Granite on bathroom floors?
15 April 2006, 05:43 PM
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Granite on bathroom floors?
Hi guys.
I'm looking to tile the floors and walls in my bathrooms. I was looking at stone products and am a little confused.
Shop1 said trevertine(sp) is best and not marble as its easily damaged. Didn,t really fancy marble anyway.
Shop2 said trevertine is softer than marble and so more easily damaged. They threw in a curve ball by suggesting granite. Said its the toughest and because of that comes in the thinnest tiles.
Anyone help?
Also shop1 had some fantastic looking slate. Whats the pros/cons of that?
I'm looking to tile the floors and walls in my bathrooms. I was looking at stone products and am a little confused.
Shop1 said trevertine(sp) is best and not marble as its easily damaged. Didn,t really fancy marble anyway.
Shop2 said trevertine is softer than marble and so more easily damaged. They threw in a curve ball by suggesting granite. Said its the toughest and because of that comes in the thinnest tiles.
Anyone help?
Also shop1 had some fantastic looking slate. Whats the pros/cons of that?
15 April 2006, 07:42 PM
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Travertine and marble are both calcite (Calcium carbonate) so they should be pretty similar hardnesses. They all get broken if you drop something hard and heavy on them. 
Just pick a pattern that you like. Slate tends to be very hard, like granite.
Just pick a pattern that you like. Slate tends to be very hard, like granite.
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15 April 2006, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Travertine and marble are both calcite (Calcium carbonate) so they should be pretty similar hardnesses. They all get broken if you drop something hard and heavy on them. Just pick a pattern that you like. Slate tends to be very hard, like granite.
Just pick a pattern that you like. Slate tends to be very hard, like granite.Thanks Bub. Is it a major problem to cut slate or granite tiles? Will the builder kick up a fuss?
15 April 2006, 09:25 PM
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Travertine is softer than marble, but generally has a rustic and pitted appearance with the pits often filled in with a kind of resin. Granite will be harder still and I think you could probably get away with 10mm thick floor tiles, but in the context of a bathroom I don't really think the relative hardness of the stone should be an issue as far as damage is concerned. You'd need to drop a pretty heavy weight such as a hammer on them to cause damage.
Slate...I think looks nice as a kitchen floor, paricularly in combination with nice light units such as maple, but not sure about a bathroom application.
To cut slate or granite you'll need diamond edged cutting wheels, and a cutting table to get decent straight edges. So more involved than cutting ceramics, but a proper tiler should have the necessary equipment.
Gary.
Slate...I think looks nice as a kitchen floor, paricularly in combination with nice light units such as maple, but not sure about a bathroom application.
To cut slate or granite you'll need diamond edged cutting wheels, and a cutting table to get decent straight edges. So more involved than cutting ceramics, but a proper tiler should have the necessary equipment.
Gary.
15 April 2006, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by paulg1979
Go for Vinyl. You can get some realistic looking tiles on vinyl and it will last a life time and well waterproof.
15 April 2006, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
Nononono! Having fake stuff does wrong things to your psyche! Have real stone, real wood, real metal. Everything else is bollox and ruins your well-being.
15 April 2006, 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Spoon
Unless of course you aren't bothered what your neighbours think.
If you want to have plastic, then you ought to have plastic. But it ought to look like plastic, not amphibolite or oak or bioclastic limestone.
15 April 2006, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubba po
That would depend on whether the neighbours had ever set foot in your house...
16 April 2006, 10:19 AM
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We put marble tiles in our first bathroom (En-Suite) and they look fantastic. BUT they are very very cold in the morning and we've broken a couple of things that were dropped on them.
We put karndean tiles in the main bathroom. Look 98% as good and are 100% better in the real world. things dont break and they're not ice cold to touch.
We put karndean tiles in the main bathroom. Look 98% as good and are 100% better in the real world. things dont break and they're not ice cold to touch.
16 April 2006, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Deep Singh
Thanks.
Gary, how does one tell the difference between quality with travertine ie it varies from £25-£50sq/m?
Gary, how does one tell the difference between quality with travertine ie it varies from £25-£50sq/m?
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I have granite floors in my bathroom.
I would NEVER do it again.
You have to set your underfloor heating to come on at the minimum 30mins before you expect to go into the bathroom, morning and evening.
Which ends up costing you in electricity.
When you get home late after training/night out etc and go for your evening shower the floor is always cold if you haven't set the timer or told the missus to "turn the floor on".
Marble walls, yes. Floor ... no.
Also takes a lot of looking after even if you get the marble treated don't let it stay too wet for too long or you have a nightmare cleaning it.
I have granite floors in my bathroom.
I would NEVER do it again.
You have to set your underfloor heating to come on at the minimum 30mins before you expect to go into the bathroom, morning and evening.
Which ends up costing you in electricity.
When you get home late after training/night out etc and go for your evening shower the floor is always cold if you haven't set the timer or told the missus to "turn the floor on".
Marble walls, yes. Floor ... no.
Also takes a lot of looking after even if you get the marble treated don't let it stay too wet for too long or you have a nightmare cleaning it.
17 April 2006, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bajie
Deep
I have granite floors in my bathroom.
I would NEVER do it again.
You have to set your underfloor heating to come on at the minimum 30mins before you expect to go into the bathroom, morning and evening.
Which ends up costing you in electricity.
When you get home late after training/night out etc and go for your evening shower the floor is always cold if you haven't set the timer or told the missus to "turn the floor on".
Marble walls, yes. Floor ... no.
Also takes a lot of looking after even if you get the marble treated don't let it stay too wet for too long or you have a nightmare cleaning it.
I have granite floors in my bathroom.
I would NEVER do it again.
You have to set your underfloor heating to come on at the minimum 30mins before you expect to go into the bathroom, morning and evening.
Which ends up costing you in electricity.
When you get home late after training/night out etc and go for your evening shower the floor is always cold if you haven't set the timer or told the missus to "turn the floor on".
Marble walls, yes. Floor ... no.
Also takes a lot of looking after even if you get the marble treated don't let it stay too wet for too long or you have a nightmare cleaning it.
Simon.
17 April 2006, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Deep Singh
Simon, what do you have on the kitchen floor? Ceramic or granite/stone? I would presume stone takes longer to heat up and then also would hold the heat longer?
Tbh I dont ever turn it "off" just set the timer to drop the temp whilst we at work. At present I only have it on temp setting 4.5 out of 10 to take the chill from the tiles. With it on 8 in the middle of winter we didnt even need the radiator on in the kitchen.
Simon.
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