Smolleri - coarse tiles

Smolleri - coarse tiles are used both for wall cladding and for the paving of steeply sloping surfaces such as mountain roads and garage ramps, as they have a very rough seen side, thus having high anti-slip power. Because of its characteristics, it is also used for paving traffic circles with high traffic stress.

These are elements with 2 side faces natural quarry plane, while the head and other 2 sides are sheared and machined. Length is run length, width varies from cm. 3 to 10, thickness from cm. 8 to13. For vertical facing, bevels with lower thicknesses are used.

Porphyry smolleri (coarse tiles) technical table

Trade nameTrentino porphyry
ColorRed, gray, red violet and rust or mixtures
Processingobtained from layered material i variable thicknesses
TYPOLOGYWEIGHT
(Kg/m²)
RECOMMENDED GEOMETRYPOSSIBLE USEUSEFUL THICKNESSES FOR LAYING
(mm)
30/70 thickness
h 40/60
120 to 140Fishbone - Herringbone
Parallel rows
Pedestrian
Light vehicular
Driveway ramps
(Cladding)
90 to 100
30/100 thickness
h 80/130
180 to 200 Fishbone - Herringbone
Parallel rows
Heavy vehicular
Traffic circles
Driveway ramps
150 to 170