Stone Effect Tiles

All the substance of natural stone without its upkeep: quartzites, slates, limestones and Ceppo di Gré reproduced in porcelain stoneware, for floors, wall tiling and outdoor areas. Every product page carries the full technical data and the price per m² including VAT.

Stone effect porcelain stoneware: natural material, without the upkeep

Stone effect stoneware reproduces quartzites, slates, limestones and Ceppo di Gré with a fidelity that now convinces even a trained eye, but with water absorption below 0.5%, no periodic treatment and an abrasion resistance that quarried stone cannot guarantee. It is the most versatile choice in the catalogue: it works in a farmhouse as well as in a loft, and the same collection often covers floor, wall and outdoor use.

Which stone to choose

Pale stones (Lecce stone, limestone, beige quartzite) open up a space and warm up Mediterranean interiors; Ceppo di Gré and basaltina, more graphic, are the right base for contemporary rooms. The shade variation code on the technical data sheet tells you how much variation to expect from one tile to the next: V1 almost uniform, V4 as strongly textured as the quarry itself. How to read shade variation V1-V4.

Indoors and outdoors, without a break

Many stone effect collections come in two versions: a natural finish for indoors and a structured anti-slip finish for outdoors, same colour and same size. It is the simplest way to carry the living room floor onto the terrace with no visual break. For dry laying on grass, gravel or pedestals you need the 20 mm thickness, and outdoors the material must be frostproof. Guide to 20 mm outdoor stoneware · the same floor indoors and out.

Sizes, laying and how many m² to order

Rectified 60×120 is today the most widely used size: 2 mm grout joints and few cuts. Modular mixes recreate the classic running bond of stone with no extra cuts. When you order, add 10% wastage allowance for straight laying and 15% for diagonal or herringbone: the calculator on every product page converts m² into whole boxes and does it for you. How boxes and wastage are worked out · rectified or not.