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Non-Slip Bathroom Flooring for Your Home

Bathroom flooring options deserve all the attention to detail we can give. It is crucial to make safety a priority when choosing a bathroom floor plan because this is one place where moisture and water rule.

You should not be careless in this regard because statistics show how often bathroom falls end up with a fatality. Every part of the bathroom’s base floor, including the shower and standing areas, needs to have non-slip materials installed, while aligning with your choice of design and style.

Manufacturers are well aware of the safety element, and thankfully, the market is ripe with a large variety of non-slip bathroom flooring options for your home. There are several non-slip bathroom flooring options to choose from. We recommend any of the following options:

The Safest Bathroom Flooring Options

Non-Slip Vinyl Flooring

The top choice for non-slip flooring is definitely vinyl. Apart from its practicality, affordability and the wide array of available styles, vinyl flooring has a higher tendency to withstand heavy traffic and moisture. This makes it a perfect choice for your bathroom and other high traffic areas, like entries and the kitchen.

Slip resistance is a must for several manufacturers, which explains why you can easily find a vinyl flooring style in the markets. The material is resistant to water damage and staining, particularly because it is waterproof. Manufacturers ensure it is resistant against heavy traffic, as well. Vinyl flooring holds up against the heaviest of traffic, including wheelchairs, kids and pets.

While no flooring option provides a 100% non slip guarantee, there are products that offer higher protection than others. Luckily, vinyl products come with built-in padding, unlike ceramic tile, for instance, should you take an accidental fall.

When shopping for your vinyl bathroom flooring, we recommend looking for vinyl products with extra underlayment. This will minimize the impact of the fall on your body, so you avoid serious or fatal injuries. The flooring experts at Floor Crafters are well educated with the vinyl products that have this extra feature, as will make recommendations based on the style you like.

Vinyl is not just affordable, but also quite versatile. Vinyl can look like ceramic tile, wood, and other flooring materials, so you can get the style you envision and the safety of non-slip vinyl. Vinyl comes in large sizes, but you can install it with minimal seams to fit a small bathroom. You can also find it in plank or tile styles. Floor Crafters has hundreds of options for vinyl flooring, and can also install it for you.

Natural Stone

If you’re working with a bigger budget, natural stone is the ideal anti-slip bathroom flooring option. No one can deny the aesthetic attraction and durability benefits of natural stone, and one can almost sacrifice their precious savings for it.

Natural stone is not only slip-resistant and safe; it's in a class of its own. Manufacturer’s texture the stone to mitigate the slip factor. Textured or sandblasted stone is usually the best option for a non slip surface.

The only drawback with natural stone, is that it is a higher-end flooring option, and not in everyone’s budget. You’ll note, however, that natural stone has the highest performance ratings in terms of safety and also features a fantastic resale value, should you plan to sell your home down the road.

Cork / Bamboo

You may not find cork or bamboo flooring in bathrooms often, but they are a good option for certain bathroom settings. Many people prefer these two products due to reduced sound travel, but other features also add to the attraction. You can incorporate bamboo or cork into your bathroom flooring as per any trendy design and style.

These two products can be both a blessing and a curse at the same time, so you need to give careful consideration before going for this option. Bamboo and cork are both slip-resistant materials that tend to absorb moisture quickly, so you will hardly find any wetness on the surface, significantly minimizing the chances of slipping on it. On the other hand, this same feature could be problematic by accumulating mold and mildew. Mold can easily form if the moisture trapped inside does not dry fast and thoroughly, so anyone in a particularly humid environment should take this into consideration.

If you do plan to invest in a cork or bamboo flooring, planning in advance can save you down the road. Make sure the area where the flooring will be installed has sufficient ventilation, so that moisture dries out quickly and does not build up. The professional design and install team at Floor Crafters can tell you if the area has adequate airflow, and can make recommendations on improving it, if it does not.

Linoleum

Many mistake linoleum for vinyl, but they are actually two entirely different products. Linoleum is not only a great flooring option, but it is also water-resistant and more eco-friendly than vinyl flooring.

