Girgio Silver Porcelain Tile starts at $8.99 per square foot installed in Fort Myers — a wood-look porcelain from Alon Floors’ Porcelain collection rendered in cool light gray. It comes in two sizes and two finishes, giving you real flexibility in how the floor reads across a room. This is a practical tile that earns its place in demanding Florida homes.
Porcelain is the right call for Southwest Florida’s concrete slab construction, and Girgio Silver is sized and finished to work across the whole house. The tile is fully impervious to moisture, which matters in a region where humidity climbs year-round and bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry rooms see real water. Salt air near the coast won’t affect it.
The wood-look surface gives you the warmth of a plank floor without wood’s vulnerability to humidity swings. For rental properties or snowbird homes that sit vacant through summer, that stability is a genuine advantage — no cupping, no warping, no floor that moves with the seasons.
| Size | 600×1200, 800×800 |
|---|---|
| Finish | Matt, High Glossy |
| Look | Wood |
Flooring Queen installs Girgio Silver Porcelain Tile at $8.99 per square foot, and that price covers the full job: delivery to your home, removal of your existing floor covering, standard subfloor preparation, tile installation, baseboard reinstallation, transition strips between rooms, and cleanup and debris removal when the crew leaves.
Some projects carry additional costs. Heavy-duty floor leveling on an uneven slab, stair nosing, diagonal or herringbone layouts, and custom tile borders are quoted separately. Call us to schedule a free in-home measurement — you’ll receive a written, room-by-room price before any work begins.
Girgio Silver is a porcelain tile. Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) is its most common competitor when shoppers want a wood look on a budget. LVP costs less installed and feels warmer and softer underfoot — that’s a real difference you’ll feel daily, especially on bare feet in the morning. It also installs faster and floats over minor subfloor imperfections.
Where porcelain wins: it’s harder, heavier, and fully waterproof at the tile body itself — not just the wear surface. It won’t dent under heavy furniture, and it won’t off-gas or soften in a hot enclosed space. For high-traffic entryways, kitchens, and baths in a Florida home, Girgio Silver holds up longer under serious use. LVP is the better value for bedrooms and living areas where comfort matters more than raw durability.
| Girgio Silver | Luxury Vinyl Plank | |
|---|---|---|
| Water resistance | Fully impervious tile body | Waterproof wear layer; seams can allow moisture |
| Scratch resistance / wear layer | Glazed porcelain surface; very hard | Wear layer varies; softer core can dent |
| Comfort underfoot | Hard, cool; grout joints add texture | Warmer, slightly cushioned feel |
| Installed price | $8.99/sq ft installed | From $3.99/sq ft installed |
| Best room | Kitchen, bath, entryway, laundry | Bedroom, living room, lower-traffic areas |
Sweep or dry-mop Girgio Silver regularly to keep grit from scratching the glazed surface — sand tracked in from outside is the tile’s biggest daily threat. Damp-mop with a pH-neutral cleaner; avoid acidic products like vinegar or citrus-based sprays, which can etch grout over time. The grout joints should be sealed after installation and resealed every one to two years depending on traffic; a penetrating grout sealer such as Aqua Mix Sealer’s Choice Gold works well in Florida’s humid conditions and helps prevent staining between cleanings. For technical guidance, see the Why Tile — Ceramic Tile Distributors Association consumer guide.
For most households, sealing grout once a year is a reasonable cadence — high-traffic kitchens or baths may need it every six to nine months. A penetrating sealer like Aqua Mix Sealer’s Choice Gold is a common choice. Unsealed grout absorbs spills and grows mildew faster, especially in Florida’s humidity.
The larger 600×1200 format creates a more open, seamless appearance with fewer grout lines, which reads well in bigger rooms but requires a flatter slab and careful lippage control during install. The 800×800 square format is more forgiving on moderate subfloors. Your installer will assess the slab before recommending a size for your specific layout.
Porcelain tile is consistently well-received by buyers in Southwest Florida — it signals durability and low maintenance, which resonates in a market full of investors and retirees. That said, value depends heavily on the specific tile, the quality of the installation, and how it fits the home’s overall style. A clean, well-grouted wood-look tile like Girgio Silver is unlikely to hurt resale.
Alon Floors does not publish specific warranty terms in the product data provided, so we can’t quote exact coverage. Porcelain tiles in this category are typically backed by a manufacturer’s warranty against defects in the tile itself; installation workmanship is a separate matter. Ask your Flooring Queen rep for current warranty documentation before purchase.
Porcelain does conduct heat away from your feet, so it can feel cool to the touch — but in Southwest Florida, where indoor temperatures rarely drop below the low 60s even in January, most homeowners find it comfortable year-round. If you’re sensitive to cold floors in winter mornings, area rugs in living spaces solve it without any structural change.
Porcelain is one of the best flooring materials for seasonally vacant homes precisely because it doesn’t respond to humidity or temperature swings the way wood or vinyl can. The tile body absorbs virtually no moisture, so there’s no expansion, warping, or off-gassing when the AC runs on a minimal setpoint all summer. Grout is the only element to monitor — check for cracks after the first summer season.
Large-format tile is unforgiving — lippage, hollow spots, and crooked grout lines all show. Our crew runs SLC where it’s needed and lays tile to the manufacturer’s offset spec. Twenty years installing in Fort Myers. Call (239) 763-0770.
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Reviewed by Jack Maya, Lead Installer at Flooring Queen — 20+ years installing flooring in Southwest Florida.
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