Marble flooring in Fort Pierce means natural stone tile set over the concrete slab most Florida homes sit on, and we install it in bathrooms, foyers and shower floors where the look of real marble underfoot is worth a little extra care.
Floors are an extension of our marble countertops work: the same stone, chosen and sealed with the same attention, but set as tile over a prepared floor instead of cut as a slab. A marble bathroom floor often pairs with a matching marble vanity top, and Carrara marble countertops are a common partner.
Florida rules put tile work outside state licensing, while plumbing, electrical and structural changes need a licensed trade (Florida DBPR). If your shower plan moves a drain, we will tell you at the estimate how that part is handled. And if an older marble floor has lost its shine, see our marble polishing page.
Part of our marble countertops in Fort Pierce services.
What's Included
A marble floor with us is mostly preparation, and the estimate shows it. We start under your feet: measuring each room, tapping the existing tile for hollow spots, checking the slab for cracks and humps, and looking at door bottoms and toe-kicks, since a new floor can change those heights. You then choose the tile, its size and its finish, with honed or tumbled steered toward wet rooms. Tear-out follows, with dust control and protection for the rooms we pass through. The slab is ground or leveled flat, and a crack-isolation membrane covers any hairline cracks. We set the marble in thinset, checking level as we go, grout once it cures, then seal stone and grout together. Doorway transitions and edges are finished last. If a shower drain or valve has to move, that is licensed plumbing, and we explain how that piece is handled.
- A visit to measure the room, check the slab for cracks, high spots and moisture, and look at door clearances
- Help choosing marble tile, size and finish for how wet and busy the room gets
- A written estimate covering tile, removal of the old floor, slab preparation, setting, grout and sealing
- Removal of existing tile or flooring where needed, with dust control and floor protection in other rooms
- Leveling and crack isolation over the concrete slab before any marble is set
- Setting, grouting and sealing of the marble, with transitions at doorways finished neatly
Is Your Old Floor Telling You It Is Time for Marble?
These are the floor problems we see most often before a marble install in this area.
- Hollow or cracked ceramic tile: in 1970s–80s block homes, original tile that sounds hollow underfoot has lost its bond to the slab and will keep cracking
- Carpet or vinyl in a bathroom: with roughly 54.7 inches of rain a year in ZIP 34945 (Bestplaces), soft flooring beside a tub holds damp and odor
- Builder-grade 12-inch tile in a newer home: sound but plain, and often upgraded together with the vanity
- Grout that never comes clean: unsealed sanded grout in an older shower or entry has soaked up years of soap and beach sand
- A shower floor that holds puddles: the slope underneath is off, so the base gets rebuilt before any marble goes in
At the estimate we tap the tile, look at the slab where it shows and run water in the shower to see where it goes.
Preparing a Florida Slab for Marble Floor Installation
Most Treasure Coast homes are built on a concrete slab, which is a good base for stone if it is flat and stable. Marble is rigid and brittle, so any hump, dip or crack in the concrete will eventually show up as a cracked tile or a loose corner.
- Flatness: high spots are ground down and low spots filled with a leveling compound so large tiles sit flat
- Cracks: a crack-isolation membrane goes over hairline slab cracks so movement does not travel into the marble
- Old tile: in most rooms it comes up so the marble bonds directly to a sound base and door heights still work
- Moisture: ground-level slabs in a rainy climate are checked before setting, since trapped moisture can darken some marbles
Which Marble Tile Flooring Finish Has More Grip When Wet?
Finish decides how a marble floor behaves underfoot.
| Finish | Look | Grip when wet | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polished | Glossy, deep color | Slippery | Dry foyers, halls and formal rooms |
| Honed | Smooth, matte | Better than polished | Bathroom floors and kitchens |
| Tumbled | Rounded edges, aged texture | Good | Rustic baths and outdoor-facing entries |
| Small mosaic | Many grout lines | Strong, thanks to the grout | Shower floors |
Marble floor inlays and borders, such as a contrasting band around a foyer or a simple medallion, are planned at the layout stage so the cuts land evenly at the walls.
Marble in Showers and Foyers
A marble shower floor is a mosaic set over a sloped, waterproofed base, and the waterproofing matters more than the stone. Walls can be marble tile or larger panels; our stone shower walls page covers slab walls, and bathroom tile flooring covers porcelain and ceramic options if you would rather avoid sealing altogether.
Foyers take the most abuse from tracked-in sand, which scratches polished marble. A honed finish and a mat at the door keep an entry looking even for much longer.
Talk to the shop before you buy a slab.
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How Do Marble Floors Stay Sealed and Clean?
We seal the marble and the grout after the grout cures, so both resist water and spills. Day to day, dry-mop or vacuum grit before washing, clean with a pH-neutral stone cleaner, and keep acidic tub-and-tile sprays off the floor. Reseal when water stops beading, usually sooner in a shower than in a foyer.
How the Job Runs, Step by Step
- Call. Tell us which rooms and roughly how many square feet. We book a weekday visit, or a weekend if you ask.
- Floor check. We measure, check the slab for flatness and cracks, and discuss tile size, finish and layout. You get a written estimate.
- Choose the marble. You pick the tile and finish, and we plan the layout, including borders or inlays if you want them.
- Prepare the slab. Old flooring comes up, the slab is cleaned and leveled, and cracks are covered with an isolation membrane.
