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      10-27-2017, 01:47 AM   #1
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Question Marble tiles in the bathroom floor, shower any regrets?

Im planning to remodel bathroom and I like marble and its look. Planning to use marble on the floor but hesitant to use in the bathtub/shower. Any one have marble in the bathroom? Any regrets? Maintenance? Maybe some marble looking porcelain is better?
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3years ago we decided to go full marble in our master bathroom. Full sheets on the wall and pattern on the floor. It's holding up very well and easy to clean, no regrets at all.
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It looks great - really hard to beat marble from that perspective. However, I'd imagine it will need to be polished and sealed annually and you should also think about wet feet traction if putting on the floor (as you would with any material).

We are doing our master bathroom early next year but planning to use tile for shower and floors and quartz for counter surfaces. Just a matter of personal preference, amount of surface to cover and budget.
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Having remodeled several homes, my advice to you would be to visit one of the larger tile stores such as Arizona Tile: https://www.arizonatile.com

Visit when you have a few hours to work with one of their consultants. I have found them to have a pretty unique selection, and the folks I have worked with there are thoughtful and considerate when assembling a solution for me. You just might be blown away by how great you can make a bathroom look when you step back for a moment and consider several options. Bathrooms and kitchens sell homes, as important as the latter, is that women love their bathrooms. If you are married, it's probably a great idea to have your wife accompany you to Arizona Tile. It's just a fact of life that women have a different lens through which they view this (and other) types of choices. They tend to spend a lot more time in the bathroom, so they seek ambience, amongst other factors when making choices of this nature. It's really a force multiplier having your SO along with you when seeking ideas. It's an important decision as you're going to be looking at that bathroom for a long time.

You may pay a little more going this route, but you will certainly get the wow factor going, and it's actually a lot of fun when you take the time to consider several choices. You might, in your case, actually pay somewhat less, as incorporation of tile into your project while you are still using marble, may reduce costs. I also find a lot of inspiration looking at Houzz.com - their photographs are incredible, you can set up albums on their website and save the images of bathrooms you like. Good luck!
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There are a million materials but marble will never be used by me.
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Our apartment has a lot of marble and it needs a lot of TLC. You put a drink down and have to careful the sweat from the glass doesn't leave a ring on the marble.
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Im planning to remodel bathroom and I like marble and its look. Planning to use marble on the floor but hesitant to use in the bathtub/shower. Any one have marble in the bathroom? Any regrets? Maintenance? Maybe some marble looking porcelain is better?
We used Carrara marble for our countertops and tub surround when we built our home about 14 years ago. It has been fine. Marble is porous, so if you do spill things on it, it needs to be wiped up reasonably quickly. You can bleach it if it does get a stain (don't ask me how I know). Sealing it is a good idea. You do need to be mindful of cleaning products. Keep all products containing acids away from it, or it will dissolve. We paired white subway tile with the Carrara marble, and I think it makes a classic look that ages well, but the trend now is more toward muted grays, often large pieces of tile, and decidedly more modern looking. The current trend is also away from built-in tubs and toward what wrickem shows in the photo -- standalone, self-contained tubs in various shapes.

Good luck with your bathroom project.

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I can't do marble or chrome wheels on my car.
It must be early because my immediate thought was, "they don't make marble wheels."
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Our apartment has a lot of marble and it needs a lot of TLC. You put a drink down and have to careful the sweat from the glass doesn't leave a ring on the marble.
I think that depends on what look you're going for. If you go into an old butcher shop, their marble is usually worn, has cuts in it and to me it looks beautiful, where another person might see it as old and dirty.

After 3 + years, ours shows no sign of wear, water marks or stains and I wish it would (curse you good water with no rust!). The marble in old baths that you see in Italy is what I really want, some rust stains and wear and stuff. I prefer things that are broken in but look well taken care of and clean (I think leather looks better with some wrinkles and wear in it, hate it when it's new, should have just gotten vinyl). I love some "history" showing in natural materials
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You can buy granite products that resemble marble, Countertops are granite in my parent's house, but you'd swear it was carrera marble...
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Not a fan, looks old school and is a bit of a PITA.
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Our apartment has a lot of marble and it needs a lot of TLC. You put a drink down and have to careful the sweat from the glass doesn't leave a ring on the marble.
I think that depends on what look you're going for. If you go into an old butcher shop, their marble is usually worn, has cuts in it and to me it looks beautiful, where another person might see it as old and dirty.