Linoleum flooring is manufactured using a combination of natural products such as jute, cork, or limestone and linseed oil. You can opt for an anti-slip sheet or a resin solution to mitigate the slippery surface of linoleum. Apart from that, since this material turns into a water-proof bathroom flooring, it is quite easy to clean and makes a perfect choice for your bathrooms.

The biodegradable element means you can protect the environment and yourself against harmful chemical releases.

Rubber Flooring

Rubber flooring is generally never high on the list of preferences because it does nothing for trend, style, or aesthetics. However, the reason we mention it here is because of the absolute slip resistance this flooring option offers.

Rubber may not be pleasing to look at or feel nice under our feet, but it can be the best in terms of safety. You should consider this option, especially if you have seniors living at home with you. Even when rubber flooring becomes wet, it does not turn slick and thus minimizes the chances of an accidental fall by a far measure.

The extreme protection factor makes it a desirable option for many because, even if one does fall accidentally, the rubber flooring works as a cushion for the body. It helps absorb most of the shock from the fall and can protect your body from serious injury.

However, when you plan to invest in a rubber flooring plan, it is best to do some research first. As limited as this material is in terms of style and design, the safety factor alone makes it one of the more costly options.

Best Flooring for Bathroom

Ceramic or Porcelain Tile

The most popular choice for bathroom flooring all over the world, is porcelain tile. It is waterproof, cost-effective, and stylish, making it a top choice of home owners worldwide. Porcelain features a textured, rich, and solid feel that is quite similar to stone, without the high cost of natural stone.

We love that it combines the best qualities of all other flooring options into one. A luxurious texture like stone, waterproof like vinyl, and elegant like wood, uplifts the look of any bathroom in your home. Porcelain belongs to the ceramic tile family, but there is a slight difference between the two. Tiles that have a 0.5 percent rate of absorbing water belong to the porcelain category.

Flooring for Bathrooms

When you’re planning a makeover for your bathroom, you must keep a few considerations in mind before you make the final decision. Bathrooms nearly as high-traffic as the kitchen, and have 2 or more water features housed within (sink, toilet, shower), so water resistance and slip ability factor are important when choosing your new flooring.Bathroom floors should be resilient enough to handle the pressure of sweaty adults, dirty young kids, and even wet pets, if there are any in the house.

To review, here are the different flooring options that Floor Crafters recommends for your bathroom:

 

Type of Flooring

Pro's

Con's

Cork

Beautiful & Stylish

Non-Slip

Highly Absorbent of Moisture, which may cause mold issues

Ceramic and porcelain

Timeless Style

Durable

Affordable

Good for DIY'ers

Waterproof

Not always non-slip without treatment

Very hard surface to fall on

Engineered hardwood

Beautiful

Many substrates, colors and styles

Non-slip if no wax applied

Moderately priced

Not recommended for bathrooms

Easily damaged by water and high traffic

Natural stone tiles

Top choice in high end homes

Waterproof

Non-Slip

Durable

Long lasting

Aesthetically pleasing to most

Cost

Not for DIY projects

Shower Floor Options

Shower flooring rises above the style and aesthetics and gives priority to practicality and functionality. You need to primarily remember that a shower floor faces extreme exposure to water, so your floor plan must be highly water-resistant.


  1. Tile Shower Base

    You can choose from a wide range of tiles for your shower base floor. You may also opt for a ready tile floor pan. These plans consist of composite plastic materials or fiberglass and chrome drains. The design must feature easy drainage with plumbing and a waterproof epoxy so that the tiles adhere to the bottom and sides. If you opt for tiles, make sure you use waterproof materials for setting them and coat time and again as needed.


  2. Molded Stones

    Molded stones are not only classy but also high-end for shower bases. The synthetic plastic and natural stone make a durable combination as well as a luxurious appearance. High quality molded stones are resistant to mildew and mold and usually don’t require grout.


  3. Acrylic Pans

    Acrylic pans fall into the medium price range and are a little flexible in terms of customization. Acrylic bases are generally easy to maintain and clean as well and less vulnerable to cracking.

