Why granite effect dominates commercial floors
It is camouflage, and it is deliberate. A plain floor shows every mark; a floor with a dense random fleck hides them. That is why the salt-and-pepper granite look has been the default for office, retail, school and institutional floors for decades, and why it still is.
It also suits the bodies that commercial floors need. Granite effects come from pigment distribution rather than printing, which means they can be produced as double charged or full body tiles — the two constructions with a genuinely deep decorative layer. A printed granite tile exists, but it defeats the point.
For staircases it is close to ideal. Nosings take the heaviest impact in any building, and a flecked full body tread hides both the wear and any chip, because the exposed material is the same speckled body as the surface.
Where it is a poor choice is a domestic living room, where the same busyness that hides commercial wear simply reads as dated. For homes, the marble and concrete effects have largely replaced it.
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Specification
Looks
- Grey salt and pepper
- Beige granite
- Ivory with fine fleck
- Charcoal with pale fleck
- Black granite
Bodies
- Double charged vitrified
- Full body vitrified
- Polished, matt and honed
Sizes
- 600x600 mm
- 800x800 mm
- 600x1200 mm
- 300x1200 mm stair tread
Uses
- Office and retail floors
- School and institutional corridors
- Building entrances
- Staircases
- Car showrooms
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What are granite effect tiles?
Vitrified tiles with a dense random fleck imitating polished granite, usually produced as double charged or full body bodies so the effect runs deep into the tile rather than sitting in a printed glaze.
Why are granite effect tiles used in commercial buildings?
The dense fleck hides scuffs, trolley marks and general wear so effectively that they do not register from standing height. Combined with a double charged or full body construction, the floor looks the same after a decade of traffic.
Are granite effect tiles good for staircases?
Yes — among the best choices. Stair nosings take more impact than any other surface in a building, and a flecked full body tread hides both wear and chipping because the exposed material matches the surface.
Is granite effect tile the same as real granite?
No. Real granite is quarried stone, heavy, expensive and needing sealing. Granite effect is vitrified porcelain with the look pressed or printed in — far cheaper, lighter, impervious and available in consistent large formats.
Request granite effect pricing
Tell us the floor area and traffic level and we will specify a body and quote it.
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