Adora Resort Hotel Project

Type: Building Project

Date: 2023/7/27

Natural Stone Travertine?
Travertine begins as a calcareous dispersion that is later precipitated by hot mineral springs. The result of this formation method is a honeycomb structure with visible surface voids and voids when finished.
Travertine usually comes in 'cross-cut' or 'vein-cut' formats. Grainy tiles are cut so that the surface plane of the tile is parallel to the existing long grains, cross-cut tiles are cut perpendicular to these grains. After the tiles are cut, they are either filled with a resin suitable for their color or left unfilled. In general, voids are only left unfilled in Tumbled, Brushed, or Splitface overlays and are filled during the grouting process.
Although filling the voids provides a smoother surface, in general use some small areas of filling may become dislodged or previously unpunched holes may become visible.
This is not unusual and the holes should be refilled with a suitable resin or mortar. Travertine tiles may require additional adhesive to be applied to the back of the tile to fill larger gaps.