In focus: FAP Roma Calacatta and Statuario marble look gres and white body tiles
If we talk about marble our first imagination is the basic white marble with some grey pattern like CALACATTA and STATUARIO. But before we say it is just a traditional marble, that sometimes looks almost boring let’s see how the gres porcelain manufactures think on a brand new way about this noble material, giving it a contemporary appeal.
What is the difference between CALACATTA and STATUARIO marble?
It takes some time to be able to see the difference between the same looking material, but they really have different characters.
CALACATTA
Appearance: Calacatta marble has a pure white background with gorgeous, dramatic gold and gray veining. Calacatta does not follow a linear pattern and is often considered one of the most luxurious and pure marbles in appearance. If you’re looking for a heavy veining, this choice is much bolder than Carrara marble, with thicker and larger patterns.
Origin: This marble is also quarried in Carrara, Italy. This location causes confusion between Calacatta and Carrara marble, since they are quarried in the same region.
STATUARIO
Appearance: Statuario marble is a more exclusive stone with distinct gray and gold veining throughout and a striking, bold pattern. This marble is considered to be one of the major white marbles. Statuario marble contains heavy, bold gray veining mixed with thinner patterns.
Origin: Statuario marble is also quarried in Italy. The mountain quarries of Statuario marble are located above Carrara. Statuario has limited availability and high demand. The low availability of this marble makes it more of a rare find.
If after this short description you still do not feel the difference, don’t worry! The marble really has thousand faces, appearance!
Because natural stones, as non-renewable resource have limited availability and there is growing demand on them, the porcelain manufactures came to the market a very popular solution, with the marble looking tiles.
Marble looking gres porcelains have a lot of extra benefits over the real stones, so we can use them any place in our home, specially in bathroom, kitchen wall and floor covering.
- Extremely hardwearing.
- Highly resistant to acid and other abrasive detergents.
- Highly resistant to stains.
- Easy to clean.
- Easy to install.
- Extremely thick 6-10mm, depending on usage to floor or wall.
- Not so heavy as marble stone.
- Wide variety of sizes: from 30x90cm to 100x300cm.
- Georges, special design elements.
And last but not least let’s see some amazing example of the sensation of beauty of FAP ROMA collection!
