Travertine ? - Domestic Kitchen floor tiles material

[guitarmanic]

Thanks to all who replied to my last thread advising porcelain as the best option however..."she who must be obeyed" has spotted honed and filled travertine in topps tiles and on the net :mad2:.... Any major pitfalls I should consider ? we have seen tremendous variaton in price from £15 sqM (buying direct on the web without seeing it) £30 Topps and up to £50+ at specialists all claiming to be top grade. I would like to do the job myself as economically as possible 20sqM but not at the expense of poor quality

 

[DS Tiling]

Just off the top of my head and if you are doing it yourself, travertine is quite brittle and requires to be wet cut which adds time. It also generally requires to be sealed before grouting and after. The substrate has also to be well preped. Don't let this put you off as it's nice when it's down.

 

[tilermandan]

just posted a picture of a travertine kitchen floor i did a couple of weeks back on my gallery file have a look at that to get an idea of what it looks like down hope it helps.

 

[DHTiling]

Heres your pic mate ....nice floor by the way.....

 

[tilermandan]

thanks dave! one of those jobs that was really nice to do. the flat floor made it easier.

 

[DHTiling]

Is that floor abroad dan.....just thought some of the other pics were.....

 

[tilermandan]

no all the pics ive posted are from here in cornwall the sea scape i posted was in falmouth at a customers house 10 miles from where i live.

 

[DHTiling]

some nice work there mate.......

 

[tilermandan]

cheers dave glad you liked it

 

[Pawelzik]

Better to buy a Travertine that you can see & check if it is precisely sawn to the dimensions you want. Take an adhesive for marble. In a kitchen I would grout grey as oil and fat turns the grout darker next to oven and cooker, maximum silvergrey.