This year the larger-scale format designs entered the world of natural stone slab installations. The best examples would be full slab marble feature walls, large backsplashes, and luxury kitchen islands with waterfall ends. And as the trend is clearly set by the designers, the custom building materials market is catching up as well. But with the fancy interior looks, this brings a challenge to the fabricators who have to find the ways to install the heavy and breakable large pieces. The answer is — cutting edge ultra-thin slabs. In this article, we will explain what are the other benefits of this type of slabs, applications, and specifics of the installation process.

Main Advantages of Ultra-Thin Slans:

1. Stronger than solid stone

2. No warping or distortion

3. Better adherence to the installation surface

4. Easier to cut compared to standard slabs

5. Lightweight — easy to transfer and deliver

Applications

Modern Thin Countertops

Ultra-thin slabs look amazingly cosmopolitan and add a fresh contemporary look to the interior design. Counters are a great application for this type of slabs and almost no difference in the fabrication process makes it even better.

Large Backsplashes

Full wall and ceiling slabs are on-trend, as more and more designers have been choosing to highlight granite and marble in this way. Large backsplashes are perfect to use this approach in the kitchens behind sinks and range ovens.

Walls and flooring

Despite their thinness, the slabs can stand up to the physical stress and heavy traffic and are perfectly safe to use in commercial or residential settings.

Installation

Installers especially appreciate that they do not need any special tools to cut and fabricate the slabs, especially compared to having to work with large format porcelain slabs.

Fabricators and installers appreciate the fact that no special tooling is required to cut and fabricate the material, as compared to the large format porcelain or sintered slabs which present many challenges.

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