How to Choose Best Tile for Shower Floor

Perhaps the most important feature of a bathroom is the tile on the shower floor, and this is why you need to take the right route when selecting it. Here are things to consider:

Safe Flooring for Seniors

When living with senior members in the house, style and design take a backseat in comparison to safety. Remodeling a bathroom where seniors and aging family members are living requires extra consideration in terms of safety.

You need to ensure whatever material you use is moisture resistant and prevents slipping and accidental falls. When it comes to materials that would make poor choices for bathrooms of seniors, ceramic tiles, hardwood, glass, and such, as well as hard, slippery materials, are a big no-no.

These materials aren't flexible and can get slippery very quickly. Furthermore, they do not cushion the bodies in the event of a fall, and so fatal injuries are inevitable. The better options in terms of safety are rubber or non-slip vinyl flooring for seniors’ bathrooms.

Final Thoughts

When remodeling or designing your bathroom, perhaps the most essential part of the project is the flooring. From tiles to safety elements, there is so much thought you need to put into each detail. Floor Crafters Flooring Company makes sure your bathroom flooring project is as hassle-free and perfect as can be, and will make recommendations based on your style, requirements and budget. If you’d like a complimentary consultation with a professional flooring expert, contact us today at (720) 669-7230 for your next bathroom flooring project, and we will help you design the perfect floor for any bathroom in your home.

10 beautiful designs for underfoot |

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Non-slip bathroom flooring ideas deserve special attention. The material of course must be durable, able to withstand frequent splashes of water, anti-slip underfoot and preferably easy to clean. 

But practicality doesn’t mean boring bathroom ideas, since there are so many solutions that combine style with functionality. High-quality bathroom fixtures and fittings add a luxurious effect, but it is the flooring, especially if non-slip, that really underpins the feel of the space and allows experimentation with color, texture and pattern.  

 

Non-slip bathroom flooring ideas

It makes sense to consider all your bathroom flooring ideas, and especially the non-slip bathroom flooring, as part of a plan at the outset of the project as the best way to create a cohesive scheme.

1. Invest in a virtually indestructible floor

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'Large-format porcelain tiles are virtually indestructible, stain resistant and can be used in a wide variety of settings including busy bathrooms,' says Jo Oliver, director at The Stone & Ceramic Warehouse . 'Many of our porcelain slabs come in different finishes, meaning you could have a polished marble effect tile on bathroom walls and a more textured marble effect tile on the floor, for an anti-slip flooring solution.'

2. Pack a stylish punch with a monochromatic color scheme

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Black and white can completely alter the feel of a room but getting the balance right is key, especially in a modern bathroom. While monochrome decorating can be tricky to get right, a considered approach will be rewarded by a simple but impactful scheme. Decorating with black and white is a statement in its own right. Monochrome in the bathroom is surprisingly serene as well as stylish. 

'The timeless geometric design of Fired Earth’s monochrome Sorrento tiles will be completely at home in any style of bathroom,' says Colin Roby-Welford, creative director at Fired Earth . 'Made from low-maintenance porcelain, this versatile collection is slip-resistant, so it's a perfect, eye-catching choice for busy family bathrooms and wet rooms.'

3. Opt for on-trend wood-effect flooring

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Wood-effect flooring ideas – made from porcelain – are now the material of choice for its natural beauty and warmth; it conjures the quiet luxury of a spa. 

'Porcelain tile options have broadened greatly due to technological advances, anti-slip finishes can now be applied to porcelain as seen in our Kayman range, which has a beautiful wood-effect grain texture that often gets confused for real wood,' informs Jo Oliver, director at The Stone & Ceramic Warehouse . 'The perfect choice for those wanting a low maintenance and safe surface, whilst still creating a beautiful natural wood effect.'

4. Go for a durable stone 

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As beautiful as they are durable, the right stone floor types will be a valuable addition to your interior scheme. With a reputation for being naturally hardwearing, all stone flooring types are most commonly seen as bathroom floor tile ideas or kitchen flooring ideas. However, stone flooring can work in most rooms of the home.

