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How can you tell quality travertine?

16 years ago

Can anyone tell me how you judge the quality of travertine? I live in Texas, where stone tile prices are very low and you can buy directly from the guys who go to quarries in Mexico and Turkey, but I am finding travertine from $2.25 sq ft to over $10 a sq ft. I currently have 16x16 unfilled tiles in half my house, and will be redoing the kitchen and dining room so they have travertine, too. My current travertine is unfilled, and has very few holes compared to some of the tiles I have seen. It is a creamy off white color with delicate shading. Also, what is the difference between travertine marble and travertine? TIA everyone.

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MongoCT
16 years ago
The less expensive stuff I've seen has a lot of voids and is filled with a lean portland cement-based filler. The filler is of poor quality and tends to pop out over time.
bill_vincent
16 years ago
No such thing as travertine marble. I think what you may be talking about is Roman travertine, which has a completely different look from most travertine. But it's still all travertine which is actually a limestone, instead of a marble. Give it another 5-10,000 years and it WILL be a marble, but not yet.
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