Modern Kitchen Marble Floor
Palos Verdes Estates
About This Project
This kitchen floor tile project in a Palos Verdes Estates contemporary home used a dramatically veined white and gold marble-look porcelain in a large 24x48 format. The homeowner had previously considered natural marble but chose a high-quality porcelain with a marble print for the kitchen floor specifically because of the higher durability and stain resistance in a cooking environment. The veining on this tile is directional, and the large format means each tile covers significant area, so the layout planning involved placing tiles to ensure the veining flows in a visually coherent direction from the kitchen entry through to the range wall. A key technical decision was the trowel specification: the large 24x48 format required a 1/2-inch square-notch trowel on the substrate combined with back-buttering to achieve full coverage across the full tile face, which prevents the hollow spots that cause cracking in large-format kitchen floors over time.
Project Details
- Service
- Kitchen Tile and Backsplashes
- Area
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Materials
- Large-format veined marble-look porcelain (24x48), uncoupling membrane, unsanded grout
- Scope
- Residential kitchen floor
- Timeline
- Multi-day install
What We Did
Uncoupling membrane installed over existing subfloor; veining direction mapped across the full floor plan before any tiles were cut.
Large-format tiles set with 1/2-inch square-notch trowel plus back-buttering; lippage checked across every joint during installation.
Unsanded grout applied and cleaned; expansion joints at perimeter and at transitions; final inspection with homeowner.
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