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Customized Stop-the-Slip Solutions For Your Unique Conditions
Your Stop-the-Slip Solutions Graded:
ClearGrip Treads: A
ClearGrip Treads provide excellent traction in the bathroom, while allowing the natural beauty of sealed concrete, natural stone, wood floor, or ceramic tile to shine through.
The non-slip vinyl treads are applied with an adhesive backing that causes the application process to be easy and effortless. This backing is strong enough to keep the treads securely in place, but that also can be removed in the future if desired. ClearGrip Treads come in several sizes including 6″ x 12″, 6″ x 24″ and 4″ circle sizes. Of course, the vinyl treads can also be trimmed to a custom size if desired.
ClearGrip Treads and tape can be used on virtually any bathroom surface including bathtubs and showers.
ClearGrip products maintenance is simple. They can be wiped down or mopped with soap and water with ease.
The ClearGrip Treads are expected to last for 3 to 5 years, depending on the foot traffic.
It’s important to remember that the darker the color of the floor, the more visible the ClearGrip products will be. On dark stone or tile, the vinyl tread is noticeable, but on lightly colored floors the tread is nearly invisible.
Total Score: A
Effectiveness: AInstallation & Maintenance: A
Durability: A
Initial Price: B
Long-Term Value: A
ClearGrip Tape: A
Sometimes there are areas of a shower or bathroom floor where the standard sizes of ClearGrip Treads don’t match up. In these cases, ClearGrip Tape offers a customizable solution to improve traction in any area of your bathroom. The rubberized vinyl, which is a 15-foot roll and 2-inches wide, can be cut to any length making it a uniquely flexible solution.
Like ClearGrip Treads, ClearGrip Tape can be used on any smooth bathroom surface including bathtubs and showers. The Maintenance of ClearGrip products is easy. They can be wiped down or mopped with soap and water with ease.
ClearGrip Treads and ClearGrip Tape are expected to last for 3 to 5 years, depending on the foot traffic.
Total Score: A
Effectiveness: AInstallation & Maintenance: A
Durability: A
Initial Price: B
Long-Term Value: A
Non-Slip Grit Treads: C
If you’re not concerned about appearances, HandiTreads Stop-the-Slip Grit Treads can most definitely improve traction in a bathroom. Since most people have bathroom floors that they don’t want to hide, Grit Treads get a lower effectiveness grade.
The commercial grade non-slip grit treads provide a high traction surface for virtually any bathroom condition. The intended areas for Stop-the-Slip Grit Treads are in places where footwear is normally worn. The Grit Treads are not appropriate for areas where bare feet and socks are the norm.
These non-slip treads are NFSI certified for “High Traction”, are 6″ x 24″, can be cut to meet custom size needs, and meet Prop 65 and ADA standards. The non-slip treads come 4 per package and are available in black, black with reflective strip, black with glow strip, and *luminescent.
Installation is simple and quick. These treads are equipped with a peel-and-stick backing that provides maximum adhesion to properly cleaned sealed or painted wood surfaces and is intended to last for many years. Maintenance is not required for grit treads. Grit treads will maintain their effectiveness for 2 to 4 years, depending on the level of use.
Total Score: C
Effectiveness: FInstallation & Maintenance: A
Durability: B
Initial Price: B
Long-Term Value: B
Bath Mats or Rugs: B-
An effective, and temporary way to increase the traction in areas of your bathroom floor would be area rugs or fabric or rubber bathmats. Either cloth backed or rubber backed bathmats are certainly safer than a wet tile floor, but they do have their problems.
Bathmats can also be a potential source of trips and falls if one were to catch their foot on the edge. This is why it’s extremely important that rubber mats have a beveled edge to reduce the chance of catching a toe. In the bathroom, fabric mats must simply be used with care.
No installation is required with mats as they can be laid down in the area where you need the extra traction.
Depending upon quality and thickness of the fabric or rubber mat material you can expect the mat to last for 2 to 4 years.
Total Score: B-
Effectiveness: CInstallation & Maintenance: A
Durability: B
Initial Price: A
Long-Term Value: C