Travertine is a fancy name for limestone with color.
The colour of the outside of the Colosseum is a mostly a whitish with a yellow hue with some areas which are brownish. The latter is a discoloration of travertine, the stone which was used to make the outer coating of the structure. Travertine is whitish with yellow or reddish hues. Travertine was used for main pillars, the ground floor and the external wall. The shell of the Colosseum is concrete.
Yes, travertine is heat resistant, especially travertine pavers, meaning it won't burn your feet in hot summer days. If you choose to go with a very dark color of travertine paver you may feel some heat on your feet.For more benefits of travertine pavers visit:http://travertinemart.com/why_stone_pavers_.html
Dear Friend,The Trevi fountain is built mostly with travertine coming from the Tivoli quarries.Tivoli is a town situated east of Rome,the travertine quarries that served the Romans are still in use today
Average price of tumbled Travertine pavers is $3.00 to $3.50 A realiable company to check is Travertine Mart
It depends on the type of tile you have. If the tile is unglazed and porous (as mostly all travertine is) then you will need to seal the tile before you grout it so that the grout does not soak into the tile and cause it to become dull. Follow the manufacturers recommendation for the tile that you have.
One can find information about travertine online on different online marketplaces. There are multiple marketplaces with information about travertine available.
Travertine pavers have been in nature for millions of years. They do not get affected by salt water. Travertine is a natural stone and it is quite durable, deemed as a perfect material by architects for outdoors. A reliable supplier for premium grade travertine pavers is Travertine Mart.
Travertine is an earlier form of marble. It takes thousands of years for travertine to turn into marble. Being said that they are almost the same, we should distinguish them in the ways they are different:-Travertine is porous, marble is dense, which makes travertine an ideal product for outdoors such as pool decks and patios and marble ideal for indoors.Here are some samples of travertine pavers and marble tiles:http://travertinemart.com/Pavers.php
Travertine is a sedimentary rock. It is a natural chemical precipitate of carbonate minerals; typically Aragonite
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Travertine is no more or less tile than ceramic or Porcelain in that application, although it may actually be lighter.. anyone that can install tile on a ceiling could do Travertine..