Dear Mary:
Travertine has an history of being among the best stones for installations outdoors, and it feels very comfortable at being in contact with water.
After all, the Coliseum in Roma was built some 2000 odd years ago and it's still going strong!
J
However, there are one other paramount factor that enters into play, namely your perception of maintenance. Habits have changed greatly over the past couple of generations. The perception of cleanness was quite different when my grandmother was around. A swept floor was a clean floor back then – period. Now everything must be immaculate, super-squeaky-clean, sanitized and unscathed all the time. And that is what creates all too many problems when it comes to stone maintenance. Instead of relaxing and enjoying their stones, certain people become literally slaves of them. So, you see, your travertine will change over time. It will age and adapt to the new environment. It will create an all too important patina for itself and so on.
Whether you will see that natural occurring change like something that must be rectified is the real difference in the maintenance requirements of your stone. From virtually nothing to a nightmarish proportion!
You are the only person on planet Earth with a sure answer to that.
J
May I ask you now to please read and e-sign our Statement of Purpose at:
http://www.marblecleaning.org/purpose.htm?
Ciao and good luck,
Mauri
Article ID: 1580
Created On: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 6:54 AM
Last Updated On: Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Authored by: Maurizio Bertoli [mail@mbstone.com]
Online URL: https://marblecleaning.org/knowledgebase/article.php?id=1580