Auralis porcelain floor tiles at a glance
Auralis is a porcelain tile range with a soft stone look. The listings describe soft earthy tones, a smooth honed finish that feels easy to live with, and soft reflective veining that creates a sophisticated backdrop. The range is designed for busy households, and the copy calls the tiles strong and low maintenance, in sizes that suit every space.
The colours are Off White, Warm Grey, Taupe and Grey Brown. The range comes in two forms. The honed tiles have a 3D finish and come in 600 x 600mm, 300 x 600mm and 600 x 1200mm. The External tiles have a grip finish and a P5 slip rating, and come in 600 x 600mm. The listing copy says the P5 option lets you carry the look from inside to outside with peace of mind.
The split between the two forms is the most useful thing to understand on this page, so the sections below take them one at a time, then cover colour, layout, and what to check before ordering. For the wider material, the porcelain tiles collection covers every porcelain range on the site, and the tiles hub links every other category.
Why porcelain for a floor
People ask whether porcelain tiles are good for floors, and which is better for floors, porcelain or ceramic. A Melbourne retailer's porcelain FAQ answers both. It says porcelain tiles are resistant to heat, moisture, scratching and staining. It explains that ceramic tiles are most often restricted to vertical applications, which suits them as wall tiles, while porcelain can often be used as a floor or wall tile in residential applications.
The reason is in the making. The same guide says ceramic and porcelain are made from the same raw materials and baked in a kiln, but porcelain is baked longer and at a significantly higher temperature. The result is an ultra-hard, non-porous material, where ceramic is softer and more lightweight. Because porcelain is almost completely non-porous, the guide says it needs no sealing.
The same guide notes that modern manufacturing lets porcelain emulate other materials, such as timber, concrete and natural stone, with realistic variation in texture and tone. Auralis is in that group: a stone look in porcelain. The listings give the maintenance line as easy to clean and maintain. The floor tiles collection lets you compare the range with other floors.
The honed tiles
The honed tiles are the indoor core of the range. They carry a 3D finish, a low texture with smooth contours, and a V2 appearance rating, which the listings describe as slight variation to pattern and finish. The edge is rectified and the recommended gap is 1.5mm to 3mm. All are 10mm thick.
The application line says walls and floors. The wear rating is 3, described as suitable for floors in light traffic areas with normal shoes, with a medium risk of scratching. The slip rating line says not rated.
That last line matters. A honed surface has a soft sheen and a smooth feel, which is why the range feels easy to live with, and it also means the honed tiles aren't sold with a slip rating. Use them where that suits: a living area, a bedroom, a dry bathroom floor outside the shower, a hallway with light traffic. For a wet floor, a shower base or an outdoor surface, ask the team for the rating, or choose the External tile instead.
One listing, the Grey Brown 300 x 600mm tile, prints the area as indoors dry and covered outdoor areas. The other honed listings print no area line, although all thirteen listings carry a covered outdoor tag. Where a listing is silent, ask the team before you plan a covered outdoor installation.
The 3D finish line is worth a comment. The copy describes a smooth honed finish, and the finish line prints 3D. Ask for a sample if the feel of the surface matters to you, because it is the best way to see the sheen and the reflective veining in your own light.
The P5 External tiles
The External tiles are the grip version. They are 600 x 600mm, with a grip finish, a flat smooth texture and a wear rating of 4, described as suitable for floors in normal use areas with a low risk of scratching. The slip rating line says P5, described as very low slip risk and recommended for outdoor areas. The application is floors, and the tags list outdoor and pool surround.
The P value comes from the wet pendulum test in Australian Standard AS 4586, which grades surfaces from P0 to P5. A Perth retailer's guide to slip ratings describes the scale this way: P1 is low, P2 to P3 moderate, P4 high and P5 very high. A Sydney retailer says a tile for a general outdoor area needs P3 at minimum, and P4 at a pool surround or in an area with heavy rainfall. A P5 tile is above both.
