Marble tile Pros & Cons?

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Hi all,We have a sortof unique situation. We purchased an 80% finished house!The dining room floor is concrete slab which was painted white, or verylight cream. We are now very accustomed to the nearly white color so weare concidering Marbe tile as a floor, but have some questions,,1. Do we need to remove the paint from the slab? It is very welladhered but would come off with a razor scraper and alot of sweat.2.. Does marble have grout lines? The floors we've liked seem to nothave any gap at all3. How does it wear? can you slide a chair across it without scratches?Does tracked in pebbles or sand scrath it? Does it scuff with blackshoe marks? Etc4. It apparently needs re-polishing from time to time, how often in aresidential install?5. Lastly is there any residential floor other than marble which wouldgive a nearly white floor, without grout lines? Epoxy perhaps?Any help very much appreciatedG

Richard J Kinch · Accepted Answer

Yes.  Use a chemical remover.All tile must have grout lines, unless you have geometrical perfection(tile size, squareness, floor flatness, thinset bed thickness). Marble is very soft and brittle.  Scratches easily. Diamond polishing is needed to cure initial lippage.  How often for looks depends on your traffic.

dadiOH · Answer

Yes__________Joints more than grout lines._____________Poorly.  Marble is about the softest thing you could put on a floor.____________Terrazzo with light aggregate and white cement.  However, it would bein sections (albeit big ones) and there would be joints.  The jointsare nearly invisible.

Jack · Answer

You will have constant head aches with marble.. Terrazo is probablyyour best bet.

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