Marble for Shower floor?
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I have a marble shower/floor is a marble base. Marble is easy to clean with windex but I would have to warn you that it is slippery when wet. Make sure you install a safety bar.
This being tumbled may not be as slippery when wet, but marble is one of the worst to walk on with wet feet or the surface wet.
Fyi , Probably will need to be resealed for use in a shower. WORK !! Do your research, found that many installers will say things just to do the job. Have seen many marble baths, most people acknowledge there is work to keep it looking good . The shower floor which will get lots of use and exposure. Have pebbles in my floor which is a natural low key look, but still lots of getting on hands and knees .
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance...............needs re-sealed regularly! Lime deposits discolor as well.
agreecwith all the above. For every marble product there is, there is a comparable porcelean/ceramic equivalent. One that would be specifically for shower floor.
too slippery, and you'll be sealing it too often. I'd never do it.
Dont do it!! You will regret it. Use it as a backsplash for your bathroom sink or something instead.
Marble stains VERY easily and you can't use anything on it that will etch it - including most cleaning products. I'd go with another material.
This article states that it can be done but also suggest doing research and gives a few more links:
http://www.countertopspecialty.com/sealing-tumble-marble-shower.html
I would suggest using google.com to research. I found this article using the words ' using tumbled marble on a shower floor '. Read some articles there, then also look up 'why to use tumbled marble on a shower floor ' and ' why not use tumbled marble on a showered floor ' then maybe ' problems using tumbled marble on a shower floor ' and ' benefits of using tumbled marble on a shower floor '. After you've read a lot of articles on each search you will have a better understand of what you'll be getting into.
Good Luck!
Use it it's beautiful, but you have to seal it. After you seal it there are anit-slip spray and roll on products you can buy and put on.
They used marble in ancient Roman baths that are still in existence today. I don't think durability is a problem, just the look you want. Natural aging or keeping that "just cut" look.
Sure you can ! I do recommend a penitrating stone sealer (solvent based). And grout sealer as well. Because their is a slope to drain, it benifits to have smaller tiles. Make sure shower pan and surface prep are installed correctly.
Thanks all - I decided to find a porcelain tile instead. I do not want to be worried about the shower floor looking "dirty" and I know my dear sweet husband will not be willing to squigee water off the floor or dry it with a towel after use...
I didn't use it in my shower but I did do the whole bathroom floor with it. It is slippery if you have wet feet (i.e. stepping out of a tub or shower) but I loved it and had it for over 10 years.
If you use marble just remember it is hard to clean and they stains