Do you think the Chinese black flooring slate is the world's greatest flooring stone ? If there is a more durable for flooring, we are not aware of it! Why is the black slate an exceptionally durable stone?
Black slate is incredibly dense with a nice surface grain that provides character. It is suitable for almost any application including wet areas such as shower recesses, bathrooms or water features. It is a slate with a nicely textured surface. The slate is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use and has been used on walls just as successfully as it has been for flooring. It is available in both honed and natural split form. The black, honed treads are really beautiful and are enormously popular for outdoor stairways.

 Meanwhile, black slate tile is an environmental friend. A measure of the environmental credentials of a building product is the involvement by man and process up to the point where it is fixed to a building. On that basis this slate is a clear winner. What's more, this slate has a natural split surface which means it is split along natural cleavage lines and does not require expensive, energy demanding, process machinery to saw it. However, it does mean the thickness of the material varies a bit - naturally!

And another point is that the black slate is very popular for using on fire hearths in both natural split and honed form. There are very practical reasons for this! Apart from aesthetics - the surface shows no dust, emitted from the slow combustion wood-fired heater. In winter, the glow of fire contrasts beautifully with the brooding slate providing an almost irresistable attraction. Are you moving for the black slate stone now? Come on!