Granite
Jet Black
Fine even black with a faint mineral speckle.
Library image of the material, not of current stock. Ask for photographs of your actual bundle before you buy.
Specification
The detail buyers ask for first.
A fine, even black with a faint mineral speckle that reads as solid black from two metres. It is the sensible choice for large floor areas, where paying Absolute Black prices for a surface nobody inspects from 300 mm is hard to justify.
- Grades
- Commercial · Standard
- Finishes
- Polished · Honed · Flamed
- Thickness
- 16 mm, 18 mm, 20 mm
- Best for
- Flooring, Treads and risers
- Origin
- Bought from the Telangana black granite belt around Warangal and Karimnagar
Jet Black in detail
Where it makes sense, and where it does not
On a lobby floor, a stair flight or a corridor the speckle is invisible at walking distance, and across a few hundred square metres the saving is substantial. On a kitchen island, a reception desk or anything else people stand over and look down at, the speckle becomes visible and Absolute Black or Black Galaxy is the better answer.
It also takes a slightly softer polish than Absolute Black, which works in its favour underfoot: fewer visible swirl marks, and scratches from grit tracked in on shoes show less.
Treads, risers and large floors
For stair treads, specify the nosing profile and the anti-slip treatment together. A fully polished tread is a hazard, and a flamed or bush-hammered strip set back from the nosing is the usual detail.
For large floors, send the room dimensions rather than a slab count. Laying the cuts out across a bundle wastes far less stone than cutting to a nominal size and trimming on site, and that difference shows up in the quotation.
What to specify when you order
- Room or elevation dimensions rather than a slab count
- Thickness, and whether tiles are to be calibrated
- Finish, and for treads the anti-slip detail and nosing profile
- Whether the run must be sequenced from one block
- Packing, and the crate weights your site can lift
Current stock
Ask what's on the floor this week.
Tell us the finish and thickness and we'll send photographs of the Jet Black physically in the yard right now, with sizes and grades.