Why not use linoleum in traditional "marble" finish? You wouldn't have to
worry about cracking until long after we are all dead, could pocket the
difference, and never set up all BP members with new speedy computers. Or,
at least, you could entertain us with cheese sticks and cheap wine for an
evening.

-----Original Message-----
From: Met History [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 12:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Appropriate thickness of marble pavers?


For a lobby restoration in an 1880's apartment building, my wife the
designer
is perplexed.  She is retro-installing some marble pavers (original flooring
not clear) - the contractor wants 3/8" thick pavers, but she thinks 3/4"
thick is more like it.  She  thinks 3/8" pavers will crack - don't you?
They're about 9 x 18", and will be laid on a poured concrete floor.

Sign me,  Husband of wife of Christopher Gray