Carrara advice--honed or polished?
trav86
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Honed or polished 41/2 inch carrara venatino hexagon
Comments (4)For me I'd prefer honed. I have a shinny marble backsplash in my kitchen, that I put in, and the tiles have areas that reflect differently from the neighboring tile. That is because they are not 100% flat relative to its neighbor. With a honed tile you wont see all the wonky reflections that can occur. If you have a wonderful tiler that wont be an issue. I am a novice and did my own tile for the fun of it. The honed tile will show less spotting (etching) too....See MoreHow's this seam (polished carrara)???
Comments (4)I have seen better seams. Did you measure the seam? Industry standard is apparently 1/16th of an inch, but most good fabricators should be able to do better than that (or so I've read here). Also, slide a quarter over the seam - does it smoothly glide over the seam or jump? Apparently it shouldn't jump over a good seam. That said, it may not be that obvious once the faucet is installed, given that it is a relatively short seam. I had a seam issue too, the seam quality was poor as was the choice of seam location (long store why I didn't pick the seam location in the first place). Anyway, my new counter is to be installed this Friday, fingers crossed. Good luck tomorrow with the fabricator....See MoreWhat Flooring for a Polished Carrara Marble Bath?
Comments (10)The 2" imho provides more traction; I have the basketweave type and the grout has held up well after 18 months. But it doesn't get daily bath traffic, but lots of other foot/shoe traffic (main bath downstairs). With regard to soap, I should have said slightly soapy water. While soap is an issue on any floor, I think with polished marbles it is magnified about 3x. (Ours are 12x12) There just is no traction at all -- even a puddle of plain water can be slippery if you don't keep up with your sealant. And even then, those with fragile balance may have issues. ....See MoreCarrara Marble: Polished Floors with Honed Walls?
Comments (4)You are correct as there is no difference in slipperiness between honed and polish marble as it is the numerous grout lines which provide traction. I have polished marble dog bone tile in one bathroom and honed marble basket weave in another tile. I chose honed marble in my master bath because I wanted a slightly softer look and also since the master would be getting more use, any etching is less obvious in honed marble. As to whether the specific tiles look good together, I think you need to provide more information....See Moretrav86
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