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White quartzite in the shower--good idea?
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Posted by green.homeowner (My Page) on Wed, Feb 8, 12 at 20:32
| Does anyone have experience using quartzite to tile a shower? We are planning to tile our tub/shower surround in Jeffrey Court's Huntington White quartzite, and I wonder if there are any practical drawbacks to using this type of stone in the shower. I am also concerned about the edges of the tiles...some of the samples I have seen have slightly jagged edges. The salesperson I have been working with said that this is to be expected with quartzite and that a finer edge can only be achieved with something more pure like marble. Thoughts? |
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RE: White quartzite in the shower--good idea?
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| I just had my shower and tub surround tiled with Gold Green honed Quartzite tile. Our GC said it's great for a bathroom as long as you keep it sealed. I am not sure why the tile you looked at has jagged edges, I didn't notice any on ours. I don't think you can beat quartzite for the way it reflects and refracts light, it's gorgeous. |
RE: White quartzite in the shower--good idea?
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| I personally would not want any porous stone anywhere near a shower. Your soaps and shampoos can stain it if you don't keep it sealed, and some cleaning products will etch it. Not to mention if that some of your shed skin cells can find their way into some of the pores if you don't keep it properly sealed. Shed skin cells and soap residue are food for mold in a damp environment. |
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| I thought quartzite was a pretty hard stone, i.e., not as porous as a marble--is this correct? We do not use any modern cleaning products and our personal products are all botanical, so I am not worried about damaging/staining the stone, but I do wonder if water will etch the stone's surface over time. And how frequently does quartzite need to be sealed? |
RE: White quartzite in the shower--good idea?
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| Also, I would LOVE to see pics of your shower/tub, lynneblack. |
RE: White quartzite in the shower--good idea?
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| I'll post some in a few days, the plumber should be done tomorrow. |
RE: White quartzite in the shower--good idea?
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Here's a couple of pictures, it's hard to get one good picture of the tub and the shower, so I took two. The tub used to sit in the middle of our bedroom, our GC put the new tub in the same place, but built a wall to separate it from the bedroom. The tile is gold green quartzite 16x16 with tumbled quartzite trim. All exposed tile edges are polished. The tile still needs to be sealed, the tub needs caulking, and there's going to be a little paint touch up & the frameless shower door needs to be installed, but we are almost there =)
 
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