Cleaning Tips & Preventative Measures to Ensure the Lasting Beauty of Travertine Tiles!

Travertine is one of the most elegant looking stones used for flooring for many reasons. Its beauty and durability are most likely its main features that add a huge hype on its popularity. The best thing about Travertine is that it is available in a wide variety of earth tones such as browns, beige, rust and tans. Once a right kind of Travertine is used in your flooring, it will add a lifetime of beauty to your home, but only if it’s properly cared for. 

So, if you want your travertine tiles to last a lifetime, it is imperative to learn the ins and outs of its care. While it is a low-maintenance stone, below are some basic cleaning tips that will help you keep your travertine tiles looking like new.

Cleaning Tips -

Though travertine can endure years of wear and tear, it is not as firm as granite or marble. It simply means that travertine tiles can become etched over time if not cared properly. To maintain the lasting shine of this kind of flooring, you need to clean up the spills as quickly as possible. It will also avoid staining.

• Take lukewarm water and pour the adequate amount of a stone cleaner in it. 

• Clean the floor with this solution on a regular basis. 

• Do not use acidic cleaners (such as vinegar or lemon), grout cleaners or generic bathroom cleaners. These kinds of cleaners contain abrasive ingredients that can scratch the stone. Acidity can also etch the stone.

• Always use the soft cloth or sponge to clean up the spills or floor. 

• If you are using a mop, make sure it is clean and free of any residual grit or dirt that might scratch the stone.

• Keep floors free of grit by regularly using a clean dust mop, not a vacuum because the wheels of a vacuum can potentially scratch the stone.

Preventative Maintenance -

Keep in mind some simple steps of preventative care to keep your travertine floor looking like new for long years.

• If the countertops are made of travertine, use coasters underneath glasses, cans and bottles as the rings from such objects can leave a ring stain which can actually etch the stone's surface. 

• Use a tray to hold toiletries on a bathroom counter. It will help keep chemicals from damaging the stone. 

• Dirt and grit can also etch the flooring. So, if you are in heavily trafficked areas, consider using doormats or area rugs to protect the floors. 

Accept the fact that through cleaning tips and preventive measures, you can ensure the lasting beauty and durability of your travertine flooring but still there would come a time when your travertine tiles will get etched, scratched or stained as well as look marred and damaged, not to worry at such a situation. You just need to call a professional stone refinisher; he will refinish your stone!