Why is 12x24 such a popular size?
A 12x24 tile is large enough to give a floor a clean look with fewer grout lines than small squares, and small enough to fit easily into bathrooms, hallways and rooms with many corners. Each tile covers 2 square feet. The rectangle also opens up layout choices: laid in a straight stack it looks crisp and modern, laid in a running bond it reads more traditional, and laid in a herringbone it adds movement.
What looks come in 12x24 porcelain tile?
12x24 porcelain tile covers almost every stone and surface look. Limestone looks include Mood, in a wide range of shades from Frost to Charcoal, travertine looks include Trail in cross cut and vein cut, Pisa, Barcelona and Washington, and marble looks include Charme, Eden, Kaya, Regallo, Sande and Savoy. Concrete looks include Made.in, Attitude, Chicago, Miami, Portland and Cemento, slate looks include Essence Montauk and Trek, and stone looks include Infinity, Journey and Milestone. Bernini and Pietra add more marble and travertine looks in matte and polished, Soul brings a fabric look, and Vision a smooth resin look in colors from Ocean Blue to Lava Red. More are in porcelain floor tiles.
Natural marble, travertine and slate in 12x24
Natural stone 12x24 tiles are mostly marble, honed or polished, about 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick. White marbles include Carrara, Calacatta Gold, Bella White, Thassos White Extra and Alpina White, beiges include Crema Marfil and Royal Beige, and Nero Marquina and Black marble are the darks. Travertine comes in Tuscany Classic, Walnut and Platinum, Durango Cream and Silver Vein Cut, slate in Montauk Black, Montauk Blue and Multi Classic gauged, and granite in Absolute Black, polished, honed and flamed. More marble is in marble floor tiles.
Ceramic 12x24 options
Alongside porcelain, MSI's 12x24 ceramic tiles include Essentials in travertine, limestone and marble looks such as Ansello, Charisma and White Vena, Gridscale in soft concrete tones from Ice to Graphite, and Napa in beige and gray travertine looks. These three are matte and listed for interior floors, a practical choice for kitchens, laundry rooms and living areas where a stone or concrete look is wanted in a classic 12x24 size. Dymo adds glossy white ceramic 12x24 tiles in Calacatta and Stripe patterns. More ceramic tile in other sizes is in ceramic tiles.
Is 12x24 tile good for a shower?
12x24 shower tile covers a wall with fewer grout lines than small tile, and many 12x24 tiles here are listed for shower walls. Porcelain lines listed for shower walls include Mood, Trail, Vision, Cemento, Essence Montauk, Atelier, Made.in, Explore, Infinity and Journey, and natural stone listed for shower walls includes Carrara, Calacatta Gold, Bella White and Thassos marble, Absolute Black granite and Brazilian Montauk slate. The listing for each tile shows where it is listed for use, and smaller tile for the shower floor is in shower floor tiles.
12x24 for bathrooms and floors
Nearly every 12x24 tile here is listed for interior floors, which makes it a natural choice for bathroom floors, kitchens and living areas. In a bathroom, a line listed for both floors and shower walls, such as Mood, Trail or Essence Montauk, can run across the floor and up the walls in one continuous look. Natural marble such as Carrara and Bella White comes honed and polished, so a polished wall can pair with a honed floor in the same stone.
Which colors come in 12x24 tile?
White is the largest group, from Mood Frost and Explore Arctic White to Carrara and Thassos marble. Gray 12x24 tiles include Cemento Greige, Durban Grey, Kaya Onda Gray, Seattle Grey, Mood Smoke and Trail Cross Cut Grey. Blue is a smaller group: Vision Ocean Blue and River Blue resin looks, Indigo Ottoman marble, and the Bluestone Blue Select looks. Black 12x24 tiles include Nero Marquina and Black marble, Absolute Black granite, Montauk Black slate, Regallo Marquina Noir and Midnight Agate, Durban Anthracite, Seattle Black and Elbe Obsidian.
What thickness is a 12x24 tile?
Landmark Ceramics 12x24 porcelain is 9 mm, or 8 mm in its Contract range, MSI 12x24 porcelain is mostly 0.35 to 0.39 inch, and Stone Tile Depot porcelain runs from 5/16 inch, as in Cemento and Atelier, to about 3/8 inch. Natural stone 12x24 tiles are mostly 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick. For outdoor 12x24 pieces in 20 mm porcelain or 1 1/4 inch natural stone, see 12x24 pavers. For a larger format, see 24x48 tiles.
