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rockford33
09-22-09, 08:06 PM
Just a quick question. I have a small concrete pad outside my back door (42 inches square) that I am planning on tiling. I have been looking at slate, but noticed that some are for indoor use only, some for indoor/outdoor use, and some don't mention it at all. I found some tile at Lowe's that I would like to use, but it doesn't say anything about indoor or outdoor use (12"x12" multicolor slate and 3"x6" slate border). What would make slate strictly for indoor use? I think the smaller slate tiles on Home Depot's website all say for indoor use (non-frost resistant). Since I live in Maryland, I need something frost resistant, and I am wondering if the tiles I saw would be ok outside.

Thanks,
Neil

Pecos
09-23-09, 03:22 AM
My guess is that the store personnel wouldn't know either. Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer and ask them. Their telephone number should be somewhere on the box. As a side note, I personally would never tile outdoors in a freeze/thaw climate. I have removed countless (professionally installed) jobs because the tiles popped off after freezing, and these were tiles and grout specified as frost resistant. In my opinion, it just doesn't hold up in some climates.