Looking For Travertine Tiles. - Tile Advice

[Dave]

Some suppliers of travertine tiles are stocking some rather poor grades lately ...

Who do you use for your travertine supplies and is the quality consistent .

 

[White Room]

Topps were the last supplier a customer used for Trav but she when in there and sorted the better quality ones...

 

[kaharrison9]

I agree that it is becoming rarer to get a quality travertine the company that I find that has a quality consistency is Verona stone and it happens to be priced up well. They let us go in there dry warehouse and will open a pallet for me to look through. I have seen pallets marked up for distribution to other tile shops and I know they are then double the cost.

 

[Dan]

You can't get fairer than that!

 

[Qwerty]

Fitting some horrible Homebase trav at the moment. Riddled with filler and had countless tiles crack when picking them up or tapping them with the rubber mallet

 

[White Room]

Did'nt realise Homebase sold them.....

 

[Qwerty]

Not sure if they do now or not. Homeowners bought these 2 years ago!!!

 

[White Room]

Yeeeeeeeeeee..hope they bought enough

 

[Qwerty]

Oh yes, 40sqm floor and 60sqm worth of tiles. Any left over are for an ensuite floor

 

[Dan]

Fitting some horrible Homebase trav at the moment. Riddled with filler and had countless tiles crack when picking them up or tapping them with the rubber mallet

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Loving the clean and tidy work area.

 

[Mouldy]

Last Trav I got hold of was from DT Stone in Fordingbridge, friendly to deal with and the quality of stone was good imho.

 

[emmaemily]

Some suppliers of travertine tiles are stocking some rather poor grades lately ...

Who do you use for your travertine supplies and is the quality consistent .

I agree that some suppliers out there will show you the best of their samples, but you will receive poor quality commercial grade travertine and we cannot check each tile by putting one sample by the side of another and compare. No one can sell the first grade travertine for less price, you probably get what you pay for. But make sure to get the best product for the price. A high quality travertine will have the minimal surface holes and overall good color which is consistent from tile to tile. Some colors like black and green are available only in lowest grade.

 

[Dan]

I agree that some suppliers out there will show you the best of their samples, but you will receive poor quality commercial grade travertine and we cannot check each tile by putting one sample by the side of another and compare. No one can sell the first grade travertine for less price, you probably get what you pay for. But make sure to get the best product for the price. A high quality travertine will have the minimal surface holes and overall good color which is consistent from tile to tile. Some colors like black and green are available only in lowest grade.

I didn't realise that. So blacks and greens are always low end. Are there any colours that are always grade A?

Welcome to the forum by the way.

 

[Dave]

Yes , cheaper grades can have more impurities giving those dark grainy looks

 

[Dan]

Ahhh is that what makes it darker then.

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