I was hoping to hear from people who have personal experience with these floors. I have heard both side that they are slippery and that they are not more slippery than anything else. Thanks for responding.

I think polished floors are dangerous. My daughter in law is having her polished tile kitchen and hall floors replaced after numerous slip and falls with her family and family guests. She had them replaced yesterday with nonslip LVT And she is so happy it was done❣️

Some are, some aren’t. It depends on the DCOF rating. Most polished porcelain is absolutely contraindicated for wet areas.

An easy assessment: go to a mall with HIGH GLOSS tile/stone floors. Now WATCH the ladies in HEALS 'skate' around on those floors. As a woman, I can tell you from experience those floors are DEADLY slick! And they are DRY! Imagine if someone spills a drink and (like so many people do...they walk away) and someone just behind them steps on it. Yep! Arse over Tea Kettle and the lawsuits fly.

That's how I know a MAN (someone who has NEVER worn heals) has chosen the flooring and not a woman. If you've never wiped out on a high-gloss tile floor in a mall before, you would NOT know to avoid them like the PLAGUE!

I am not sure polishing has anything to do with it but any smooth surface flooring is slippery especially when wet. I had vinyl tiles in a bathroom (12" x 12") and they were a death hazard. I rented a place with marble 12" x 12" marble tiles and they also were a hazard with the least bit of moisture on them.

Consider that most commercial buildings and apartment buildings with smooth surfaced lobbies put out special little yellow warning things when it is rainy, snowy or even when they have finished mopping.

There is a COF rating for tiles so you should start there. You could also get a few sample tiles and see what it is like to skid around on them.

48x48 is 20x the cost to lay as a 12x12 install. Because it’s 20x harder. Specialty labor and equipment is required. Be careful what you fall in love with here.

We have high-gloss polished porcelain tiles in our halls, utility, kitchen and downstairs loo. We have never had a slip or near-slip ever. We don't wear shoes in the house, so I can't speak to the experience of wearing shoes or heels - I am like Bambi on ice in stilettos at the best of times anyway! We really love our glossy tiles, but I would potentially go another direction with a bathroom though for fear that the amount of sloshing around of water could create a slipping risk for kids, and for certain splash marks show up on polished porcelain like crazy so that could be an annoyance.

Where is it going and honestly any floor can be slick when wet so a bit mor einfo. BTW that size tile needs a very experienced tile setter with the experiance setting very large format tile , BTW those tile setters are hard to find and make sure you check references .I have been in Europe where some homes have polished cararra marble floors everywhere and no one seems to fall more often , we have friends in Miami Beach all polished marble floors no one in 14 yrs has taken a tumble .