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Paul Slade
Hi my names Paul, just joined this forum.
I've laid underfloor heating in my house - pipes covered in a liquid screed, and I've been looking for tiles to lay on top.
I'm in India at the moment and after visiting a lot of places I've seen some sheets of marble all from the same piece of stone. All sliced about 15mm thick, all perfectly strait, no warping or anything. Slab sizes are 3.2m x 1.1m. Bloke here is happy to cut them down to 900mm x 600mm.
I'm not totally convinced that his cuts are going to leave me with perfectly square pieces.
So my question about cutting marble in general. Is it a nightmare? Is it prone to shattering?
I'm a cabinet maker and I work with stone s lot, never used marble though. The price including the shipping and import tax is so good I'm happy to work with it at home, just don't want to buy half a ton of domething that is known to be a nightmare to work with.
And advice appreciated.
I've laid underfloor heating in my house - pipes covered in a liquid screed, and I've been looking for tiles to lay on top.
I'm in India at the moment and after visiting a lot of places I've seen some sheets of marble all from the same piece of stone. All sliced about 15mm thick, all perfectly strait, no warping or anything. Slab sizes are 3.2m x 1.1m. Bloke here is happy to cut them down to 900mm x 600mm.
I'm not totally convinced that his cuts are going to leave me with perfectly square pieces.
So my question about cutting marble in general. Is it a nightmare? Is it prone to shattering?
I'm a cabinet maker and I work with stone s lot, never used marble though. The price including the shipping and import tax is so good I'm happy to work with it at home, just don't want to buy half a ton of domething that is known to be a nightmare to work with.
And advice appreciated.