After 3 + years, ours shows no sign of wear, water marks or stains and I wish it would (curse you good water with no rust!). The marble in old baths that you see in Italy is what I really want, some rust stains and wear and stuff. I prefer things that are broken in but look well taken care of and clean (I think leather looks better with some wrinkles and wear in it, hate it when it's new, should have just gotten vinyl). I love some "history" showing in natural materials
Most people try to avoid that because if they ever want to sell their home, buyers are likely to favor new-looking over rust stains. So if you want the worn out look, great. But if OP is trying to avoid that and wants non-stained, non-cracked, glossy-looking surfaces, it will require some proper maintenance and care.
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Most people try to avoid that because if they ever want to sell their home, buyers are likely to favor new-looking over rust stains. So if you want the worn out look, great. But if OP is trying to avoid that and wants non-stained, non-cracked, glossy-looking surfaces, it will require some proper maintenance and care.
Different strokes for different folks in different areas, I'm sure not a lot of people in your area would want an1863 stone/stucco house but in my area that's what is desired OP is in CA, so he's probably better taking advice from more contemporary areas of the country than mine.

What may not have been obvious in my post or pictures though is that in 3+ years with virtually zero maintenance other than the cleaning woman every week (I think she uses Fabuloso and a scrub brush - that's what it smells like after she leaves), the sheets of marble on the shower walls and the marble floors are holding up and looking as good as the day they went in, and I wish they wouldn't.
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We are remodeling two bathrooms right now (master and kids). We are using marble for the master shower because it's stand up and the white gives it a more spacious feel. The tile was literally delivered today so I can opine better in a few weeks. We wanted light but hated fake pattern tiles and I think the subway tile look is fading in popularity. Marble is classic.
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I think that depends on what look you're going for. If you go into an old butcher shop, their marble is usually worn, has cuts in it and to me it looks beautiful, where another person might see it as old and dirty.

After 3 + years, ours shows no sign of wear, water marks or stains and I wish it would (curse you good water with no rust!). The marble in old baths that you see in Italy is what I really want, some rust stains and wear and stuff. I prefer things that are broken in but look well taken care of and clean (I think leather looks better with some wrinkles and wear in it, hate it when it's new, should have just gotten vinyl). I love some "history" showing in natural materials
Sounds like you are talking about cougars
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Im planning to remodel bathroom and I like marble and its look. Planning to use marble on the floor but hesitant to use in the bathtub/shower. Any one have marble in the bathroom? Any regrets? Maintenance? Maybe some marble looking porcelain is better?
I'd go with tumbled marble for shower floor. I have a mix of tumbled marble and glass mosaic on my shower floor. No problems with grip.

Not happy with the performance of our Dark Emperador marble counter top in the master bath. Needs to be polished.

We have french cut, chiseled edge marble throughout the main part of the house. Love it. Has held up really well and never looks dirty. Score!
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3years ago we decided to go full marble in our master bathroom. Full sheets on the wall and pattern on the floor. It's holding up very well and easy to clean, no regrets at all.
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It looks great - really hard to beat marble from that perspective. However, I'd imagine it will need to be polished and sealed annually and you should also think about wet feet traction if putting on the floor (as you would with any material).

We are doing our master bathroom early next year but planning to use tile for shower and floors and quartz for counter surfaces. Just a matter of personal preference, amount of surface to cover and budget.
Really looks great !
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We are remodeling two bathrooms right now (master and kids). We are using marble for the master shower because it's stand up and the white gives it a more spacious feel. The tile was literally delivered today so I can opine better in a few weeks. We wanted light but hated fake pattern tiles and I think the subway tile look is fading in popularity. Marble is classic.
Yes, I looked ant porcelain fake marble and it just dont grow on me. Its not near the real thing . Im also going with light colors, some considerations are allen roth's cream beige , carrara marble , Creama Marfil ...

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I'd go with tumbled marble for shower floor. I have a mix of tumbled marble and glass mosaic on my shower floor. No problems with grip.

Not happy with the performance of our Dark Emperador marble counter top in the master bath. Needs to be polished.

We have french cut, chiseled edge marble throughout the main part of the house. Love it. Has held up really well and never looks dirty. Score!
Its a bathtub with shower 2 in 1 so no floor to worry in the shower . For the vanity I probably will use something else
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Not a fan, looks old school and is a bit of a PITA.
If you are 20 you might like plastic but Im old school and I like marble !
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We used Carrara marble for our countertops and tub surround when we built our home about 14 years ago. It has been fine. Marble is porous, so if you do spill things on it, it needs to be wiped up reasonably quickly. You can bleach it if it does get a stain (don't ask me how I know). Sealing it is a good idea. You do need to be mindful of cleaning products. Keep all products containing acids away from it, or it will dissolve. We paired white subway tile with the Carrara marble, and I think it makes a classic look that ages well, but the trend now is more toward muted grays, often large pieces of tile, and decidedly more modern looking. The current trend is also away from built-in tubs and toward what wrickem shows in the photo -- standalone, self-contained tubs in various shapes.

Good luck with your bathroom project.

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And this is not the master bedroom bath so I cant do what he did. It likely will be in the master bath which is next.... but wait, its not build yet Its next project after the kitchen is done to have new master bedroom + bath . Next year likely
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