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I was planning on using this natural stone mosaic tile for my shower floor. As I looked into it I learned of issues with the marble staining. Is it best to use something else like porcelain, or can this still be used?
Gearing up to do a bathroom reno in a 1850’s historic home. We plan on putting ditra heat under the tile floor and that requires a 2” minimum tile, so no 1”hex like I would have wanted. Based on my research, a 2” white marble hex appears to be the most appropriate choice (that I like) available to us, historically speaking, for the floor. I personally like the look of a honed finished best. I am thinking we would probably do the same stone in a square or rectangle for the shower walls too.
Problem is we have hard water with high manganese. Will white marble stain very easily with hard water/ rust? Currently we have porcelain faux travertine. We squeegee after every shower and I do a weekly scrub down with dish soap and a monthly deep clean a soft scrub cleaner and it’s been working fine to keep the hard water stains at bay, as best as I can tell with the tile we have. Will this routine damage the marble?
The porosity of the tiles doesn't matter - the waterproofing happens on the layer below. You'll want to use something like Kerdi (the Kerdi shower pan kit is nice) or a similar product, or RedGuard, or another form of waterproofing.
The problem with marble is that it's a limestone type of stone, and susceptible to chemical attack. Over time it will lose it's gloss and go dull. How long this takes will depend greatly on your water and the products you use. It might only last a few years or it might outlast you. When it dulls you can either polish or replace.
JohnBridge.com is a tile forum, and the topic of marble showers has been discussed there. You might get some good info by browsing old topics. And John Bridge himself has a marble floor in his shower and wrote an article about it. He lists a recommended sealer and has some brief instructions on using it, too.
No you can't. My first thought on looking at this is that it isn't rated for flooring (marble breaks pretty easy if thinly cut).
And then looking at Lowe's specifications here it is not rated for any flooring use, including bathrooms.