Travertine Floor Tile
Travertine Floor Tile has seen an enormous amount of interest lately. It has become one of the natural stones most common house-hold tile. Most of the tiling’s popularity comes from those home flipping, and makeover shows seen on cable networks. As the demand for this great tiling goes up, so does the market production for the material. As the output goes up, the price of Travertine tiling begins to fall, and that’s excellent news for our clients.
Travertine Floor Tile has a much good reason for its popularity on home improvement shows. There are many benefits to choosing Travertine Floor Tile for your next home improvement upgrade as well. The durability and aesthetic beauty make the Travertine floor tile perfect for flooring and walls inside the home. Travertine is quite similar in appearance to some types of Marble. The good news is that it costs on average, half as much! Travertine Tiling is very durable, used in a variety of applications. It has a non-slip characteristic about it that makes it an ideal pool deck surface.
Travertine Floor Tile
This style of flooring is known to have good thermal properties, and will help out with your heating and cooling expenses. The cost of Travertine products, comes in the middle of the natural tiling price range, but is very heavy and cumbersome to install versus other tiling as well. Call Cathedral City Tiling to get an estimate for your Travertine tile installation today!
The versatility of the Travertine Floor Tile makes it an ideal popular choice for many homeowners. Its soft spectrum of natural colors is among the oldest in existence. Travertine brings the feeling of the outdoors to the indoors for that peaceful transition. The appearance of Travertine is one of aged material. This characteristic allows the beautiful tiling to be replaced with ease because it blends in so well. Highly polished and buffed tiles like ceramic tiling, are more prone to showing scratches and abrasion. Travertine’s natural-finish however, is substantially more resistant to scratches. It also fits in small places and can be easily shaped to form and fit. Travertine is quite porous, and this lends itself to a bit more maintenance required.
Tile Installation Mesa uses a two-part sealing process during the installation process of Travertine. A standard penetrating sealer is used to fill in the pores. Then we use a barrier surface sealing agent after the thin set and grout are fully cured.
If something spilled on Travertine, it is best for someone to clean up the spill quickly. Travertine is more susceptible to staining because of the pores, but our installation professionals minimize this natural-attribute by our installation procedure. Travertine does not make a quality countertop because of the texture and properties. It reacts negatively to acidic substances and could degrade the surface prematurely if exposed to acidic foods and drinks.