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Originally Posted by HawkinsGuy
Hi all. Moving into our new home next month (Frogs) and boss wanted to know if it makes sense to tile the lanai or leave it as concrete. It is screened now and no immediate plans to glass-in. Any specific suggestions for tile type and installers?
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We enclosed our back lanai snd then had it tiled. Looks great and we love it. We also had the same tile put on our front porch. But that is only screened in. Big, big mistake. As I found out the hard way, tile gets very slippery when wet, especially being exposed to dust, floating grass cuttings, etc. It was raining one day and I was coming back into the house to get something I had forgot when we pulled out of the driveway to go eat out. Opened the screen door, stepped on to the tile floor and woke up a little later lying flat on my back. I had a mild concussion and very bad headache. I was lucky, no broken bones but a very sore back. Realizing what a liability this could be for other people coming in during or after rain, I now squeegee the floor constantly, keep huge rubber rugs on the floor and a sign on my screen door warning that the floor is slippery when wet.
I strongly recommend against putting tile on a floor where the area is not enclosed. Rain, as I found out, easily blows in through the screen and you are looking at a very dangerous situation.