'With any bathroom project it is worth considering the slip resistance of tiles – a balance of beauty and practicality should be met,' says Isabel Fernandez, director at Quorn Stone . 'In most instances a natural finish is sufficient for bathrooms, however in wet rooms we would always recommend using a porcelain tile in a ‘grip or R11 finish’, this finish is designed to offer more traction in wet room conditions.'

5. Choose a non-slip porcelain option

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Technical advances in porcelain and ceramic production have revolutionized the variety of tiles on offer. Faux stone and wood porcelain tiles are now so advanced it’s hard to tell them from the real thing. They are water, stain and scratch resistant, don’t require sealing and come complete with realistic color and graining variations, too.

'Our Galicia porcelain replica-slate tiles offer the beautifully restful qualities of natural slate, complete with rich colour variation and a tactile finish,' says Colin Roby-Welford, creative director at Fired Earth . 'These slip-tested, large format tiles are a cost-effective option for spacious bathrooms and wet rooms.'

6. Lay down large-format tiles – made from concrete

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If you're looking for shower tile ideas, large format concrete bathroom flooring will mean fewer grout lines and a cleaner, more seamless look, ideal as spa bathroom ideas with minimal visual clutter.

'Available in huge formats, these super-sized Grande Grey tiles mean there are fewer grout lines to contend with, creating a more flawless finish,' explains Jo Oliver, director at The Stone & Ceramic Warehouse .  'Being made from porcelain these tiles won’t stain, scratch, wear, or crack, as can be the case with real concrete floors. They have an anti-slip finish making them ideal for kitchens and bathrooms and are suitable for use outdoors too.'

7. Factor in a low-maintenance floor

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This luxury look comes with a high price tag – consider using marble to add wow-factor to your master bathroom ideas, elevating the look even further by continuing the marble on the walls for a spa-like look that will exude elegance.

‘Due to advances in porcelain technologies, practical tiles don’t have to be boring,' says Louisa Morgan, marketing manager at Mandarin Stone . 'Bright colors, geometric patterns & faux marbles can all be produced with high grip, low-maintenance finishes.’

8. Paint your bathroom flooring

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Painting your bathroom floor is not only an excellent way to seal and protect wooden floorboards, it’s a simple and effective way to add colour and personality to a space. Much like ceilings, flooring is often forgotten when planning a scheme, but using a coordinating color on the floor can create a really harmonious finish.

'Bathrooms are a busy area of any home, needing to withstand constant use, so it’s vital you choose a durable and hard-wearing finish such as our ‘Intelligent Floor Paint’, which is available in our full color palette,' says Ruth Mottershead, creative director at Little Greene . 'You can also make your bathroom floor slip-proof; simply add an anti-slip aggregate to your floor paint before painting.

9. Include a luxury vinyl floor in a small bathroom or wet room

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Vinyl doesn’t always get the best rep, but the material has myriad benefits, many of which make it a great choice for a bathroom or shower room. This material is improving in quality with new technologies and also offers a wide range of design opportunities that will suit a variety of modern and family bathroom ideas and styles.

'Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT) are easy to clean, waterproof, warm and suitable for use with underfloor heating, explains Lucy Tunstall, creative director at Harvey Maria . 'The tiles butt up tightly together and the adhesive creates a watertight bond. They are completely waterproof and slip resistant, making them perfect for bathrooms.'

10. Go for a gorgeous encaustic tile

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'When choosing non-slip floor tiles for the bathroom, we recommend our encaustic tiles, which have a matt finish making them naturally slip resistant,' says Lee Thornley, founder of Bert & May . 'Our encaustic range is available in a wide variety of patterns and colours and is incredibly hardwearing and yet has a soft feel underfoot. Encaustic tiles are generally suitable for use in wet rooms and showers, both on the walls and the floors, and are 100% waterproof once sealed.'

‘As well as adding status and color, encaustic tiles were also remarkably practical; in fact, most domestic interior tiled floors have survived 100 years of family wear and tear,' says Andy Triplow, owner of The Vintage Floor Tile Company . 'With a little care, they will probably be good for another 100 years.’

Why choose non-slip bathroom flooring?

