Calacatta T Tumbled 2x2 Marble Mosaics 12x12

Calacatta T on a 12x12 mesh sheet, made up of two inch squares with a tumbled finish. Tumbling knocks the edges off each piece, so the sheet arrives looking worn rather than freshly cut. Six sheets to a box, six square feet.

Edges taken off deliberately

A tumbled surface is produced by agitating the stone until corners round and the face softens, which suits a white marble by taking the hardness out of it. Style is recorded as rustic for exactly that reason. Each sheet is 3/8 inch thick. White marble mosaics with tumbled edges hold grout differently from sharp cut ones, since the rounded corner leaves a wider joint at the surface. That wider joint is part of the look, so a grout close to the stone colour usually serves better than a contrasting one.

• Rounded corners Tumbling wears the edges, which widens the visible joint.
• Rustic by intent The finish is meant to look used rather than machined.

Shower floors

Shower floors carries the rating, kitchen the recorded room. A sheet covers a square foot and six make a box, so a 60 square foot area needs 12 boxes with the usual margin for cuts. Every sheet wants full adhesive contact behind it, because an unsupported piece in a floor is the one that cracks. A 1/2x12 pencil liner matches for edges.

• Twelve boxes Six square feet per box, 60 square feet plus margin.
• Liner to match A 1/2x12 pencil in the same stone finishes an edge.

Why we chose it

• Softer look Tumbled marble avoids the hard machined edge of a cut mosaic.
• Simple counting One sheet, one square foot.
• Slope friendly Small squares follow a fall to a drain without cutting.

Care

Seal after setting and again every one to two years. Marble dulls where acid touches it, so keep citrus and vinegar based cleaners away and use a pH neutral stone product.