Slate tile flooring is one of the durable flooring for homes and other public and private buildings. It requires much skills to lay perfectly as the thickness of slate tiles is not uniform and if once it has been laid perfectly, the look and smoothness of the flooring increases on the increased use of the flooring.
An important factor, that might be considered while preparing for slate tile flooring is that the sub floor for this flooring must not have fluctuation or else the slate tiles will get cracked easily. So that, the base floor preparation must be done with much care.
The slate tile flooring requires at least 24 hrs and preferably 48 hrs of curing before grouting the gap between the tiles. The gap between the tile must be grouted with sanded grout because of its larger gap of about 1/8 inches on all the four sides of the tiles. This slate tile flooring if preferable flooring on building where a fantastic cool atmosphere is needed.
