Lowes Tile

[andover]

Looking at the following tile:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Style-Sele...in-x-12-in-Actual-11-75-in-x-11-75-in/1245695

Spec's. say it is PEI 4; however, no check mark next to garage flooring use.

Thoughts?

TIA

 

[Dakota00]

The tile could be used in an garage floor application per say for it's durability and strength, but not for the "coefficient of friction" which is low and rated more for interior use. Any exterior applications of this tile where the floor can be wet or snow covered, will result in a greater chance of someone slipping and injuring themselves.

If you are planning to use your garage to work on your cars and/or other hobbies. Plus wash out the garage from time to time and track in water and snow by foot or vehicle traffic. Look for a tile with a "COF" of 0.55 or greater and a PEI 5 for hardness.

 

[Angelfire]

I also see this is glazed which would seem to indicate it's not a through body tile. Having the color all the way through the tile is nice to have in the unlikely event of a chip. That being said, there are a lot of installs of non through body tiles that look great. Just another option/spec to consider.
Cheers.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Would hate for some one to get hurt while in your garage by slipping and falling.

 

[James-W]

Welcome to the forum.

Where do you live? If you live in a place that gets snow and ice, you would want to have a floor that would be less slippery when wet with ice and snow. I am not sure you can do anything to the surface of those tiles to make them less slippery when they get wet.

 

[andover]

Thanks folks for all the responses.
Guess back to researching some more.

i'm living in NE FL.

 

[vair964]

Its rated for indoor/outdoor in the spec sheet. I don't see ice as a problem in NE FL.

 

[Dakota00]

^^^ Yes it says rated for outdoor. But it's does not mean it can be used where the area will be exposed to water or rain.