Travertine or similar for a shower floor?

[White Room]

If there butted together theres very little chance of getting any kind of grout to stay there...

 

[Tony73]

so dished 30mm slab, would make great shower tray with no joints :hurray:
[video]http://www.stonevale.co.uk/category/50/stone-shower-trays?gclid=CP_v6cSM47wCFWoOwwodok4ABw[/video]

 

[Old Mod]

Do you mean rub off the shiny coat? I think they can do this at the place that supplies the stone. I dont know if it would stain easily though. Does anybody know

yes that's exactly it.
if they can do it in the store it's your best bet,esp if it's only handful of tiles, by the time u've got honing powder, pads and a machine to do it with. It won't be cost effective once u factor in labour as well.
U can still protect them against staining with a sealer

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[Concrete guy]

Ask the supplier to "hone" the surface of the stone before delivery.

Alternatively, borrow a polisher and buy some Silicon Carbide pads and do it yourself.

You'd need something like 120 or 220 grit to get a decent matt surface.

 

[GMLpaul]

Take a look at our page here for some ideas - you could also use an R9 etching chemical. Their best option is to have a tray made out of slab as the honed finish is dealt with in the manufacturing process.

A fundo tray is another option...

 

[Bruv Of E UK]

Thanks for all the replies, lads. Some useful info here. If anyone else has anything to add then please do even if is to just agree with a previous post

 

[Bruv Of E UK]

A local supplier has shown me some non-slip travertine. This sample had like a chess board pattern etched into it. They said they can also do stripes, circles and text. It looked great.