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We are going to put a travertine floor down in the kitchen. Any tips for keeping them clean, best stuff to seal the tiles with and how often it needs to be applied?
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Travertine marble looks jolly nice (St Peter's Square in Rome comes to mind) but from recollection it has lots of deep crevices in the surface. Doesn't sound like the most practical thing for a kitchen.
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The idea is that we would fill any crevices prior to sealing
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Then why have genuine travertine? The whole point of the stuff is the crevices, which are so deep that they'd take an awful lot of filling.
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Crevices aside, anyone got any epxerience?
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Today I was in the foyer of the London Underground headquarters in Victoria, which also doubles as an entrance to St James's Park tube station. The floor and walls are lined with what I am pretty sure is Travertine marble. I'm afraid it reinforced my view that this material, lovely though it is, isnt really very practical for a kitchen.
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We used travertine border tiles in a recent bathroom refurbishment and were told that we should use an HG impregnator to prevent staining. This stuff allegedly allows the natural material to breathe. You can buy it from most tile outlets and DIY stores.
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Interesting posting re: H&G.
You can get filled travertine where a resin is used to fill in the holes.
Don't know if that was what they used in some parts of Bush House but-either due to the nature of the resin or inappropriate cleaning - it had turned dark brown and made the surface look squalid....a far cry from the intended light honey colour visible between the filler.
I reckon that unfilled travertine for a kitchen floor would be a non-starter due to dirt continually getting into the voids.
You can get filled travertine where a resin is used to fill in the holes.
Don't know if that was what they used in some parts of Bush House but-either due to the nature of the resin or inappropriate cleaning - it had turned dark brown and made the surface look squalid....a far cry from the intended light honey colour visible between the filler.
I reckon that unfilled travertine for a kitchen floor would be a non-starter due to dirt continually getting into the voids.
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We used travertine in our bathroom and used a sealer/impregnator to make them waterproof and stain resistant...they seem to be ok. I think it was HG that we used. The problem I encountered was when we grouted, you must ensure all the unwanted grout is cleaned off immediately or it will come back to haunt you!
We used travertine in our bathroom and used a sealer/impregnator to make them waterproof and stain resistant...they seem to be ok. I think it was HG that we used. The problem I encountered was when we grouted, you must ensure all the unwanted grout is cleaned off immediately or it will come back to haunt you!