Olympia Tile Eterna Bone Matte Porcelain Mosaic 2" x 2"

A shower floor has to slope to the drain. Small pieces on a mesh sheet are what let the tile follow that slope, and the extra grout lines give your feet more grip.

In simple terms: Eterna Bone is a 2x2 marble look porcelain mosaic for floors and walls, indoors.

It is the matte finish in Bone from the Olympia Tile Eterna range. Each sheet measures 11.81" x 11.81", or 30 x 30 cm.

It is 9.2 mm thick. The edges are rectified, so it can be set with a tight grout joint. The body is coloured to match the surface, so a chip shows less than it would on a white-body tile. It is rated for medium to high commercial traffic. Porcelain is fired dense, so it handles water, spills and daily foot traffic and the tile itself does not need sealing.

It suits shower floors, bathroom floors, backsplashes, accent strips in a shower and busy commercial floors such as stores and offices. Pick it over a larger tile wherever the floor has to slope or the wall needs a detail.

Each sheet covers 0.98 sq ft, so a 40 sq ft bathroom floor takes 41 sheets, or 45 sheets with about 10% extra for cuts and spares. It is sold by the sheet, so you order exactly the count you need. For every 100 sq ft, plan on 113 sheets with the 10% extra included.

No outdoor rating is listed, so keep it indoors: no porches, patios or exterior walls.

In this size, Eterna also comes in Calacatta Grey, Calacatta Taupe, Imperial Grey, Medium Grey and Nero Marquina. Bone also comes in 12" x 24", 24" x 24", 24" x 48", 1" x 3" and 2".

Our own crews install it, so the people who measure the job are the people who answer for it. See Olympia Tile Eterna Bone in person at our Mississauga showroom (700 Dundas St E, Unit 3-4, 905-277-2227) or our Barrie showroom (112 Saunders Rd, Units 1-4, 705-726-2272).