Marble Effect Tiles — Carrara, Calacatta, Nero and Grey Marble
Marble-effect porcelain gives you the veining without the chemistry. Real marble etches when anything acidic touches it, stains because it is porous, and needs sealing for the rest of its life. A printed vitrified body does none of that, and at large formats the difference at standing height is small.
- Printed from many faces so the veining does not repeat
- Book-matched pairs for mirrored feature walls
- Never etches, never stains, never needs sealing
Marble designs we produce
| Design | Ground | Veining | Best used |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrara White | Cool white | Soft, diffuse grey | Bathrooms, kitchens, light schemes |
| Calacatta Gold | Bright white | Bold gold and warm grey | Living rooms, hotel lobbies, feature walls |
| Statuario | Bright white | Strong grey with gold thread | Formal rooms, entrance halls |
| Arabescato | White | Dense, branching grey | Large floors and full-height walls |
| Nero Marquina | Deep black | Sharp angular white | Feature walls, cloakrooms, contrast |
| Emperador Brown | Chocolate brown | Fine gold and cream | Traditional and hospitality interiors |
| Pietra Grey | Charcoal grey | Sharp white | Accent floors, bathroom walls |
| Grey Marble | Mid to pale grey | Soft white drift | Contemporary neutral schemes |
| Onyx | Amber and honey | Banded, translucent look | Backlit and feature walls |
What makes a marble-effect tile convincing
Face count. A cheap marble tile is printed from three or four faces, so the same vein pattern repeats every few tiles and the eye picks it up immediately across a floor. Ours are printed from dozens, which is what stops a large floor reading as wallpaper.
Format. Marble veining is long. At 300x300 mm every vein is cut off within a few centimetres and the illusion collapses. At 600x1200 mm and above, a vein can run most of a metre and a half, which is what real stone does.
Edge treatment. Through-edge printing carries the design onto the ground edge of the tile, so the joint between two tiles reads as a vein rather than a seam. Combined with rectified edges and a 2 mm joint, that is what makes a large floor look continuous.
Book-matching. Supplied as mirrored pairs that open like the pages of a book, imitating how a quarried block is sawn and unfolded. On a feature wall it is the single most convincing thing a porcelain tile can do.
GVT અને PGVT ટાઇલ્સ · મોટા સ્લેબ · માર્બલ ફ્લોર કેવી રીતે સાફ કરવું
Specification
Sizes
- 600x600 mm
- 600x1200 mm
- 800x1600 mm
- 1200x1800 mm
- 1200x2400 mm slab
Finishes
- High gloss polished (PGVT)
- Matt (GVT)
- Satin
- Book-matched pairs
Body
- Glazed vitrified porcelain
- Water absorption under 0.5%
- Rectified edges
- Through-edge printing
Uses
- Living room and hall floors
- Bathroom walls and floors
- Feature walls
- Hotel lobbies
- Worktops in 20 mm slab
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Do marble effect tiles look like real marble?
At standing height and in large formats, convincingly so — particularly when printed from many faces with through-edge printing and laid with 2 mm rectified joints. Close up the repeat becomes visible on cheaper tiles; that is what face count buys.
Are marble effect tiles better than real marble?
For any working floor, yes. Real marble etches on contact with anything acidic, stains because it is porous, and needs resealing every year or two. Marble-effect porcelain does none of that and costs a fraction as much.
What is book-matched marble?
Two tiles or slabs printed as mirror images of each other. Laid side by side the veining opens symmetrically like the pages of a book, imitating how a quarried marble block is sawn and unfolded.
Can marble effect tiles be used in a bathroom?
Yes, and they are ideal there — real marble is at its worst in a bathroom because of the acids in cleaning products and toiletries. Use a matt or textured finish on the floor for slip resistance and gloss on the walls.
Can marble effect tiles be used on a marble wall feature?
Yes, and full-height marble walls are the strongest use of the range. Large formats and book-matched pairs let the veining run continuously up a wall, which is exactly what real marble slab does and what a small tile cannot.
Request the marble effect catalogue
Tell us the designs and formats you are interested in and we will send samples with container pricing.
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ખરીદી માર્ગદર્શિકા
- ટાઇલ ખરીદી માર્ગદર્શિકા
- ફુલ બોડી વિરુદ્ધ GVT ટાઇલ્સ
- સ્ટેપ અને રાઇઝર ટાઇલ માર્ગદર્શિકા
- GVT વિરુદ્ધ PGVT
- ટાઇલ સાઇઝ માર્ગદર્શિકા
- લેમિનેટ માર્ગદર્શિકા
- પોર્સેલિન વિરુદ્ધ સિરામિક ટાઇલ્સ
- વિટ્રિફાઇડ ટાઇલ્સ શું છે
- ટાઇલ્સના પ્રકાર
- ટાઇલ જાડાઈ માર્ગદર્શિકા
- ગ્લોસી વિરુદ્ધ મેટ ટાઇલ્સ
- ટાઇલ ફ્લોર કેવી રીતે સાફ કરવું
- ટાઇલના ડાઘ કેવી રીતે દૂર કરવા
- તૂટેલી ટાઇલ કેવી રીતે બદલવી
- માર્બલ ફ્લોર કેવી રીતે સાફ કરવું
- બાથરૂમ સાઇઝ માર્ગદર્શિકા
- પાઉડર રૂમ માર્ગદર્શિકા