We are considering travertine for both bath flooring and walls in a steam shower. We are a busy family with lots of kids. The bathroom would have high traffic and we really prefer low maintenance materials. We really like the look and feel of travertine, but also find the low maintenance features of poreclin attractive. 1) Can we use travertine in a steam shower? 2) What will happen to travertine if we don't spend much time on maintenance? Thanks!

 

Dear Dahyen:

And how good is the installer?...

Hone-finished travertine is a terrific choice and low-maintenance for the project you have in mind (its polished counterpart would be too much of a maintenance ticket), but the stone itself is as good as the installer that sets it in place. But then again, that is valid even for porcelain tiles, even if not to such a dramatic extent.

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