Marble tiles have evolved from “industry newcomers” to “elite backbones” following years of development, as another tile category following porcelain tiles, polished tiles, antique tiles, and microcrystalline stones. With its outstanding performance in texture, color, texture, touch, realistic effect of imitating natural marble and superior practical performance, marble tiles have won the favor of consumers, and its market share far exceeds other categories. Unquestionably, this is a mainstream product in the present tile field.

From its birth to entering thousands of households, what is the key to the enduring trend of marble tiles? We will analyse it for you today!

White and blue marble mosaic inlay gold brass wall tile

1. What is marble tile?

When customers come into touch with marble tiles, those who have never learnt about tiles typically ask: “What is marble tile?” One could consider the responses of many people to be diverse. Different from regular tiles are marble tiles. Added during manufacturing is marble powder.According to several business experts, marble tiles differ from glazed tiles in several ways. Marble tiles have entire body. “Such amazing explanations, in my opinion, are absolutely not unique events.
Actually, imitation marble tiles should be Marble tiles, the more official name for them. Literally, all tile products that can imitate the texture and feel of natural marble belong to the category of marble tiles.
Regarding production technology, high-end marble tiles would mix composite techniques including silk screen, infiltration, and digital textiles; most marble tiles employ high-definition inkjet technology to restore the texture of marble. Regarding production ingredients, there is no such a thing as so-called marble or marble powder; marble tiles and regular tiles are not fundamentally different. Stated differently, there is no wife in wife cakes, no fish in pork shreds flavoured with spices, and no marble in marble tiles.

2 .Why are marble tiles so expensive?

Marble tiles only replicate the grain of natural marble, so why are they far more expensive than other kinds of tiles? Value dictates price, hence the price of marble tiles is quite correlated with its several benefits.

The mining volume of natural stone has progressively dropped as human environmental awareness has grown steadily; conversely, following so many years of mining, the storage volume of natural stone has also gotten less and less. Against this background, the cost of rare natural marble has been inflated to a sky-high level. Zhong Taojun discovered at events including the China Construction Expo and Design Week that natural marbles such fish belly white and four seasons green are sold in units of 10,000 yuan per square metre, not to mention some more valuable and rare raw materials.

Given that marble is natural. The board is inevitably manufactured with flaws (cracks, sand holes, etc.; during processing, the board may not be full (warping, depression), or even the board specs may be varied (such as missing edges and corners, uneven boards). Low material use rates are typical and result in waste.

Although most people will be amazed by the natural beauty and opulence of stone, natural marble is hardly employed in home décor for the above mentioned reasons. Marble tiles simply help to close this market gap. Furthermore, marble tiles have the better qualities of ceramic items such anti-bending, wear resistance, high temperature resistance, and simple maintenance while also forsaking the flaws of natural marble including fragility and radiation. One could consider it as a modern decorative material manufacturing field’s classic masterwork and an epoch-making inventor in the ceramic sector.

3. How to choose marble tiles?

Marble tiles are obviously fantastic decoration materials, but there are numerous brands of them on the market with varying quality, so customers will undoubtedly be dazzled. However, you can purchase lovely and useful marble tiles as long as you recall the following choosing criteria!

As the market share of marble tiles gradually increases, it is almost impossible to find a brand in the industry that does not produce marble tiles. When selecting a brand of marble tiles, one should first take some brands—such as Jianyi, Dajiaolu, Xinhao, Tongli, etc.—that have been extensively engaged in the professional area of marble tiles for many years initially under consideration. Product research and development, design and quality, will all be more exceptional under these brands.

Apart from brands, marble tiles have truly evolved into several categories. Marble tiles are divided in terms of brick construction: full-body and non-full-body; in terms of finish, glazed and polished; in terms of gloss, bright light, soft light, and matte; in terms of specs and sizes, marble tiles are divided in large plates, medium plates, rock plates, etc. When decorating, people should pick in line with the real application area.

Here are some tips for choosing marble tiles:

1. Choose marble tiles for floor tiles. Products including diamond glaze with a wear resistance level of 4 find easier maintenance the more wear-resistant they are.

2. Clarity and restoration are important indicators for distinguishing the grade of marble tiles. One might carefully note whether the tiles have a rough or blurring texture.

3. The choice of tile gloss is related to the decoration style and house lighting. You might use brilliant marble tiles if you have bad lighting at home or live on a low floor. Soft-light marble tiles are more commonly durable and aesthetically pleasing.

4. There is no need to pursue the whole body of marble tiles unless the tiles need to be chamfered, grooved, etc. Though not 100% entire body, the whole body marble tiles available on the market are at most similar in colour, material, and texture between the brick surface and the brick body.

5. In terms of color and texture, the popular marble tiles are mainly black, white and gray, which are more versatile; the most popular texture is wireless continuous pattern. Paving with this substance produces a flawless, closer to natural marble area look.

6. In terms of size, it is not recommended to use large tiles for ordinary small-sized apartment decoration. Should you believe that conventional square tiles lack personalisation, you can choose for 600x 1200㎜ rectangle tiles with better spatial ductility. Furthermore worth suggesting for wall paving, with two pieces to the top and less gaps, is the golden size of 750×1500 Xuanwei.

Crystal white and black marble with gold metal waterjet mosaic

Seeing this, what is the key to the long-lasting trend of marble tiles? I think everyone carries the solution right within their hearts. It is better to mention that marble tiles are a classic product acknowledged by the public and a trend product guiding the home design style than that they are a popular item. Actually, from the standpoint of preserving environmental resources and satisfying customer expectations, there are also wood-grain tiles available to substitute for hardwood flooring thereby incorporating the beauty of nature into the humanistic setting.