The same stone can reach your house as large slabs or as cut tiles. The choice changes the look, the cost of installation, the risk of damage and how easy repairs will be later.
Slabs
A slab is a large sheet cut from the block, often well over two metres long. It can be installed whole or cut to size for each space.
- Best for: kitchen counters, islands, vanities, feature walls, book-matched panels, stair treads cut to length, large-format floors where you want very few joints.
- For: shows the stone’s full pattern; veining continues uninterrupted; fewer joints to clean.
- Against: heavy and fragile to handle; needs skilled installers and good access; a damaged slab piece is harder to replace exactly.
Tiles
Tiles are cut to standard sizes at the factory, commonly from small squares up to large formats.
- Best for: most floors, bathrooms, showers, walls, outdoor paving.
- For: easier to transport, lay and level; a damaged tile is easy to replace if you kept spares; smaller tiles give more grip in wet areas.
- Against: more joints; strong veining is broken up; bold stones can look busy in small tiles.
Room by room
- Kitchen counter: slab, always.
- Lounge and entrance floor: large tiles or slabs cut to size, if the subfloor is very flat and the installer experienced.
- Bedrooms: standard tiles work well and are cost-effective.
- Bathrooms and showers: tiles on floors for grip and slope; slabs on vanity walls for a seamless look.
- Stairs: treads and risers cut from slabs to the exact size.
- Feature wall: slabs, ideally book-matched.
The larger the piece, the flatter the floor must be. Large tiles and slabs on an uneven base give hollow spots and raised edges. Our floor preparation guide explains what to check.
We cut slabs to any size at our factory, so you can have slab-quality stone in tile-friendly pieces. WhatsApp +92 320 9900948.