Visiting every showroom for natural stone tiles in Durban takes weekends. Send one request instead, with the rooms, the size in square metres and the look you want, and we pass it to tile suppliers, showrooms and tilers who supply and lay in Durban and nearby areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Natural Stone Tiles in Durban
Stone yards, tile showrooms and tilers around Durban supply travertine, marble, slate and granite, and some will cut stone to size for stoeps and entrance halls. Suppliers in KwaZulu-Natal often hold stock of the common stones and order the rarer ones in. Give your suburb so delivery of heavy crates is priced in.
Want to know more first? Our natural stone tiles guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Homes and buildings in Durban
Durban's warm, humid air and salty sea breeze shape every floor here. Along the Berea, Musgrave and the beachfront, older flats and homes often have terrazzo or tired vinyl that owners replace with porcelain. In Umhlanga, Morningside and Westville, new apartments and townhouses ask for large format tiles and covered patios. Grout stays damp and grows mould easily, so tilers talk about epoxy grout and good ventilation. Hotels, guesthouses and restaurants along the Golden Mile need hard-wearing, non-slip floors, and pool decks want R11 finishes. Showrooms and tilers work across the metro, with suppliers clustered in the southern and western industrial areas.
Typical natural stone tiles requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners renovating: a stone entrance hall, a travertine lounge floor or a marble bathroom
- Guesthouses, hotels and restaurants: travertine and slate for lodge floors, reception areas and bathrooms
- Landlords and body corporates: durable slate or granite in entrances, usually only in higher end lets
- New builds and extensions: stone floors and cladding specified from the plans and ordered as one batch
- Patios, stoeps and pool areas: slate and sandstone for patios, stoeps and pool surrounds with good grip
- Shops, offices and showrooms: polished granite or marble for showrooms, banks and boutique entrances
- Schools, clinics and public buildings: hard granite and honed stone in church floors and public building entrances
Local tips for Durban
Popular here: large porcelain floors, non-slip pool decks and bathroom revamps. Ask each supplier or tiler about this: ask for R11 non-slip tiles on pool decks and balconies near the sea. Who does the work: tile showrooms across the metro and tilers in every suburb.
Natural Stone Tiles usually suits halls, lounges, bathrooms and covered stoeps. Material: travertine, marble, slate, sandstone or granite. Sizes: 300 x 300 to 600 x 900, random ashlar packs. Rating and finish: honed or textured, sealed, slip R10 to R12. Climate here: humid salty coast: expect mould in grout, so ask for sealed or epoxy grout.
What to include in your request
- Which stone you want, or send a photo
- Rooms and the area in m²
- Honed, polished, tumbled or textured
- Sealing before and after grouting
- Your suburb and the floor it goes on
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be. The plan below counts tiles and boxes for you.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Tile suppliers and tilers on our network work in Durban and surrounding areas, including Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. Give the suburb so the quote can include delivery or travel, and the date that suits you.