Mixing marble with non-marble, walk-in shower
jgchilds
8 years ago
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PROBy Any Design Ltd.
8 years agoI would not use Marble anywhere where it can get wet.
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This lady wanted real marble for her master bath and wanted me to do the work. I told her I would not set the Marble. Out here I would have but around the corner is a steam shower. I refused flat out. She they picked a fantastic 1'x2' porcalin tile. Looks awesome to me.
Read this Houzz Resource: after reading that and all the comments you most likely can answer the question yourself.
[WHY MARBLE MIGHT BE WRONG FOR YOUR SHOWER[(https://www.houzz.com/magazine/why-marble-might-be-wrong-for-your-bathroom-stsetivw-vs~12133357)
jgchilds
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Comments (23)Thank you so much to everyone for the advice. That's what I was afraid of...too many elements. It's an older home and I want to keep the "charm" of an older space. I was planning to use honed black granite for the counter tops. It's going to primarily function as a kid's bathroom. I am using the antique brick in a few other areas of the house. I recognize the riskiness here, but was hoping it would come across with a charm that is original to the home. The antique brick blends better with the other elements in the home than the carrara does. I'm still not sure how to bring it all together. I know that the white porcelain is timeless. Will the carrara/black and white bath be outdated, considering it's been such a popular choice the last couple of years? What about the subway tiles? [Traditional Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2107) by New York Architects & Designers Jane Kim Design [Eclectic Bathroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2104) by New York Architects & Designers Jane Kim Design This post was edited by TXBluebonnet11 on Fri, Jun 21, 13 at 4:04...See Moremixing marble and porcelain on the floor?
Comments (2)If you can use a 1 x 1 mosaic or a 2 x 2 you have more options. There's a very nice carrara porcleain mosaic from Naxos. It's from the Marble Hill collection and the color name is Legend. It will mix well with real cararra elsewhere....See MoreMarble Walk-in Shower - Kerdi Shower Pan?
Comments (8)When you said that the labor is ALOT more time consuming, does that mean you have to be more careful cutting and setting the tiles due to the "less forgiving material"? That's part of it. When it comes to stone, especially polished stone, if it's not perfect, you'll see it, and you'll feel it. I've said many times it's all in the reflection, because reflections don't lie. Look at the picture above of the reflection in the shower wall tile. See how the reflection is continuous from one tile to the next? If the tile isn't set perfectly flat, that reflection will be broken all to hell. That takes alot of time (as well as alot of skill) to get it that perfect. I don't mean to be tooting my own horn here. I'm trying to help you understand why the need for the extra time, and therefore, the added expense. Just because someone can set tile, doesn't necessarily mean they're competent to set stone. what marble was used? Any sense of the cost of materials? The white is carrara, and although I'd know the name if I heard it, I can't remember the name of the grey marble mosaics. As for cost, the carrara isn't much (as marble goes!)-- maybe 6-7.00 a foot. The chair rali, pencil liner, and mosaic listello, on the other hand, are a different story. Each chair rail and pencil liner is about 22.00 a piece, and the mosaic listello's 32.00 a foot. so for every linear foot of that wainscot, the price is 76.00. This is not exactly an economy bathroom! LOL I know the greymosaics weren't cheap, either, and they're also used on the floor for the "dots" as well as that piece on the wall....See MoreMixing marble finishes
Comments (2)Honed on the floor is a good choice because it won't bounce the light up off the floor. I made a mistake and put polished marble in a bathroom that has a skylight, and the shine is a bit jarring. We're not going to change it though, but now I wish I had picked honed. IMO an accent tile looks too busy as a backsplach and you run the risk of dating your bathroom quickly depending on the materials you choose. I prefer to use the countertop materials for the splashes (In our master we put in a 6" splash rather than the typical 4" one becauses it provided a better backfrop for the Delta Vero faucets.) Look at pictures of bathrooms that have accent tile for splash vs counter materials to determine which look you like best....See More- PRO
By Any Design Ltd.
8 years ago 
Jessica Hazlewood
8 years agolast modified: 8 years agopl_1121
8 years ago
existing · More InfoI mixed imitation marble (the white calacatta at the bottom is porcelain) with real marble (Ming green marble at the top). I've had no problems with the real marble up that high, it's sealed and only gets a little condensation after showers. I never even clean it.
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