YES, truly ANY surface can be slippery if it’s wet.
A lot of companies will SELL you on a “slip-proof” or “slip-resistant” floor, but we don’t stand behind that claim. Coated floors ARE less slippery than BARE concrete floors and meet Osha standards for Slip Resistance. BUT always remember ANY SURFACE can be slippery when it’s wet.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has slip resistance requirements for floors. Concrete is around a 0.5 on the “slip meter”. OSHA requires 0.6 and our coatings are around 0.7.
When applying your topcoat we add aluminum oxide. This is a non-slip additive that adds grit to the surface. Our coatings have slip anti-slip additives but they are not SLIP PROOF. With this being said, once again, if snow melts off your car and onto your garage floor, it will be slippery.
If your kids are like ours and run around in the garage in the summer with their wet swimsuits on, the floor will be slippery. On very HOT HUMID STICKY days, your coating can be slippery. ALWAYS be careful. We HIGHLY recommend that you use a squeegee to get any moisture off of your coating so that you are not putting yourself or anyone else at risk of a fall.
Squeegees’ are your best friend when it comes to caring for your concrete coating. We also suggest NON-Marking floor mats to keep your wet boots on in your garage versus keeping them on the coating and pooling water. Non-marking floor mats are a great way to avoid water tracking all over the garage floor when it’s raining or snowing outside and our shoes get wet.
Following our care cleaning instructions for your garage floor is a great way to ensure your safety!
If you have any other questions regarding this, please feel free to reach out to us at Twisted Floors!
