"Mike" wrote in message
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:26:12 -0800, "J" wrote:

Commercial buildings and hotels use glossy marble floors in entrances
quite often.
Of course they can afford the insurance.

Mike O.

Building codes and ADA requirements in the US proscribe use of materials
with certain minimum "slip coefficient". Typically around 0.5 but can
vary
by location. There are treatments that can be put on stone which reduce
the
slipperyness. It is unlikely that even these polished stone floors are as
slippery as untreated glossy tiles.

Would you expect that any tile labeled as floor tile will likely meet
those requirements?

Mike O.

Some tile would.
But tile comes from a lot of different places in the world.
Not all of these countries have the same standards.
Not all tile is labeled.
I can't recall seeing any US made tile labeled as floor tile which is
glossy.
There may be some, but I haven't seen it.
My definition of glossy is that you can clearly see your undistorted
reflection in it.

-j