travertine

I have installed turkish travertine in living, dining and hallways a year ago, most of the slabs are chipped and have holes. can you tell me the reason as there is not much usage in those areas. thankyou

 

Dear Ami:

Unfortunately there are low-grade selections of Turkish travertine that leong in the dumpster.

But guess what: they are among the most popular with our brokers, since they're the cheapest! It's no wonder why Turkish travertine took the market by stoerm and beat the Italian and domestic travertine big time in the past couple of years! :-(

Welcome to the stone industry where the consumers are totally unprotected and everything goes!!

 

Solution to your problem"

 

Get hold a bona-fide stone restoration contractor and see what they can do for you.

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Thank you.

Ciao and good luck,

Mauri z io Bertoli