Olympia Tile Eterna Calacatta Grey Matte Porcelain Herringbone Mosaic 1" x 3"

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 Calacatta Grey Herringbone is a 1x3 marble look porcelain mosaic for floors and walls, indoors.

It is the matte finish in Calacatta Grey from the Olympia Tile Eterna range. The pattern or piece type is herringbone. Each sheet measures 10.75" x 12.32", or 27.3 x 31.3 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 0.92 sq ft, so a 40 sq ft bathroom floor takes 44 sheets, or 48 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 120 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 Bone, Calacatta Taupe, Imperial Grey, Medium Grey and Nero Marquina. Calacatta Grey also comes in 12" x 24", 24" x 24", 24" x 48", 36" x 36" and 2" x 2".

Our own crews install it, so the people who measure the job are the people who answer for it. See Olympia Tile Eterna Calacatta Grey Herringbone 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).