If you are looking to replace the tiling in your existing home or are searching for the right tiling product for your new home, why not consider Travertine Tiles. Travertine is a natural stone that is truly beautiful as well as hard wearing and will last for many years if properly maintained. Travertine tiles have many benefits and have become a much loved product of designers who understand how Travertine tiles natural charm and beauty can bring a home to life and create a feel of class and sophistication.
Travertine is a porous sedimentary stone that has natural veins and fissures produced through a natural process of carbonate materials in surface and ground waters as well as hot springs over many years. Each Travertine tiles are a work of nature and completely unique being created entirely from natures pallet. Travertine Tiles come in a range of natural colours and finishes and bring a look of elegance to any decor from the traditional through to the ultra modern.
Travertine tiles are suitable for even the most hard wearing areas being strong and durable and are widely used in kitchens and bathrooms. Travertine is a porous stone so it is essential that Travertine tiles are professionally sealed upon installation to combat staining and liquid absorption. Once sealed, Travertine stone tiles are easy to maintain and withstand even the most rigorous onslaughts of daily family life. Travertine Tiles are an environmentally friendly way of decorating your home. Once Travertine Tiles are sealed, dust, chemicals, gases or odours will not be absorbed so your home will be a cleaner, bacteria free environment that benefits the whole family.
The porous nature of Travertine makes it an excellent material for under-floor heating. Each Travertine Tile has natural indentations where water once flowed so the heat simply passes through these many openings and grooves making it the perfect product for heat conduction.
When choosing the right Travertine Tile for your home, it will depend on the look that is right for you. Travertine Tiles come in a choice of textures from shiny, matte, brushed and tumbled so deciding on which variety will depend not only on their use but also on the look you want to achieve. Honed and filled Travertine is smooth in finish with clean even edges while tumbled, unfilled Travertine has a rustic finish and features visible fissures with a choice of smooth or chipped edges, perfect for the traditional look and more durable than the smooth polished variety.
If you are looking for a unique floor and wall tiling option, Travertine tiles are an excellent choice that are environmentally friendly, decorative and durable making a cost effective and wise investment.