We carry a large selection of tiles including companies like Azulev and Unicom Starker.

We can get special order tile such as Horus Art, Cerdomus, Vallelunga, and Adex Hampton just to name a few. Special ordered tile takes on average one to two weeks to get.

We are an authorized American Olean Dealer!

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We are also direct distributer of all Schluter products

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12x12 Polished Marble

• CREMA MARFIL

A LIGHT CREAM COLOR  WITH LIGHT VEINING AND LITTLE VARIATION

• NEGRO MARQUINA

A DARK BLACK WITH WHITE VEINING , VARIATION IS IN THE THICKNESS OF THE VEINING

• LIGHT EMPERADOR

A CARAMEL COLORED MARBLE WITH CREAM TO WHITE  VEINING. THERE IS ALOT OF VARIATION WITH THIS MARBLE

• DARK EMPERADOR

A DARK BROWN COLOR WITH WHITE VEINING. THERE IS ALOT OF VARIATION IN THE VEINING MOSTLY, BUT VARIATION IN THE DARKENESS IS ALSO COMMON.

 TILE HINT:

DARK AND LIGHT EMPERADOR LOOK GREAT TOGETHER.

Tile F.Y.I

There are endless styles,shapes, and materials available. This is a brief overveiw of just a small amount.

Natural Stone

Natural stone consist of, Marble, Granite, Limestone, Onyx, Slate. All of these types require easy to do maintance. They all must be sealed prior to grouting and sealed every few years. There are many sizes and shades of all of them.

Ceramic Tile

Ceramics are the most common tile to be sold. There are a number of sizes and colors. Most ceramic is red body or white body(the back of the tile). Price point is lower than stone but does not have the variation within the tile as stone. Most common size's range from 4x4 to 12x12. Hand made tile can be expensive and is most common in backsplash applications.

Porcelain Tile

Porcelain tile is a more durable product then ceramics. There are two common types of porcelian tile:

1) Full Body

The base color of the tile goes all the way through. The tile is great for commercial or very heavy traffic areas. If some how you chip this tile you may not notice it as much.

2) Porcelain Backed

The back of the tile is made of porcelain material and the face is "painted". The top of the tile is like other tiles that it has a glazed and finished look. Most tiles like this are also commercial rated and are great for exterior use.

International Standards Orginanization

Tile Classification Ratings

This chart is designed to give you a better understanding of where a specific tile can be used as well as its durbility.

Most common rating in tile  is a 3, 4, and 5 rating. 0,1 and 2 ratings are not very common