Bathroom floors: Tiles or vinyl flooring, which is safest? More slippery? Leak less?

We have a large bathroom which also serves as a clothes washing room--washer and dryer, bathtub-shower combination, and a toilet. Which is safer/better for the FLOOR: vinyl or tiles? Right now we have vinyl flooring. It is somewhat slippery when wet. What about tiles, are they more slippery? We are on the 3rd floor. Do tiles leak? I'm thinking the cement stuff will eventually leak, especially if the wash machine over flows or something. We never had leaking with the large vinyl floor we now have. Cost is not a concern--lots of sales going on right now! Thanks for any input! The vinyl flooring is two huge sheets of vinyl, not vinyl tiles, connected with one long glued strip.

Public Comments

1. water proofing is done on the concrete flooring. so dont worry if which is not to leak. make sure you have a good waterproofing in your bathroom before installing tiles. ceramic tiles are more suitable for the job as it may prevent water from sipping in your concrete. there are wall and floor tiles so better ask for help in your local DIY salesperson and also, there are floor tiles that are made for bathrooms the one that is not slippery. ceramic tiles are also easy to clean and would last long compared to vinyl tiles which is not suitable to wet areas as it would tend to separate from your concrete flooring when wet
2. rip up that vinyl! prime the floor and paint it with ELASTOMERIC PAINT, two coats. on the last coat, you can add a grit thats prevents slipping, sherwin williams has it all!