Sunday, April 11, 2010

Stone Tile Comparison:

Stone Tile Comparison:

Granite tiles - Marble tiles - Pebble Tiles

Stone tiles are the often choice for the surface of high-end applications. They are expensive but they provide incomparable beauty and elegance.

If you are considering stone tiles, you should be aware of the general characteristics of all those stone tiles, and the options available to you, including installation, before making your final decision. Especially, when more and more applications use pebble tiles, you might need to consider pebble tiles for you bathroom or kitchen as well. Pebble tiles are made of natural pebble stones glued to a backing mesh. The mesh can be cut by scissors to any designs. In addition, when you step on pebble tiles, you will get a massage to your feet. The following table is a summary for the feature of the tiles.

Slippery Surface
Granite Tile Bad
Marble Tile Bad
Pebble tile Good

Resistant to Breakage & Scratch
Granite Tile Fine
Marble Tile   Bad
Pebble tile good

Color
Granite Tile Good
Marble Tile Excellent
Pebble tile Good

Installation
Granite Tile Fine
Marble Tile Fine
Pebble tile Easy

Resitant to Chemicals,

Acids, Solvents, Oils
Granite Tile Fine
Marble Tile Bad
Pebble tile Good

Price
Granite Tile Fine
Marble Tile Fine
Pebble tile Fine

Based on the table shown above, the pebble tile is a very good choice for many application like bathroom, kitchen, backflash, fireplace, swimming pool, fountain, etc. And it turns to be a fashion now. Especially, check the company. You can find the six different color pebble tile starting only from $6.29/sft with free shipping. This is the lowest price I found. Here are some picture I collected from Internet. They are really beautiful. Hope this will be helpful for you to make choices. findstone2009-09-12 12:08:58

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