While some pieces of this tile are beautiful, I highly suggest that you not buy it. I have bought a total of 9 (NINE!!!) boxes of this and/or similar slate tiles and upon arrival, most pieces were cracked, broken, and badly damaged. Natural slate is very brittle and breaks easily so I don't believe the material itself can endure shipping. I have been required to return them which is no easy task because they are very heavy (50-70 lbs). Repacking them, loading them, and getting them to FedEx is very cumbersome and time consuming.