| If you are thinking about adding a Mediterranean | | | | unlike marble which is a metamorphous rock. Due |
| look and feel to your home then the tiles to | | | | to this fact, the travertine must be sealed when |
| consider are Travertine. Most people are under | | | | used in a water rich environment such as a |
| the mistaken belief that marble was the stone of | | | | bathroom or kitchen. It also must be sealed when |
| choice for building but that is just not true. Marble | | | | utilized as a floor tile to guard against staining and |
| was used for temples and columns but the | | | | to give long life. |
| majority of the stone work was done with | | | | One of the positives of travertine is it is so easy |
| travertine as the largest quarry in the world at | | | | to work with. Since it is less dense than marble it |
| that time was located about 60 miles away from | | | | is much easier to apply to a wall and takes less |
| Ancient Rome. In fact, the Roman Coliseum is the | | | | support while the cement is drying. It also can be |
| largest building in the world comprised of mostly | | | | easily cut because it is not one of the harder |
| travertine stone. | | | | stones. If you plan to bull nose the edges be sure |
| Travertine tiles are actually applied to a variety of | | | | to watch out for any filler that has been added. |
| uses in the home. Travertine bathrooms are | | | | Often times large voids need to have a filling |
| becoming very popular in which the entire shower | | | | material applied and this can chip out when cutting. |
| along with the vanity top and floors are all done in | | | | Other than that, this is a very good tile for |
| different hues of this versatile stone. Travertine is | | | | accents, trim, and walls and floors. It is also very |
| a sedimentary rock which means it is porous | | | | popular in the garden as accents and pavers. |