Does marble flooring create a safety hazard in a bathroom? Any evidence that says it is safe for use?
I’m working on a legal case involving a person falling in a bathroom. I need information regarding the safety of marble flooring in a bathroom.
Is it safe to walk on? The ADA requires floors be slip resistant and what not and I would like to know if marble floor would meet those requirements without any special treatment.
Safe for what use? Last time I looked floors were meant to be strong and durable.
You could carpet your bathroom and then it would be hard to slip and fall. But then your carpet would probably get moldy after a couple of years.
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Update: Wow I learned something here! There actually is an ADA recommendation on slip resistance and it appears as though polished marble would probably not meet the standard.
The ADA recommendations are either a standard coeficient of Friction of 0.5 or 0.6 and while sandblasted marble would meet this standard, it is possible that polished marble would not.
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