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Care & Installation

Sealing intervals, cleaners that damage travertine, substrate requirements and the mistakes that show up a year later. Written for whoever does the work, and for whoever signs off on it.

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Cleaning Travertine: What Works, and What Permanently Damages It

Travertine is calcium carbonate. That single fact predicts almost everything about how it must be cleaned — including which everyday products will etch it on first contact.

4 min read
Four people standing and crouching over long travertine slabs laid out across a workshop floor for inspection

The Travertine Installation Mistakes That Show Up a Year Later

Most travertine problems are not material failures. They are substrate, adhesive, grout and finish decisions — all of which are cheap to get right on day one and expensive to redo.

5 min read