Comments on: Yes, you can use travertine on a kitchen floor!

By: May anh canon

May anh canon — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:55:17 +0000

I don’t know what to tell you. My back doesn’t like tiled floors and I can’t stand the cold hardness of granite much less the maintenance. But people with kids and big dogs often like tile. So its always sort of a crap shoot. I think you have to consider what type of house it is and what’s available in the neighborhood if your concerned about resale. If not concerned about more immediate resale – get what you like. Years down the road things are going to look dated no matter what.

By: Ultrasound technician training

Ultrasound technician training — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:50:06 +0000

Travertine looks amazing in the kitchen. We used it recently to give our kitchen a bit of a lift – the difference it made was incredible. The marble tiles are out in the trash now!

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:25:44 +0000

I have decided to use travertine on my kitchen floor of our home. But the constructor of our house said it is not actually recommended to use it on the kitchen because of its sensitivity from scratches and stains. So I did a little research and found your post and so we now have our travertine kitchen flooring and our kitchen looks stunning with it!

By: Tim Warren

Tim Warren — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:01:20 +0000

Natural stone floors are gorgeous and add so much accent and character to any home. I wasn’t well-versed in travertine stone floors, but they look exquisite—they must be very expensive. I like that if you scratch it you can polish it back where with Porcelain it’s almost impossible. Even though travertine requires more care and maintenance, it’s a small price to pay considering how elegant and beautiful it is.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:28:51 +0000

Wow this is very beautiful. It would be great for my kitchen. I will use it to beautify my kitchen floor.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 25 May 2011 16:41:28 +0000

I haven’t seen much in the way of fossils in the normal travertines – however, they have have some very interesting patterns, probably as a result of various heat and pressure changes while the limestone was formed. There are some similar tiles with fossils in them, but they are usually polished instead of honed, to give the fossils the best showcase.

By: Jamie Roux

Jamie Roux — Tue, 10 May 2011 07:49:48 +0000

This travertine is really beautiful and reminds me a lot of sandstone, which is common in South Africa. They seem to have the same texture, even though their chemicals are not the same. The sandstone is also cut into into tiles about 10-15 mm. thick and different rectangular sizes. They are used both as floor and wall tiles. Sandstone contains plant fossils (like ferns) and if you’re lucky you can have “fossil tiles” in your home. Would that also be the case with travertine?

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:13:07 +0000

Travertine is really awesome on a house. My friend’s house has this and it’s really beautiful.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:54:23 +0000

This one is very good news,I’m also one of the people who doesn’t know this,it’s great to read this post.I will try this also in my dream house,just having a plan to have my own and settle down.My girlfriend would really love to know that I have a plan to marry her,you know,just a surprise to her.A very big thank you because of this post,now i have a design to my dream house.

By: Kitchen Fitting Liverpool

Kitchen Fitting Liverpool — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:11:12 +0000

Ive never used travertine before, but it sounds like a great product from the reviews it has been receiving from the posters above.
I’ll have to use it on my floor, thanks very much.