The Brew Cabin

Posted: **Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:00 am**

Hi all , first post here from rain soaked leicester ,

i have a large kitchen tiled in tumbled travertine sealed and grouted. the sliding folding doors are the full width of the room and we want to open onto a patio of 60 sq mtrs,
We would like the pavers to be of travertine to match the kitchen, sort of bring the outside in affair ,

i can see by reading all day and night on this very informative forum ,that a lot of you professionals are not so keen on travertine ,

could any one please tell me the best way to lay this , i have very contrasting views from the suppliers . its 30 mm in an opus pattern, and also would enjoy any comments on why its not well received , thanks ,Steve

Posted: **Sun Jun 24, 2012 9:18 am**

travertine is a very soft porous stone that is very suited to its country of origin because it's hot and sunny and looks great but because we have a cold wet climate it is impossible to keep clean and goes green in no time at all. If you lived on the south coast near the sea and faced south you can sometimes get away with it if you live anywhere else in the uk then it'll break your heart. I would strongly recommend finding an alternative there are plenty of limestones and sandstones that will be a close enough match without the hassle. Also stone acts very differently inside and out so won't look the same anyway. I've laid lots of patio's that were to match the kitchen but they rarely do

Edited By Pablo on 1340565013

Posted: **Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:06 am**

i have travertine in my conservatory but as above i would not use it outside...

Posted: **Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:38 am**

thanks for the response chaps , more please as i need to show this to the other half as to why we should not be using it lol

Posted: **Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:45 pm**

Giles what did you edit on my post was my predictive text playing up.

The Brew Cabin

Travertine laying , - Advice please