Checkerboard Marble Foyer Floor
This St. Charles home entry foyer received a full floor replacement with large-format Calacatta white and dark gray marble-look porcelain tiles set on a 45-degree diagonal. The diagonal layout required establishing the center point of the foyer precisely — off-center by even a few inches and the cut tiles at the perimeter become noticeably unequal. We snapped diagonal layout lines from the center of the space outward and dry-laid the first full row before any mortar was mixed. The transition to the adjacent hardwood floor was handled with a brass-finish metal threshold that sits flush with both surfaces.
Project Details
- Service
- Commercial Tile Installation
- Area
- St. Charles, IL
- Materials
- Large-format Calacatta white and dark gray marble-look porcelain, 24x24 format
- Scope
- Residential — entry foyer floor
- Timeline
- Multi-day install
What We Did
01Removed existing flooring, checked and patched concrete subfloor for flatness
02Established diagonal center point and layout lines; dry-laid first row to confirm equal cuts at all perimeter walls
03Set tile with large-format medium-bed mortar and back-butter on each tile; used leveling clip system throughout
04Grouted with unsanded grout at tight joints; installed flush brass threshold at hardwood transition
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