Marble Basketweave floor tile - honed vs polished?

10 years ago

I've been thinking that these Carerra Basketweave tiles would look great in my small bathroom floor. I'm still debating if I want to go with the black dots, green dots, or gray dots.

Question 1: honed vs polished?
I was thinking polished because I think it would be easer to seal and keep clean. The lady at the tile store said polished would be really slippery. Please give any feedback on choice regarding looks, upkeep and durability.

Question 2: Any recommended vendors? The local tile store said the lowest price they would get would be $25 a sq ft + shipping and she recommended I order online. I'm not near a big city so the tile stores don't have much inventory. It seems like the online prices are 10-15. I'm not terribly concerned about price because I'll only need about 25 sq ft.
Anyone have any vendors who they recommend? How is this one? http://www.carraratiles.com/carrara-marble-italian-white-bianco-carrera-basketweave-mosaic-tile-with-nero-marquina-black-dots-honed.html?gclid=CMHWz_Wnx7kCFSnxOgodhX8ApQ

Thanks for your feedback.

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TSG1104

10 years ago

We went with honed. I think technically they had it labeled as tumbled marble. I thought it looked a little less formal, if that makes sense to anyone other than me, than the polished.

I don't find the basketweave portion to be slippery. We used a larger honed tile for the smaller room with the shower and toilet. I did slide a little once on that, but now I'm just careful to step on the mat and make sure the bottom of my feet are dry before stepping onto the floor.

We sealed it and have not had any problems. I vacuum it with a hard floor attachment and have spot cleaned a few places. We've been using the bathroom for about six months and it's been very low maintenance.

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shanghaimom
10 years ago
We used the Hampton Delray from The Tile Shop. I think it around $13-14.

This is a very common floor tile in the polished and is definitely not slippery. All those grout lines provide plenty of grip.

There is no upkeep to speak of. When I vacuum, I take a swing through the bathroom. For cleaning, I use a variety of products--mostly Watkins lemon spray all-purpose from Target. The tile doesn't need any babying or special products--the pattern is so busy, you won't notice little etch marks. (I have dripped cider vinegar several times, as I drink a tablespoon every day for allergies. yum)
anne7
10 years ago
I've seen this honed with polished dots...sparkly!
Tile person told me that honed will absorb sealer better, thereby being more stain-resistant.
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I used unglazed hex in another bathroom and its a great period look. Its a totally different look but still great with subway tile and much cheaper. If you can get honed marble basketweaved for $15/foot, thats a really great price. I called every local supplier and most charge in the $30-40/foot range. It took forever for me to find it for $19 a foot. I picked the honed over the polished because it seemed to be less prone to looking bad with wear as well as it being more in line with an old house. I can't speak to how the honed will stand up to normal use but my house has been a total war zone with the construction going on around it and the tile has held up well so far. But I'd have to have it for another decade before I can speak confidently about the wear. Hope that helps. Im curious to see what more experience honed marble floor owners say as to how it holds up.
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I have 2 bathrooms that are getting quite a bit of calacatta gold marble in them. I did a ton of research, I don't have any practical experience with them since the tiles aren't in yet. I'm also putting it on the floor (1'inch hex), shower walls, vanity tops. I guess I fell in love with it..... What I've learned is that the polished shows etching more than a honed finish will. I went with all honed because I noticed that my mother-in-law's polished marble bathroom has worn polish in concentrated, more heavily used areas. It's not that her stone is worn, just the polish. I think the polish just adds another layer of maintenance. I could be way off point though, since, again, I have NO experience with it yet. The polished floor mosaics looks so pretty with all the light reflecting off of them though! I thought about it myself but had already exhausted my courage and bravery by selecting marble in the first place.
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A marble tile with large tiles is a bathroom of depth as far as I am concerned. Sure you can put down non-skid mats but you have to have them cover every square inch your feet may land or you will skid. I am currently renting a place with 12' square marble tiles and I actively wonder whether this will be the shower that kills me - seriously. Not to mention that there are no grab bars in the shower which also has the 12" polished marble. I honestly don't think honed marble would be less slippery but you should verify what the COF - friction level is and make sure it meets safety standards. I am having marble mosaic floors put in the bathroom - shower and floor and the grout means they are grippy. Modern grout doesn't have the same issues as older grout does especially if one uses grout in a sot gray color which is more forgiving than white. Also, periodically one can just have a professional come in and clean the marble and grout. My building does this with common area floors and they look like new after 25 years.
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Pipdog
10 years ago
I have polished and it's not slippery because of all the grout. It's over a year old and has held up well. Mine is from AKDO.
MongoCT
10 years ago
That's pretty!
pasadenaremodel
9 years ago
The tile here is beautiful could you tell me the name of the basketweave and where you got it as well as the grey tile around it?
LARemodel
9 years ago
Years ago, I rented the upstairs of a vintage home in Brooklyn that had hexagon black and white marble tiles on the floor - I recall that I liked walking barefoot on that tile - but my feet were a lot younger then.

My existing flooring is a non-slip ceramic tile, which is uncomfortable to walk on - so I always have a bathmat on it. I'm considering unglazed porcelain tiles for the bathroom remodel, but they have so much slip-resistance that they feel rough on my bare feet.

Is the basket weave marble flooring comfortable to walk on?
lotteryticket
9 years ago
We just finished installing honed carrera basketweave with a blue glass dot on the shower floor last weekend and sealed it. It's not grouted yet but I walked on it this morning and it was quite comfy on the feet. Mine is from Jerusalem Tile. Grout will go on some night this week if I can find the time.
TSG1104
9 years ago
Pasadenaremodel - We got it from TOPCU Tile & Stone in Duluth, GA. The original tile we found was out of stock when we were ready to start and we found this place through a friend of our brother-in-law who was is a contractor and was nice enough to order it for us. The one in Duluth does not sell to the public only to people in the trade. Sorry but their names on the invoice weren't very specific. I think it was just labeled as Italian marble basketweave and the smaller tiles were labeled as grey tumbled marble.

I looked and they do have a website with a number to call to find a local dealer: http://topcutile.com/store/products/

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