I don't know this particular limestone. I am using a porcelain limestone lookalike because I have read that limestone itself is difficult to use in a shower area. A few years ago someone here used limestone in her bathroom, just on the walls and maybe vanity counter and really regretted it, wouldn't do it again if she had a do-over. I had a limestone shelving unit in the Master before the reno, and from that experience I wouldn't use the real stuff in my new Master BR. Tiles were inconsistent depth, stone itself while beautiful was soft and brittle, and porous, I had to use a steamer to clean it thoroughly. Again, La_cocina within the past year used real limestone for wainscoting and I think perhaps her floor in the BR (I think she used porcelain in the actual shower). Perhaps you could post a question or add to her post (linked below) Here is a link that might be useful: la_cocina's limestone BR

Thanks all. Breezygirl, I did indeed see them in person, and that is what made us start thinking seriously about them....but being the type of folks that think too much before making a decision(!), the one thing that concerned us was dirt tracking and sticking inside those thin raised linear areas....I worried about just what staceyneil mentioned - having to get down on all fours with a scrub brush to clean them well(not going to happen in our house!). Well, will do more looking and touching.........

Posted by bill_vincent (billvincent@hotmail.com) on Sat, Sep 10, 11 at 10:17 One caution on white epoxy, and this goes for ALL epoxies, not just the Spectralock. Because the epoxy matrix is amber in color, it tends to add a slight yellowish hue to the finished grout. Not it's not so noticeable when the tile is a different color, but when used with a white tile, it tends to stand out. I'm going after the same look as the OP - white porcelian "marble look-a-like" with white-ish grout. But am debating if the extra $750 upcharge is worth it for the Spectralock epoxy. Now that I found this quote from Bill_V, am concern the blending of white-ish grout + epoxy may make that upcharge even more of a ridiculous proposition. Thoughts?

I just want to update for 2019 and say that Marazzi has moved to new ownership recently, and I've seen reviews around the web about people complaining that there is an increased grayish tint to some of the tiles with more recent production beginning around 2018. @bill_vincent stated back in 2009 in a previous comment in this thread that the Marazzi tile he'd used wasn't always square, but we had tile layers this year who recommended it as a good-quality tile, so your mileage may vary. Upon visiting a Marazzi showroom in my area, I was very impressed with the variety and style of the tile on display. Thanks for all the comments here on Florida Tile. I believe I'll avoid it based on these reviews. We used Italian-made Happy Floors tile for a recent master bathroom project and are pleased with it. The installers said it was very square, and the style we chose was a through-body porcelain. Every word-of-mouth recommendation and online review I've read about USA-made Crossville tile has been good. Apparently they have a strict system of quality control. The one complaint is that it can be expensive compared to similar tile in other lines. However, the finish coating on some of Crossville's products is supposedly high-tech to make it more cleanable and long-lasting, so maybe it would be worth it. We've found that our area ProSource seems to offer the best price on Crossville and runs periodic sales on it. Note that there is more than one tile company with the name "Crossville," referencing the location of the city of Crossville, Tennessee, where these companies are located, but I'm talking about Crossville Inc. also known as Crossville Studios. It appears that Dal-Tile's quality is across the board and varies from style to style. Thanks everyone for the input.