I could live here.
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@Piano-Dad It’s probably epoxy. I’ve seen it used a lot as garage flooring.
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I thought that, too, @Steve-Miller , but when I looked really closely I think I can see tile lines.
I'm guessing it's polished porcelain tile.
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You’re right. The patterns don’t line up where the tiles come together.
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Put on your ice skates before walking across that floor. You just might need them because the floor looks slippery and especially if it gets wet.
As I remember there was a problem when the Thompson State of Illinois Office Building in downtown Chicago was under construction. It was discovered that the concourse floor was too slippery and they feared lawsuits from people falling. A machine had to be brought in after the floor was installed to roughen up the floor.
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Once again, it could be tile or it could be some form of marble (Turkish / Chinese). If the latter, it won't take much of a pounding before it shows a lot of wear.
We put tile like that in our remodeled bathroom, but in a shower it's fine (as long as you don't use chemical cleaners) and it's fine on a bathroom floor that has little spot rugs and isn't highly trafficked.
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Could be real stone, ribbed marble, but I'm guessing man made.
In hot climates like the photo suggests you'd take off footwear at the door.
Soles of your feet are non-slip.Cool marble is lovely.
In-laws in Malaysia have marble floors throughout the ground floor, and even wearing socks isn't a slip problem (but you sweat & could get foot rot and quickly learn not to).
Though dress shoes with new leather soles are a bit slippery on marble.
