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Author: schlengSubject: travertine best stone for pool deck?Posted: 19 Dec 2009 at 9:48pmI dont agree with most of your comments. 1. Best quality travertine is from Turkey.This is a matter of opinion. I have seen travertine installations where the stone came from both places. I am not saying that ALL travertine from Turkey is inferior, but the travertine from Peru was far superior and breathtakingly beautiful. In addition, Italy has top notch travertine. 2. Peru is a new continent and it takes millions of years for travertine to develop.All of the continents are billions of years old.http://research.unc.edu/endeavors/spr97/ur.html 3. Tumbled travertine must be used to prevent slipping around pools.Travertine is not slippery by nature. It does not have to be tumbled to not be slippery. 4. Chiseled travertine, no larger than 6x12 size, should be used for driveways and the chiseled edges are for the tires to grab on; the honed surface is for not absorbing a potential oil spill immediately.I dont know why a tire would grab onto a chiseled edge. Also, just because travertine is chiseled does not mean that it is honed. 5. Holes mean that the travertine is not premium grade. I agree with you here! 6. Tumbled travertine is rounded so to avoid sharp corners. Surface is lightly aged (?) for the feet to grab onto. When travertine is laid correctly, there are no sharp corners. As mentioned above, one of the advantages of travertine is that it is not slippery.Edited by findstone - 21 Dec 2009 at 7:20pm
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