Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Floor: Travertine Versus Porcelain - Part I

Travertine - An Elegant Floor
Travertine flooring is a type of stone flooring which is made with  natural sedimentary rock from limestone; unlike porcelain tiles. It is  more usually called onyx marble or Egyptian alabaster. Travertine is  formed when minerals in the ground are disintergrated in the ground  water, which is forced to the surface by natural springs, rivers, and even  forced above ground from geysers.





Porcelain Tile
Travertine

Travertine Will Last More Than Porcelain
When limestone is pressurized it becomes travertine, which is one step  under becoming marble. As a matter of fact Travertine flooring tiles  look very alike to expensive marble tiles. Manufactures cut the  travertine into floor tiles, then polish, and finish them. 

The finished  Travertine flooring tiles have a measure of hardness of 3 or 4 rating,  which makes them more durable. This makes them much greater to use  than porcelain tiles.
Travertine was firts used by the Roman for floor, however nowadays it is also well used for countertops, and walls as well as showers.


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Pricewise Travertine is Getting Close to Porcelain, Sometimes Cheaper
Because of the economy travertine can be found as the the same price as porcelain, if not lower.


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