Silver Horizon Pave Antico Marble Tiles 8x24

Silver Horizon runs at 8x24, a proportion closer to a plank than a tile, in a grey marble finished as Pave Antico. It sells by the piece rather than by the box, each one covering 1.33 square feet, and a sample can be ordered before committing.

Rustic, with slight movement

Style is recorded as rustic and the variation between pieces as slight, so this is stone with some character but without the swings that make a floor look patchy. Colour groups list both Silver Horizon and Sky Blue, which hints at the cooler cast in the grey. Edges come rounded. The body is a full 3/4 inch, heavier than most wall tile, and a 6x18 trim exists in the same stone.

• Plank proportion 8x24 lays out more like timber than like a square tile.
• Slight variation Pieces differ a little, which reads as texture rather than as mismatch.

Rated widely

This one carries an unusually broad rating: residential interior floors and walls, commercial interior floors and walls, shower walls, and bath floors and walls. Kitchen, bathroom and living room are all recorded as rooms. Marble tiles at 3/4 inch are heavy, so a wall build up needs to account for the weight. Sold by the piece at 1.33 square feet, so quantities work out per piece rather than per box.

• Commercial rated Interior commercial floors and walls are both included in the rating.
• Sample first A sample is available, which is worth doing with a stone this size.

Why we chose it

• Broad rating Few stones cover residential and commercial, floors and walls, in one listing.
• Trim available A 6x18 piece in the same stone handles edges and returns.
• Mosaic partners Random cubes, hexagon, 1x1, split face and rock face sheets exist in this colour.

Care

Sealing applies here as with any marble, once after installation and again every one to two years. Acidic spills etch the surface, so wipe them quickly. Cleaning is a pH neutral stone product, never bleach, ammonia or an abrasive pad.