How Do You Care For Travertine Tile?
Travertine tile is a beautiful choice for kitchen and bathroom tile, and it can be used anywhere else in a house. Travertine is a natural stone available in a wide range of patterns and colors. There is a travertine variety to go with most any indoor color scheme, but this type of flooring does require some special care to keep it from sustaining damage. Ask the tile installer if they routinely seal the tile they install. Seal your travertine as soon as it is installed if the installer does not. Buy any commercially available tile sealant and follow the manufacturer’s directions. Reseal the tile any time a tile begins to show wear. Once a year will usually suffice, unless the travertine is in a high-traffic area. Notice any swirls that appear in the surface of the tile. Reseal uneven tile sealer, if this is what is causing the swirls. Have the surface of swirled tiles honed if poorly cut areas are causing the swirls. Coat tiles affected with swirls with a pigmented epoxy that matches t
