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In your line of work, do you do a lot of helping clients select tile and counertops for kitchens and bathrooms?
In your line of work, do you do a lot of helping clients select tile and counertops for kitchens and bathrooms?
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velvett said:
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Natty - Marble is a non-option. It is porous, and stains easily. it can be treated but that is maintenance intensive. Granite is typically the high end choice for bathrooms and kitchens, BUT....
Velvett - you work with some very high-end clients. Have you ever had any of them (or known anyone) to use Lapis Lazuli tile in a bathroom?
Anyone else feel free to jump on this....
MattTheSkywalker said:
Yes, but it was for an entry foyer.
It's beautiful blue stone and for whomever is purchasing it - go to the stone yard it's coming from and hand pick them or order and extra 15-20% to select them on site. (There's a restocking fee but sometimes you can get around it.)
Where in the bathroom will it be going?
Floor,walls,showerfloor,tub deck, countertop?
velvett said:
Must have looked awesome in an entry foyer. I've never seen it up close. There are some granites that have a similar look, they are a dark blue and have cobalt blue streaks etc.; they are easier to get.
The problem with going to the stone yard is that (from what I have seen so far), the quarries that produce most of it are in the Andes (particularly Chile) and the Himalayas.
Do you know if your client got it domestically?
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Lapus lazuli floor tiles? Wow... that is an expensive floor.
Anybody used sujalite?
Anybody used sujalite?
MattTheSkywalker said:
LOL - it was shipped into Jersey and then to Staten Island and the then the installer had it shipped out near me. It may have been from Russia - don't quote me on that because I don't have the memory that I used to. However, yes most of it does come in from Chille.
(Sidenote - The Blue Mosque is made up primarily of Lapis Lazuli tile.)
It did - I might be able to dig up a photo of it (where it is, is the question).
Even imported it has to come to some sort of stone yard. Depending of where it is being purchased from will determine how hard or easy it would be to pick your pieces.
Did they give a sample of the current quarry?
A 6 month old sample could lead you to believe you are getting a cetain look when you will be receiving another.
Some pieces are more linear in it's natural weave and wider range of color and others more solid blues and chunky in color.
Try and ask them for a sample of the lot they expect to get in next.
You never did say where in the bath it is intended for....
Hmm....thanks for the point about the lot sample. With most granite you can actually see the slabs and choose exactly what you want. It is proving harder with Lapis.
I want to see if it is even logistically possible to use, timeline for acquisition, etc. It's kind of just a thought run wild now...the plans call for granite. Lapis looks exquisite though, and with everyone going granite, it would be unique.
It would probably be for the floors and walls including a steam shower. I don't think it would make its way on to the countertops or vanities.
I want to see if it is even logistically possible to use, timeline for acquisition, etc. It's kind of just a thought run wild now...the plans call for granite. Lapis looks exquisite though, and with everyone going granite, it would be unique.
It would probably be for the floors and walls including a steam shower. I don't think it would make its way on to the countertops or vanities.