The finish on the floor is not only a key area in the finished decorating scheme but also needs to be non-slip underfoot. Be careful of highly polished surfaces, particularly if you are looking at bathroom floor tile ideas and it is a bathroom that will be used by small children, as the floor will become slippery when wet. 

What kind of tile is not slippery when wet?

Technological advances in porcelain and ceramic have revolutionized the variety of non-slip bathroom flooring on offer – and, for the most part, these high-quality materials are not slippery when wet. 

Any bathroom floor covering you choose will have to be waterproof and anti-slip, as splashes are inevitable. Follow the manufacturers’ advice around cleaning and care, especially for natural stone, and invest in the laying of tiles with the correct prep and substrate as well as tanking where necessary.  

Sophie has been an interior stylist and journalist for over 20 years and has worked for many of the main interior magazines during that time, both in-house and as a freelancer. On the side, as well as being the News Editor for indie magazine, 91, she trained to be a florist in 2019 and launched The Prettiest Posy where she curates beautiful flowers for modern weddings and events. For H&G, she writes features about interior design – and is known for having an eye for a beautiful room.

Anti-slip bath mat

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Anti-slip bath mat

-8 makes enamel or porcelain baths non-slip. The tool can process a porch or a small corridor. The packaging of the product is designed to treat two baths or one bathroom and one shower or 2 square meters. Coatings

-8 and 10932 create an invisible film that significantly increases the coefficient of friction and solves the problem of slippery wet surfaces.

Typical applications:

Residential homes and small businesses. If you need to treat a large area with an anti-slip product, choose Industrial Anti Slip Treatment

for 40 square meters or 32 bathrooms.

Surface preparation

  1. Remove grease and dirt from all surfaces and dry before application.
  2. Remove the rubber and plastic elements from the tubs or seal them.
  3. Apply with the applicator or microfibre sponge in an even, thin layer.
  4. After application, wait 5 minutes and rinse off a small area with water to check the anti-slip effect. If the anti-skid is insufficient, wait a few more minutes depending on the type of surface. Do not let the funds dry.
  5. Rinse well with running water.

Surface treatment time:

Temperature range

Temperature range indicates the operating temperature limits at which the material does not lose its quality characteristics.

:

-30ºC / +55ºC

Scope:

Created TIMS:

Consumption:

Color

Main color of the product.

:

transparent

Storage:

at 5ºC - 25ºC unopened, dry

Service life

Service life of is the period of time during which the product can fulfill its intended purpose. The service life is calculated at the maximum load on the product and in fact may differ from the real one.

:

2 years old

Complete drying:

15-20 minutes

You can walk:

after processing

Inflammage group

Group of ignorance according to GOST 30402-96 9000

  1. 9000 B1 -hard-wounded IGV value > 35 kW/m²)
  2. B2 - Moderately flammable (IGV value > 20...30 kW/m²)
  3. V3 - Highly flammable (IGV value < 20 kW/m²)

:

> 100ºC

Flying Organic compounds:

0 g/t

Composition:

Cauline, Aggressive liquid

Features: 9000

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flooring in the bathroom

floor coverings. to the bathroom

    • Today there is a huge choice of floor coverings. for the bathroom, a variety of textures and colors from various manufacturers. The most common floor coverings for bathroom are: porcelain stoneware and ceramic tiles. Sometimes various types of natural or artificial stone are used, linoleum and very rarely the floors in the bathroom are finished with natural tree. Let's see why?

    Wooden floor in the bathroom

    (parquet or solid wood)

    Of course, natural wood is one of the most beautiful, aesthetic and pleasant for the feet - floor coverings in the bathroom. It's ecological coatings with bactericidal properties, warm for tactile sensations.

    If you want to have parquet flooring in your bathroom or an array, it should be remembered that not all types of wood are suitable For bathroom. The wood from which parquet or solid wood is made for bathroom, must be resistant to moisture and decay, as well as withstand sudden changes in temperature, which is typical for bathroom.