- Set and grout. The marble is set in thinset, checked for level as we go, then grouted once it has cured.
- Seal and hand over. We seal the stone and grout, clean up and explain how to care for the floor.
Questions about marble flooring? Call the shop.
Free in-home estimates · Mon–Fri 7:00–4:30 · weekend estimates by appointment
What Affects the Price
Marble floors are priced in writing after we see the room and the slab beneath it. These factors move the number:
- The marble tile chosen, its size and finish
- Square footage and the complexity of the layout, including borders or inlays
- Removal and disposal of the existing floor
- Slab preparation: grinding, leveling and crack-isolation membrane
- Shower floors, which need a sloped, waterproofed base before the stone
- Thresholds, transitions and baseboard work at the edges
- Tile size: large formats need a flatter slab, while mosaics take more setting and grouting time
- Moving furniture and appliances, and protecting the rooms along the work path
- Door bottoms and toe-kicks that must be trimmed for the new floor height
- Condo requirements such as acoustic underlayment, elevator bookings and limited work hours
- Sealing time: a shower floor and its many grout lines take longer to seal than a dry foyer
Do Marble Floors Need a Permit or a Board's Approval?
Florida's DBPR treats tile setting as work outside state licensing, so laying a marble floor is not licensed work in itself. Moving a shower drain or valve is: that is plumbing, which needs a licensed plumber and a permit.
Which office issues it depends on the address. Unincorporated areas such as Fort Pierce North are permitted by the county's Building & Code Regulation Division, while homes inside Fort Pierce city limits use the city's own department, which files plumbing as its own permit (City of Fort Pierce). In condos the association often has the final word on hard floors above the ground level, frequently asking for a sound-control layer and written approval first. Get the board's flooring rules in hand before you choose tile.
Why VD Quality Design for Marble Flooring
- Marble is part of our name, and we treat a floor with the same care we give a countertop slab
- Google reviewers mention floors and furniture being protected and the work area left clean
- Victor looks at the slab and the room in person before quoting, driving over from the family shop we run inside Fort Pierce North
- Estimates cost nothing and come in writing; the shop keeps weekday hours and books weekend visits when asked
- Google reviewers give us a 4.9 average across 31 reviews, BBB lists an A+, and you can settle up in cash, by check, through Zelle or on a card
Reviews From Marble Flooring Customers
V.D Quality Design Granite & Marble holds a 4.9-star average from 31 Google reviews (checked November 2026).
“I couldn’t be happier with my new quartz installation! … The installer was punctual, detail-oriented, and took great care to ensure everything was perfect. The cuts and seams are flawless, and the finish is absolutely stunning. They went above and beyond to keep the area clean and protect my home during the process.”
“VD Quality Design Granite was professional, reasonably priced and got the job done in no time. They cleaned up after themselves. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again and appreciate their quality work.”
Where We Install Marble Flooring
Marble floors suit oceanfront condos on Hutchinson Island South, larger baths and foyers in Vero Beach, older homes in Fort Pierce and lagoon-side properties in Jensen Beach.
- Fort Pierce North: Unincorporated, so a shower drain move here goes through the county permit office.
- Hutchinson Island South: Upper-floor condo units usually need board sign-off and a sound-control layer under stone.
- Vero Beach: Larger estate baths and foyers give marble borders and inlays room to show.
- Fort Pierce: Older city homes with original tile, where plumbing changes need a separate city permit.
- Jensen Beach: Lagoon-side cottages often trade worn bath tile for honed marble that grips when wet.
- Port St. Lucie: Plain builder-grade tile in newer homes is a common first floor to replace.
- South Beach: Beach sand scratches polished stone, so entries here suit a honed finish and a door mat.
- Lakewood Park: Retirees in nearby 55-plus communities often want honed or mosaic marble for better footing.
- Sebastian: 1980s–2000s homes whose original bathroom tile is cracking or coming loose.
Marble Flooring FAQs
Is marble flooring slippery in a bathroom?
Polished marble is slippery when wet, so we rarely suggest it for a bathroom floor. A honed or tumbled finish gives far better footing, and small mosaic tiles in a shower add grip through all the grout lines. A bath mat by the tub and a honed finish make a marble bathroom floor safe for everyday use.
Can marble go over our existing slab floor?
Usually, yes. Most Florida homes sit on a concrete slab, which is a solid base for marble once it is flat and any cracks are covered with an isolation membrane. Old tile normally comes up first so the marble bonds to concrete and door heights stay right. We check the slab at the estimate and note any prep.
How is marble flooring sealed?
After the grout cures, we apply an impregnating sealer to both the marble and the grout lines, wiping off any excess so no film remains. Sealing slows stains and water absorption; it does not stop acids from etching. Reseal when water darkens the stone instead of beading, which comes sooner in showers than in dry rooms.
Can marble flooring go in a condo?
Often, but many condo associations have rules for hard floors in upper units, such as a sound-control underlayment and board approval before work starts. Ask your association for its flooring requirements early. We can plan the layout and material around those rules and schedule the work to fit building hours and elevator access.
Do you install marble on shower floors and walls?
Yes. Shower floors use small marble mosaics over a sloped, waterproofed base, and walls can be tile or larger panels. If your plan relocates the drain or valve, that part is licensed plumbing work; we cover how it gets handled when we visit for the estimate. We seal the marble and grout once the shower is finished.
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