Carrara Venato Marble exclusive from Builders Depot Direct is a unique building and remodeling material. For years, contractors and builders have used the Carrara Venato collection from Builders Depot Direct widely in many different ways. You can use Carrara Venato Marble tiles in living rooms, dining rooms, resorts, hotel lobbies, bathrooms and Kitchens. Carrara Venato marble offers a statement of the versatility of marble as a building material. Carrara Venato as subway tile 3x6”, Carrara Hexagon Mosaic and Carrara Basketweave Mosaic can be used almost everywhere and the effects will be great. If you are considering marble as a possible bathroom tile having a basic understanding of the stone will be useful.

All marble products come from limestone, and are extracted using commonly known quarrying methods. It is available in many different parts of the world such as France, India, China, Spain and the United States. Because marble comes from limestone, you can expect it to have similar characteristics as limestone.

For example, if marble is left unprotected and not sealed it can be easily stained by anything that is acidic or alkaline. Fortunately, this problem can be easily overcome by applying a finish, which acts as a protective layer, over the surface of the Carrara Venato Collection marble tiles.

The number one marble tile that you see in the market for bathrooms are actually honed tiles. Honed tiles reveal a smooth and subtle look and represent 80% of sales over that of their polished counterparts. Polished Carrara Venato tile 3x6” and 12x12” are polished so well that you can even see your own reflection in the tile. Carrara Venato in polished format is mainly used in a commercial setting it is the reason why when you walk into an upscale hotel, you get a grand and majestic feeling. The chandelier in the lobby reflecting of the Carrara Venato tile can create interesting effects that you have never seen before.

As a homeowner, you probably don't need such stunning effects. Simplicity, practicality and affordability will most likely be what you are looking for, that is why the honed Carrara Venato Collection exclusively from Builders Depot Direct is the number one seller in a residential setting, particularly bathrooms.

Carrara Venato Collection offers a plethora of field sizes and an almost endless choice of mosaics. You may be surprised to learn that using larger tiles cost just about the same as using smaller tiles. The price difference applies generally applies to the number of cuts that create the product, for example a 3x6” beveled tile has considerable more cuts and handling that a piece of 18x18”

There are not just Carrara Marble tiles, marble come in interesting patterns and colors. Through Builders Depot Direct we try to offer our customers as much choice as possible.

The color that our customers choose depends very much on the overall design of the bathroom, as well as your own personal taste. Honey Onyx colored tiles tend to give a more expensive look because the tiles look golden. Crema Marfil will go with almost anything, and Carrara Venato can be used to create a modern and classic look.