    Recommended for bathroom flooring use only valuable wood species such as: teak, walnut, merbau. The most moisture resistant are teak and larch, such coatings are not afraid of moisture, even if you have a flood, then an array of teak, for example, will withstand such a test with firmness.

    The disadvantages of such coatings are that they are quite expensive.

    Parquet and array:

    Natural ingredients
    Eco-friendly material

    Moisture resistance
    only for some precious woods

    High price
    one of the most expensive types of flooring

    Cork bathroom floor

    Cork flooring in the bathroom is extremely rare, Perhaps this is due to the rather high cost of this floor covering. Although the cork floor is perhaps one of the best bathroom flooring.

    Cork flooring is made from the bark of the cork tree - it is a natural a product that is not afraid of moisture, fungi and bacteria.

    Cork is a soft, warm, very pleasant floor for the feet, which easy to clean, long service life and does not require additional costs for underfloor heating system. Cork has one drawback - it is soft and sags from the legs of heavy furniture, but the bathroom a room is a room where there is usually no heavy furniture, and therefore, we can assume that the cork floor for the bathroom has no shortcomings.

    Cork floor:

    Sustainability
    is made from cork tree bark

    Warm Coat
    is warm and non-traumatic

    Limited design
    only variations of natural textures and colors of the cork floor

    Bathroom linoleum

    Linoleum in the bathroom is rarely used, and there is a reason for this. Linoleum is not so pleasant for walking on it with bare feet. At high humidity at linoleum, the substrate may begin to peel off, fungus or cracks on the surface are also possible coatings.

    Therefore, if you have a desire to use linoleum in the bathroom, then pay attention to the existing types of special linoleum destination, in other words, some manufacturers produce special linoleum for bathrooms is anti-slip PVC coating, which is resistant to moisture and the appearance of a fungus, pleasant for the feet, which has a corrugated surface and are safe for humans.

    Bathroom linoleum can be an interesting solution, now there is a fairly wide range of colors of such linoleum, and different degrees of anti-skid. Also some manufacturers there are special massage covers for bathrooms made of wicker PVC, which are very pleasant to the feet. Such coatings at home conditions can be used as a bath mat, for easy foot massage.

    Linoleum:

    Not afraid of water, not rot
    better to use special collections of anti-skid PVC

    Large color palette
    wide design possibilities

    Does not like high temperatures
    is also sensitive to acetone and other solvents

    PVC tiles in the bathroom

    PVC tiles are a relatively new type of flooring. for the bathroom. It can be said that PVC tiles are commercial linoleum in the form of modules, not in a roll.

    PVC tiles are plates of various sizes (30 * 30 cm, 40*40 cm, 100*16 cm, etc.) having a fairly wide range colors and textures, this tile most often imitates wood, stone and granite.

    This is a durable floor covering that is not afraid of moisture, has anti-slip properties, and allows you to create on the floor various patterns, for example, combine wood and stone.

    It is pleasant to walk on it barefoot, PVC tiles can be used with underfloor heating system or without it.

    It is quite economical, as it is supplied in multiples of packages. 2-3 m 2 , and avoids a large number scraps.

    PVC tiles:

    Resistant to water and humidity
    has anti-slip properties

    Ample design possibilities
    different textures and prints that can be combined and divided into zones

    Underfloor heating compatibility
    can be used with underfloor heating system

    Ceramic and porcelain tiles in the bathroom

    The most common types of bathroom flooring the rooms are ceramic tiles or porcelain tiles. These species floor coverings have various advantages: durability, a wide range of colors, textures and patterns, moisture resistance and durability.

    Many manufacturers create special collections of ceramic tiles for bathrooms, such collections consist of floor tiles, wall tiles of various types and widths, decors and curbs. Such collections allow the consumer not to suffer from selection of materials under the floor or under the walls, and at once close the issue interior in the bathroom or toilet room. This is undeniably big. advantage of this type of materials, in addition, porcelain stoneware and ceramic tiles are not afraid of moisture, fungus, it is very wear-resistant coating that is easy to clean.

    Currently, there is porcelain stoneware capable of imitating almost any material, be it crocodile skin, fabric, stone or wood, the only thing that gives out this material is its cold.

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