ʻO ka pāpaʻi kūlohelohe kahi mea paʻa paʻa paʻa loa a ʻoi aku ka nani ma mua o nā seramika artificial akā ʻoi aku ka liʻiliʻi ma mua o ka awelika marble granite, e hana ana i ka slate tile i mea kūpono no ka uhi ʻana i ka pā papahele.
Loaʻa i nā papahele papa a me nā pā pōhaku ko lākou mau leo kūlohelohe kūikawā no ko lākou manaʻo "paʻakikī" a me ke ʻano.Ua hoʻohana maʻamau ʻia ka papahele slate ma ka lumi kuke, ka lumi ʻauʻau, ka patio a me nā wahi wai ʻoiai ke ʻike nui ʻia nei nā paia o ka papa ma loko a me waho.
Ma keʻano he hoʻokahi o nā mea hoʻolako slate maoli, hāʻawi mākou i nā koho nui i ke kala a me nā koho hoʻopau.ʻO nā waihoʻoluʻu slate tile kaulana ma ʻAmelika ʻĀkau he melemele rustic, hina, ʻōmaʻomaʻo, uliuli a ʻeleʻele.Loaʻa nā ʻokoʻa waihoʻoluʻu koʻikoʻi me ka ʻaneʻi a pau nā tile papa, akā naʻe, ʻoi aku ka nani o ka papahele a i ʻole ka pā pōhaku.
Aia kekahi mau mea hoʻopau i loaʻa no nā tile slate.ʻO ka honed slate a me ka tumbled slate nā koho kaulana.Hoʻomaʻamaʻa pinepine ʻia ka lalo o nā tile papa i ka palahalaha a ʻo ka maʻamau o ko lākou mau ʻili e hōʻike ʻia i kona ʻoki maoli a me ka ʻokiʻoki, me nā ʻaoʻao i hāʻule.ʻO ka hopena, hiki ke piʻi i ka 1/4″ ʻokoʻa i nā kiʻekiʻe ma luna o nā ʻili o nā tile slate.