Travertine Cleaning & Polishing Brisbane & Gold Coast

Is it time to bring your travertine back to life? If your stone surface has collected dirt and grime, cracked, stained or is looking dull its time to call in the stone professionals like Marble Everlast. A huge benefit of investing in travertine or other stones is the timeless design appeal and durability. With a regular home stone cleaning regime and a professional stone floor restoration, you can have your stone floor lasting for decades.

A typical restoration would follow the following process:

Containing dust and liquid mess by masking off the area.

1. Deep cleaning the travertine surface with a suitable cleaning solution for your stone and scrub with our 17inch floor machine.
2. After the deep clean, we can see areas that require repair this includes filling any holes, chips and cracks that have formed.
3. After filling and repairing any damage, we can resurface the area with diamond pads. This step removes worn spots, etching, scratches and levels off the fill applied in step three.
4. We apply the final finish depending on your style preference, finishes are more commonly polishing or honing.
5. A sealer is applied to the surface with a lambswool, this closes the pores and helps protect the surface by preventing stains and etching.

The process for restoring a surface varies depending on the state of the stone and the damage done. Call Marble Everlast today for a free quote.

Travertine Benchtop Restoration Gold Coast & Brisbane

Kitchens are a high traffic area with a range of different substances that will come in to contact with your travertine benchtop. Travertine is a natural stone which is a porous material that will absorb. To counter this its always best to have your travertine benchtop sealed regularly. It is often said that stone should be sealed every six months to help prevent damage. When damage does occur, it can still be restored close if not the same as its former glory. At Marble Everlast, we can restore travertine benchtops that have chipped, cracked, etched or stained. Call us today for a free quote on

Travertine Floor/tile Restoration Brisbane & Gold Coast

Travertine has been used throughout the ages and has stood the test of time, making it a solid choice for all your flooring needs. Many ancient buildings that were built with travertine are still standing today, including the Colosseum. However, home floors can still be high foot traffic areas prone to dirt and grime built up in the pores, scratches, etching and chips. When this happens, we can help! Our services include deep cleaning, resurfacing with Diamond pads, your chosen finish style and sealing with a sealer to assist in closing the pores to protect your stone. Call us today for a free quote.

Travertine Bathroom Restoration Gold Coast & Brisbane

Travertine is a popular choice for bathroom tiling and vanities, given it often forms hot springs across the world. However, bathrooms are often prone to hard water mineral deposits and mould. When this occurs, and you want to bring your travertine surface back to life don’t despair! Call the Marble Everlast team for a free quote and advice to help get your beautiful travertine bathroom back.

What is travertine made of?

Travertine is a limestone rock made predominantly of calcium carbonate, making it a calcareous stone.

How Does Travertine Form?

Travertine is a sedimentary rock that forms in mineral springs but typically hot springs. Calcium carbonate known as calcite mixes with other minerals and form the patterns of swirls/movement in the stone distinctive to travertine.

How Do You Take Care Of Travertine?

The best way to take care of your travertine tiles is by ensuring your stone surface is sealed. Sealing the stone closes the pores and helps to prevent staining and etching of your surface. A regular cleaning schedule is also recommended with weekly warm water wipe downs and a monthly scrub with a stone cleaner specially designed for your travertine floor. Acids should not be used or left on the surface; this includes vinegar and lemon juice as the acid will react with the calcite in the stone causing etching. Damage from acids will also expose the pores of your stone to further staining.

Where Does Travertine Come From?

Travertine is mined from quarries found worldwide. Most of the worlds travertine is currently extracted from mines in Turkey, Italy, Iran, Mexico and Peru.

What is travertine used for?

Today travertine is more commonly used for pavers, tiles, benchtops and vanities. However, travertine has been used for various applications since the Romans who built aqueducts, monuments and even the great Colosseum out of travertine.

How are Travertine tiles made?

Travertine blocks are removed from quarries and shipped to manufacturers who process the stone. The stone slabs are cut down into equal sizes and sanded to the same width to ensure a uniform tile is created. From here the final finish is applied to the stone, standard finishes include honing and polishing.

Can travertine be used outside?

Travertine can be used outside and has been for millennia with a multitude of ancient buildings and infrastructure built from travertine.

Can travertine scratch?

Yes, like most natural surfaces travertine can scratch. However, travertine can be ground down and refinished to remove light scratches or filled with matching the stone colour. If your travertine surface has scratched call a professional stonemason to have your stone surface repaired.

Can travertine be repaired?

Yes, if your travertine surface has chipped, cracked, scratched, etched or stained it can be repaired and restored. Stonemasons can fill holes and use resins to reattach broken pieces. We can also resurface your floor with diamond pads on a floor machine to bring your travertine back to life.

Can travertine stain?

Yes, travertine is a porous surface that can stain. To avoid staining its a good idea to remove liquids or acidic substances quickly. If your stone has suffered from staining call Marble Everlast for a free quote on