Customized Stop-the-Slip Solutions
For Your Unique Conditions
Your Stop-the-Slip Solutions Graded:
ClearGrip Treads: A
In the bathroom, ClearGrip Treads can provide excellent traction while allowing the natural beauty of a ceramic tile, natural stone, sealed concrete or wood floor to shine through.
The non-slip vinyl treads are easy to apply with an adhesive backing that 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 24″, 6″ x 12″ and 4″ circle sizes. Of course, the vinyl treads can be trimmed to a custom size if desired.
ClearGrip Treads and tape can also be used on virtually any bathroom surface including showers and bathtubs. Maintenance of ClearGrip products is easy. They can be mopped or wiped down with soap and water with ease.
You can expect ClearGrip Treads 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 light colored floors the vinyl tread is nearly invisible. On dark tile or stone, you will notice it.
Total Score: A
Effectiveness: A
Installation & Maintenance: A
Durability: A
Initial Price: B
Long-Term Value: A
ClearGrip Tape: A
Sometimes there are areas of a bathroom floor or shower 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 15-foot rolls of 2-inch wide rubberized vinyl 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 showers and bathtubs. Maintenance of ClearGrip products is easy. They can be mopped or wiped down with soap and water with ease.
You can expect ClearGrip Treads and ClearGrip Tape to last for 3 to 5 years, depending on the foot traffic.
Total Score: A
Effectiveness: A
Installation & Maintenance: A
Durability: A
Initial Price: B
Long-Term Value: A
Non-Slip Grit Treads: C
Handi-Treads Stop-the-Slip Grit Treads can most definitely improve traction in a bathroom – if you’re not concerned about appearances. Because 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. Stop-the-Slip Grit Treads are intended for areas where footwear are normally worn. They are not appropriate for areas where socks and bare feet are the norm.
These non-slip treads are 6″ x 24″, meet Prop 65 and ADA standards, are NFSI certified for “High Traction”, and can be cut to meet custom size needs. Treads come 4 per package and are available in black, black with glow strip, black with reflective strip, and *luminescent.
Installation is simple and fast. The peel-and-stick backing of the grit treads provides maximum adhesion to properly cleaned painted or sealed wood surfaces an is intended to last for many years. No maintenance is required for grit treads. Grit treads will maintain their effectiveness, depending on the level of use, from 2 to 4 years.
Total Score: C
Effectiveness: F
Installation & Maintenance: A
Durability: B
Initial Price: B
Long-Term Value: B
Bath Mats or Rugs: B-
Rubber or fabric bath mats or area rugs can be an effective, temporary way to increase the traction in areas of your bathroom floor. Either rubber backed or cloth backed bath mats are certainly safer than a wet tile floor, but they do have their problems.
Bath mats 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 especially 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.
There is no installation required with mats as they can be laid down in the area where you need the extra traction.
Depending upon thickness and quality of the rubber or fabric mat material you can expect the mat to last 2 to 4 years.
Total Score: B-
Effectiveness: C
Installation & Maintenance: A
Durability: B
Initial Price: A
Long-Term Value: C