great look low price slate tile

[Diane Menke]

I thought I would share this with the group since I had an e mail come into the office from a fellow in Boston looking for a slate tile for his project. He Googled our company and saw the image there of a simple slate tile install I did a few years ago.

I bought 12x12 inch slate tile for about $3 a sf. I cut these in half with our big wet saw, and then installed them in a running bond pattern. I sealed and then grouted these with grey grout.

The whole room cost less than $1000 in materials and I spent a Labor Day weekend installing it which was the only downer part of the project. The room looks great and people are impressed by the results.

The floor is a slab we put electric radiant heat into. Its very energy efficient.

I hope you all check out installing some inexpensive slate tiles in your high traffic areas.

Diane Menke