The Perth guide adds a caution: a higher rating isn't always better, because a heavy texture traps dirt, and a textured surface benefits from a clean after installation. The External tiles have a flat, smooth texture and a grip finish, so they sit at the gentler end of grip surfaces. A hardscape retailer's guide says porcelain is non-porous and needs no sealing outdoors, and advise a textured or matte surface for extra footing.
The outdoor tiles collection lets you compare Auralis External with other outdoor surfaces.
Carrying one look from inside to outside
The listing copy makes the pitch plainly: use the honed tile indoors and the P5 External tile outside, in the same colour, so the floor reads as one. The Melbourne FAQ makes the same point about porcelain in general, noting that many collections offer a matching outdoor tile so the indoor and outdoor floors look continuous.
The two surfaces aren't identical. One has a honed sheen and the other has a grip finish, so the External tile will reflect light a little differently. Order a sample of both in the colour you like, and place them side by side at the position of the threshold. Look at them in daylight, because the difference is most visible there.
Both forms are rectified and 10mm thick, so they can share a joint width. Ask your tiler how to handle the transition at a door, since the two tiles sit at the same thickness but need a suitable edge or threshold where the floor leaves the house.
Four colours
Off White is the lightest, a soft neutral that suits most palettes. Warm Grey and Grey Brown are the mid tones, a grey with a warm lean and a brown-grey with more earth. Taupe is the deepest, a warm brown-grey. The tags list the colours as grey, white and beige, and the copy describes soft earthy tones, so the whole range sits in a calm, natural palette.
The copy says Auralis brings a natural warmth into the home. That suits timber, linen, plaster and soft metal finishes. The tags place the range in the Scandinavian collection, which fits a light, warm, uncluttered interior. The beige tiles and grey tiles collections show the colours across other ranges.
The veining in a stone look tile is soft here. The copy calls it soft reflective veining, and the V2 rating says there is slight variation to pattern and finish. For a floor that reads as a quiet stone, that is what you want. For a floor with strong, dramatic veining, look at the marble look tiles collection.
Sizes and layouts
The 600 x 600mm tile is the standard square, and it is the only size in both forms. A square suits a straight grid and a calm, even floor. The 600mm x 600mm tiles collection shows other tiles in this size.
The 300 x 600mm tile is a rectangle, suited to walls, shower surrounds and floors where you want direction. It can be laid in a brick offset, a vertical stack or a straight run. The 300mm x 600mm tiles collection shows the format across other ranges.
The 600 x 1200mm tile is the large format. A Melbourne retailer says larger formats help create a calm, open feel across wider spaces such as living rooms and hallways. Fewer joints give a cleaner field. A large tile also needs a flat substrate and careful handling, and it is heavier, so ask your tiler about the preparation. The 600mm x 1200mm tiles and large tiles collections cover the format in depth.
Because the tiles are rectified, a fine joint of 1.5mm to 3mm works for all sizes. Pick a grout close to the tile colour for a calm, continuous stone look.
Using Auralis in bathrooms, kitchens and living areas
The Melbourne tile retailer lists living areas, bathrooms and kitchens among the common uses for porcelain. In living areas and hallways, it says porcelain holds up to regular foot traffic and is easy to keep clean. The honed Auralis tile suits that use, as long as traffic stays light, because the wear rating is 3.
In bathrooms, the retailer notes that stone look and textured options are often used in showers and around baths. For Auralis, the honed tile suits a dry floor and the walls, and the listing says walls and floors. The shower base is a different question, since the honed tiles are not slip rated. The bathroom tiles collection shows tiles chosen for the room, with printed ratings.
In kitchens, the retailer says porcelain suits busy kitchens where spills, heat and frequent cleaning are part of daily use. The honed tile is easy to clean, and a kitchen floor in a light-traffic home suits the wear rating. The kitchen tiles collection shows other options.
Samples and the data sheet
A stone look tile with soft veining is hard to judge from a photograph, so start with a physical sample. A Melbourne retailer's buying advice says screen colour varies with lighting, settings and surrounding finishes, while a real sample shows the texture, the gloss level, the grout relationship and the undertone. A Sydney retailer adds that a mid-grey can read differently against your joinery than it does on screen, and that a warm beige can pull yellow under certain light.
