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The leading Countertop & Flooring Company

 Houston, Texas

 

THE SLATE COMPANY, is one of the leading natural stone distributors, fabricators, and installers in Texas. We carry a large selection of premium Turkish Travertine, Italian Travertine, Mexican Travertine, Moroccan Travertine in tiles, slabs, mosaics, tumbled, borders, pavers, patterns, filled, unfilled, chiseled, moldings, and meshes.

Most of our travertine comes in Noce, Gold, Ivory, Walnut, Light Walnut, Red, and beige colors and most of our travertine tiles comes in several sizes such as 12*12, 16*16, 18*18, 24*24, and patterns. Our Tumbled travertine tiles comes in 4*4, 6*6, 12*12, and  16*16 .

Technical data for Travertine tiles


Travertine tiles are a very dense form of Calcium Carbonate and although a Limestone, Limestone, Travertine is more usually considered as a Marble.Colours vary from pale to dark cream with attractive surface varigation.Due to it's formation voids occur in the surface, these are either filled at the Quarry or during fixing.

Used since Roman times as a building material Travertine tiles with their unique qualities as a flooring material lend itself to many domestic and commercial applications. Harder than most Limestone, Travertine tiles are usually available in 12mm thickness, an important consideration when floor levels are an issue.

Choosing Travertine

Travertine tiles are a hardwearing, practical yet timeless floor covering that has to be seen to be appreciated. All the materials shown here are on display in our Showrooms together with other examples of this stunning material.

There are several types of finish available so this versatile material can suit almost any application from "rustic" to contemporary. The surface appearance of the tile depends on the cutting technique at the quarry. Tiles are either cut with the natural grain of the stone or contra cut against the natural grain. The former giving a linear movement in the surface markings, the latter giving more variegated markings in a non linear format.

 

 

FOR MORE INFO CALL (713) 780.0054


.PHONE: (713) 780 0054......... FAX: (281) 404 5631........TOLL FREE: 1-888-21-SLATE........EMAIL: INFO@THESLATECOMPANY.COM ..... ..10101 Harwin Dr Suite# 322, Houston, Texas 77036 USA