tile brands you can now take advantage of our independent slip resistance testing service. Computer generated test reports can be produced for individual batches of any type of ceramic, porcelain, mosaic or stone tile - providing you with an accurate and consistent PTV value to ensure that your choice of floor tile complies with UK HSE standards.

Porcel-Thin are already employing this new rigorous testing regime for our own non-slip kitchen and bathroom thin porcelain floor tile ranges.

For more information or to arrange certified pendulum slip resistance testing for any type of ceramic, porcelain, mosaic or natural stone tiles simply contact Ray Smith at Porcel-Thin on 020 7394 9468 or email [email protected]