Stone Tile Floors

Natural Stone Floorings are highly preferred for outdoor but now they are being used for the flooring purpose of areas like family rooms, sun rooms, bathrooms. Natural stones are very useful to create an ambience and helps in defining different activities area.

Some people don't prefer for natural stone flooring as they think lesser styles and patterns are available but this is not the case. A huge number of patterns are available in the form of granite flooring, marble flooring, and slate flooring and are widely used for interior designing purposes. If you are using a cut stone then make sure is that can be used for flooring purposes or not. Laying natural stones is not at all an easy job so they are not suitable for do-it-yourself projects and you better seek help from some professional for this.

Just like any other natural product there can be imperfections in the natural stone flooring as well because its not man made to fit the perfection. But you don't have to worry about it as it will not look bad and will surely add up to the aesthetic appeal of the floor.

If you love the look of your stone fire place, then you will surely look the natural look of your new floor. Natural stone flooring can be categorized as below:

Tumbled Stone floor tile

Marble is tumble and looks completely different from the polished version. These tiles have a absorbent something like a sponge texture. Colors are different but patterns and streaks are not there. But it results in flooring which looks appealing, luxurious and sports a relaxed feel.

Other stones like slate and limestone also have a similar look. The substrate for laying such tiles should be strong and even and theses tiles are generally fixed on white paste. As the tiles are not cut in proper shape it adds up to the aesthetic aspect of your flooring. As these tiles catch stains easily so better keep these tiles coated with sealer.

Polished-stone floor tile

Smooth and shiny polished stones look simply superb. These tiles are cut into almost the same size but they vary from each other when it comes to style and pattern. Marble has veins, Granite is tarnished, and Travertine has veins and is mottled.

Tiles which are made up of stone fragments along with resin are available in various colors and attractive patterns. Though it's highly chosen for bathrooms as well but remember it can be slippery when wet. Granite is