Tundra Grey Marble

Tundra Grey is the workhorse grey in our marble line. The color is a medium warm grey with fine white veins and occasional lighter clouds, even enough that a deck reads as one tone from a distance but with enough grain up close to look like stone rather than concrete. It is quarried in Turkey from the same region as Ocean Blue, without the blue cast or the strong banding, which makes it easier to lay without worrying about direction. Contractors like it for modern pool surrounds, outdoor kitchens and covered patios where a light stone would show every leaf.

Leather or sandblasted?

Both finishes are represented roughly equally across the 84 products. Leather brings out the veining and gives a soft glow in evening light; sandblasted is flatter, slightly lighter in tone, and has the better grip when wet. On a grey stone the difference in color between the two is more visible than on a white marble, so do not mix them on the same surface. The travertine vs marble guide covers how these finishes compare with tumbled travertine underfoot.

Formats and sizes

• Coping: bullnose and eased edge in 4x9, 6x12, 12x12, 12x24, 14x24, 16x24, 24x36 and 16x48, plus remodel coping for resurfacing an existing pool.
• Pavers: 12x12, 16x16, 12x24, 16x24, 24x24, 24x36, 24x48 and 36x36, in 1-1/4" and 2".
• Treads and wall caps: 24x72 at 2" for steps, seat walls and counters.

The most-ordered combination is 12x24 or 14x24 eased edge coping with 24x36 pavers in a stacked or one-third offset pattern. For a smaller patio, 16x16 or 12x24 pavers in a running bond keep the cutting down. Use the square footage and overage guide to work out pallet counts.

Where Tundra Grey fits with other stones

Tundra Grey is the natural partner for the whites: a grey coping line around an Ice White or Ibiza White deck defines the pool edge without a hard contrast. It also sits well under a dark porcelain or a basalt step. Compare it with Ocean Blue if you want more movement and a blue cast, or with tumbled Silver travertine if you prefer a textured, pitted surface in a similar tone. All of the greys are collected on the silver and gray color page.

Also sold as: Tundra Gray at distributors is the same type of soft-gray sandblasted marble; Cosmic Gray is a darker relative. Our Tundra Grey is a close match — see the cross-reference of distributor names and order a sample.