Midgley West Quarzi Valmalenco Tile 24"x48" - Lappato

Quarzi Valmalenco at 24" x 48" covers ground fast and leaves very little grout, which is most of the appeal. Budget for a flat substrate and a second pair of hands. The lappato finish is part polished, part matte, which gives you some shine without the full slip of a polish. The low absorption is the reason porcelain ends up in wet rooms and entries. It takes water, salt and grit without complaint. The colours in this line are not all rated the same: PEI runs 4 to 5 across them, so check the rating on the one you are actually buying before it goes anywhere busy. Work on 15.5 sq ft a box. That puts a 100 sq ft floor at 8 boxes with ten percent in hand, which is what you want for cuts and breakage. Come and see it in Mississauga or Barrie. Tile rarely looks the same in a store as it does on a phone screen.