For Auralis, that advice applies most to the warm colours. Taupe, Warm Grey and Grey Brown sit close together on a screen, and the difference shows in daylight beside your timber, benchtop and wall colour. Lay two or three samples on the floor of the room where they will go and look at them in the morning and at night.
The Melbourne retailer also suggests asking for the product data sheet and confirming the details before ordering: the slip rating for the exact zone, the finish, the sheet or box layout, the batch consistency and how the tile meets trims, drains and skirtings. For the honed Auralis tiles, the slip rating is the one to ask about, since the listings print not rated. Tell the team which room you are tiling and whether it is wet, covered or exposed, and ask what they recommend.
Planning a floor with large tiles
The 600 x 1200mm tile asks more of the substrate than a small one does. A flat, sound base matters, because a long tile shows a dip or a hump as an uneven edge between neighbouring tiles. Ask your tiler to check the floor for flatness before the adhesive goes down, and to say whether levelling is needed.
The tile is also heavy, with two pieces to a box, so ask how it will be delivered and carried to the room. Plan the layout from a centre line or the main doorway so the cuts at the edges are balanced, and decide the direction of the long edge before the first tile goes down. A long tile laid along the length of a room makes the room feel longer, and laid across it makes the room feel wider.
For a floor that runs from a living room into a hallway, keep the direction continuous so the floor reads as one surface. Mixing sizes is also possible: a 600 x 600mm tile in the living room and a 300 x 600mm tile on a wall or in a bathroom share a colour and a finish, so the home reads as one palette.
Grout and joints
The listings recommend a joint of 1.5mm to 3mm, and the edge is rectified, so the tiles can sit close together. A grout close to the tile colour keeps the floor continuous, and a soft veined stone look suits that. A strongly contrasting grout draws a grid across the floor and works against the quiet look the range is built for.
Test the grout beside a loose tile in the light of the room before the job starts. Wet grout and dry grout can look different, and a warm grey tile can pair with a grout that reads cooler than expected. For the External tiles, ask your tiler about a grout suited to outdoor conditions, since weather and cleaning put more load on a joint outside.
Cleaning and care
The listings give the maintenance line as easy to clean and maintain, and porcelain needs no sealing. A regular sweep and a damp mop with a mild cleaner is the usual routine. A honed surface shows a little less than a gloss one, but a stone look floor in a pale colour shows dust and grit, so keep a mat at each door.
The wear rating of 3 on the honed tiles is the reason to keep grit off them. Grit carried in on shoes is what scratches a glazed surface. The External tiles have a rating of 4 and a flat grip surface, and a stiff brush and water handle most outdoor marks. Algae on a shaded surface reduces grip on any tile, so clean outdoor paving early.
Ordering Auralis
The listings recommend ordering an extra 15% over the exact quantity, to cover breaks and offcuts. They also say colour, size and texture can vary from batch to batch, so order everything for one area together and keep a few spares.
Box sizes differ by format. The 600 x 600mm tile comes 4 pieces to the box and covers 1.44m². The 300 x 600mm tile comes 8 pieces to the box and also covers 1.44m². The 600 x 1200mm tile comes 2 pieces to the box and covers 1.44m². To find the number of boxes, measure the area in square metres, divide by 1.44, and add the allowance. A large format creates more waste in a small room, so ask your tiler what margin they use.
Some listings print Porcelain (Technical) and others print Porcelain, with no explanation, so if the body type matters for your project, ask the team.
Is Auralis the right tile?
Auralis suits you if you want a soft, stone look floor in a calm earth palette, you plan the honed tile for a dry, light-traffic floor and the External tile where grip matters, and you like the idea of one look inside and out. The range comes in four colours and three sizes.
Look elsewhere if you need a slip-rated honed tile, a shower floor, or a floor for heavy traffic, because the honed listings are not rated and carry a wear rating of 3. Look elsewhere too if you want strong, dramatic veining. The porcelain tiles and floor tiles collections show the wider choice, and the travertine look tiles collection shows another soft stone look.
