subject: Smooth Stylish Designs Of Slate Tiles [print this page] Mother earth has been blessed with some valuable deposits of exclusive stones which are predominantly used to enhance the beauty of your home today. Historians have used them since time immemorial for the natural beauty, strength and durability of wonderful monuments like the Taj Mahal in the past to today's numerous structures! These stones have contributed immensely in building a number of forts and palaces acclaimed all over the world. With advancing technology, they are being extracted and is now being exported around the world to satisfy the desires of enthusiasts all over and come up with nothing but ultimate!
Talking about slate tiles, you can term them as a new age tile. There are many companies who are processing and exporting the best natural stone tiles and slabs which are mostly categorised as Slates, Sandstones, Limestones, Quartzites, Marble and Granite. Slate tiles are an excellent choice for anyone who wants to add value and charm to their home or office. It is definitely a class statement. It is again a tile which is exquisitely carved out from a metamorphic rock, following which few artisans giving in some serious labour, making it look unique the surfaces uniform all throughout. The secret behind the beauty that it exhibits is that these slate tiles have really flat surface and they are brittle enough to give them a master cut.
Slate tiles are available in different shapes and sizes. In the market, you can find them in the most common rectangular and square patterns, though they can be custom made in variable shapes. That depends if you want to go for something unconventional than the usual look. Many, but not all slate tiles, come in increments of 4 inches. That is to say that one can find slate tiles measuring 4 inches by 4 inches, 8 inches by 8 inches, 12 inches by 12 inches or even 12 inches by 16 inches or 24 inches by 8 inches in some cases. Various sizes of slate tiles are used for different areas or regions of a property and for different purposes.
Small Slate Tiles may look elegant, where as the long rectangular pieces look great on a stairs. They are a little expensive but you would never mind the bargain as this is an absolute beauty.
