Natural Slate is One of the Most Challenging Materials to Install
because of the variation in the natural materials. Some pieces of slate can be as thick as 3/4th of a inch while other pieces are only 1/8th of a inch. So when installing this beautiful material it is required to start installing the thickest pieces first then build up with thinset the thinner pieces to make your installation flat and flush. As well as being different thicknesses, the slate is also different sizes in square dimension. It is very imperative that you use care and patience to space and keep your lines as straight as possible. Natural slate tile is one of the most color variant material I install. I often refer to it as rainbow slate because of the wonderful color variation in the material.
Installing natural slate is most certainly not to be done by the inexperienced tile setter and a slate specialist is a true artist. I love the challenge myself and the slate material is without a doubt my favorite natural material. I hope you enjoy the pictures below and appreciate the care and patience it took to install the tile in the photos See previous blog on slate installation on Tile Excellence's Google+ page. THANKS Chris
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Side View of Slate Showing Variation in Thickness of Material |
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Wall Slate Ungrouted Showing Variation in Size of Tile |
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Grouted Wall Slate with Design Strip |
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Ungrouted Wall Slate |
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Grouted Wall Slate with Design Strip |
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Shower Wall | Ceiling Slate |
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Shower Wall Slate |
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Slate Tile in Wall Soap Box |
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Wall Slate | Slate Backsplash |
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Slate in Wall Soap Box |
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Wall Slate and Floor Slate |
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Floor Slate | Wall Slate |
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Design Strip Slate Meets Shower Wall Slate |
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Wonderful Color in this Slate Floor |
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Slate Shower Curb Shower Floor | Outside Bathroom Floor |
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