By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2011-02-07 19:57:19 | Word Count: 664
Travertine tile can provide any Miami home with a beautiful, durable and practical flooring solution.
Travertine is made when minerals are deposited from water over a long time. The process provides totally unique rocks, which boils down to no two tiles being alike. Travertine is available in a wide variety of colors, ranging from a cream color to more of a reddish color. The variety of colors make them compatible with all types of essential fixtures like cabinetry, sinks, showers and bath tubs.
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It’s also available is a range of textures. Polished travertine is very shiny, while honed travertine has more of a matte finish. Travertine is highly porous, and can sometimes have its pores filled in for a highly textured, unique look. When this process is undergone, the stone is polished providing an interesting, high contrast look, as the filled areas remain dull.
As travertine is so porous, it’s vital to use a proper sealant as soon as the stone is installed. This will prevent spills from absorbing into an expensive floor, and ruining your investment. Travertine is also highly susceptible to acids, including those found in citrus, and products containing these solutions should be avoided. Only mild cleaners intended for natural stone should be used on a travertine surface.
Once properly sealed though, travertine can provide you with an extremely low maintenance floor. Its hard surface makes it easy to sweep up crumbs or wipe up spills. Even spills like grape juice and wine clean up with ease from an effectively sealed travertine floor.
Travertine tiles are also totally hypoallergenic. Carpets hold onto allergens, and keep irritants circulating. But, travertine’s surface makes it easy to sanitize and eliminate allergens, making it an ideal flooring solution for allergy sufferers and those prone to illness.
Travertine is one of the hardest stones available in today’s market. That means it won’t chip or crack if you drop something like a ceramic bowl on it. That also means it will last a lifetime when properly cared for. Although travertine can be more costly than other flooring mediums, its durability makes the return on your investment exponential. In fact, travertine has been shown to outlast other floors by more than double the amount of years. The lifetime of a travertine floor is measured in decades, not years.
However, travertine tiles aren’t used exclusively for floors. Kitchen backsplashes, tubs and showers are just a few of the many uses available for travertine tiles.
Companies like Stoneline Group own their own quarries and can often provide you with a better price on travertine tiles than a regular retailer. Stoneline Group can take their stone right from the mountain and into your home renovation project seamlessly. They offer only the highest quality travertine from the mountains of Turkey. They even offer no minimum purchase to the southern states, including Florida. That gives you the opportunity to get the most bang for your Miami home’s buck.
Visit www.stonelinegroup.com to see pictures of their previous projects and get ideas for your own home renovation using travertine tiles. Stoneline Group understands how important it is to get high quality natural stones at an affordable price, and is eager to be a part of your project, so contact them today to get started!
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