I work for a non-profit that is renovating a house. We received a donation of Daltile Sierra 12″ x 12″ glazed floor tiles. Would this be suitable for a bathroom floor? We are wondering if it would be too slippery when its gets wet.
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If it is a high-gloss glaze on a flat, smooth tile, you are proably right that it will be quite slick when wet. Most Daltile for bathrooms that I have installed are matte-finish porcelaine mosaïc tiles.
Whatever you decide to do, make sure you prepare the substrate properly. 12x12's crack very easily if the floor isn't stiff enough or flat enough, and for a wet area like a bathroom you are looking at CBU's or a membrane to protect the ply.
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From the DalTile catalog. Looks like it is suitable for floor tile.
Field Tile
1500
1553
1526
1535
1525
2009
2011
8" x 8" Field Tile
12" x 12" Field Tile
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I wouldn't in a bathroom. Even a healthy person will sometimes slip up, and over the life of the bathroom you can't be sure everyone using it will be fit, sober, and wide awake. Save it for another part of the house or a different part of the same house.
There's no reason why you couldn't use it on a wall as far as I can tell.
If you look at the footnotes it refers you to this.
http://www.daltileproducts.com/factors.cfm
"Glazed floor tiles should not be used where there is a consistent presence of water, oil, or grease unless COF exceeds 0.60."
If you go through the pro, rather then the homeowner entrance I see that it gives you the tile specs.
http://www.daltileproducts.com/series.cfm?series=32&next=19&pg=4&c=24#544
Test Results:
COF Wet >.50
Dry >.70