What is the best way to fill holes in travertine tiles?
Q. What is the best way to fill holes in travertine tiles?A. One quick and effective way of filling holes in honed travertine is to squeeze some almond-colored caulking material in them. Fill ...
- How do I fill holes in my travertine tile?
Q. I have Travertine Tile with some holes in the tile and would like to fill them in. Is there any material other than putting the grout into the holes to file them? What is the best material to u ...
- How do you wax hone finished travertine floors?
Q. How do you wax hone finish travertine floors? A. We do not recommend waxing travertine floors or any other stone floor for the following reasons:
Waxes are topical coatings which are much ...
- Have you ever heard of Doctored Travertine?
Q: In India, I have heard that Travertine stone is doctored by adding a substrate to the base of another hard cheaper stone. How can I know whether it is so without breaking it?A: Many of the blac ...
- I have a travertine dining room table. What should I do to seal it and how should I clean it?
Q. I have a travertine dining room table. What should I do to seal it and how should I clean it?Regarding sealing Travertine, check first to see if you require sealing of your travertine by spilli ...
- Travertine Filling and Installation
Q: I found a pile of travertine tile in my newly purchased house. It's not used anywhere in the house but would like to use it for a bathroom floor. Problem is, many of the tile have holes that go ...
- Can travertine be polished after it has been sealed?
We recently had travertine cross cut torren placed in our kitchen foyer and hallway the floor was sealed by the installer. However we would prefer to have more of a shine to the floor then we pres ...
- Travertine stained with mud
In response to your follow-up question, our patio travertine is directly on dirt. I will try a tile and natural stone cleaner as you suggested and hope for the best! Our travertine does have the w ...
- What is the best way to clean unfilled travertine?
Q: My unfilled, but sealed (with a lithofin product) travertine needs a good clean before resealing. What is the best technique for this? There is dirt in the holes, which is obviously worse ...
- I just had my travertine floors installed last week, is honed finished, but I do not want a very glossy finish. How long does the enhancer last?
Q. I just had my travertine floors installed last week, is honed finished, but I do not want a very glossy finish. How long does the enhancer last?A. How long the color enhancer lasts depends on h ...
- We are installing 12 X 12 travertine in a bathroom. Can you recommend sealer and cleaning products?
Q. We are installing 12 X 12 travertine in a bathroom. Can you recommend sealer and cleaning products?A. Travertine is a great choice for your bathroom. I would like you to download and read our S ...
- What to do about holes in travertine tile
Q. We had travertine tile installed 1 1/2 years ago and I had a hole open up and it is gradually getting bigger and now a 2nd hole has opened up too. Don't know what has caused it? Need to know ho ...
- remove travertine tiles
Q. I have to do a repair around a jetted tub set in 12" travertine tile landing. All the tiles are set in grout. Is there a way to dissolve the grout & save the tiles? Thanks, Tom--A. Hi Tom, Ther ...
- How do I clean my travertine and granite counters?
Q: We are preparing our house for sale and have installed beautiful granite counters in the kitchen, and what our installer tells us is Travertine in the bathroom on a ready-made cabinet. The gran ...
- We have a polished travertine table where someone spilled salsa. We wiped it off right away but the finish has been dulled. What can we do to repair it?
Q. We have a polished travertine table where someone spilled salsa. We wiped it off right away but the finish has been dulled. What can we do to repair it?A. What you are describing ar ...
- My travertine stone tile shower surround is too small for my new glass shower door.
Q: I bought a glass shower door. The opening is approx. 1/8" to small. I am checking on having the glass door reduced by that amount. Or is there a way I can sand the travertine tile so ...
- black spots on travertine shower
Q. My master bath was remodeled approx. 8 months ago and we used honed and tumbled travertine. It was professionally installed and moisture barrier was used in shower. Approx a month ago, I notice ...
- Excess Sealer on Travertine
Q. Your website and articles are extremely helpful. I now know that you don't have to seal travertine. Here is my problem; my employee applied sealer to filled travertine and didn't wipe off the ...
- What is the best way to remove excess traverfill from tile?
Q. Travertine floor was cleaned and holes filled w/ dia-glo traverfill. I used razor blade but what is the best way to remove the excess that got on tile? Just buff out then hone and seal? Thanks! ...
- How much does it cost to polish honed travertine?
Q: What is the average cost per sqft for shining or polishing honed travertine in a large flat surface?A: Cost is going to vary on many factors. It will depend on how dull the floor is and ho ...
