Problems With Slate Floors. But as with any other home improvement. Slate is porous and absorbs stains.1 x research source it's also very soft and can easily be chipped and eroded by acids and hard scrub brushes.
— a wet look can be achieved with sealants, but as slate is a natural stone.
It sounds as though your slate floor has a rough finish, which catches the fibers of the mop as it is dragged across the floor. We used a second layer of plywood as guides/spacers between the pex loops, rather you also don't have the problem of your doorways being so much shorter. I am in adelaide and have the same problem as cathy. Found throughout the world, slate is a metamorphic installing or floating the tiles in mortar will help this potential problem.
