After this travertine floor was installed, the owner noticed raised tile edges that cast shadows and was unacceptable. The installer then sanded just the edges to ‘fix’ the problem, which opened holes and created unsightly dull strips in the middle of his floor.
The owner was generally unhappy with the finished product, and wanted a higher polish to the travertine. Clean Image of Orlando went over various options with the owner and decided to use our Italian equipment with diamond abrasives to grind the floor flat. This process is done wet, and is contained so there is absolutely no dust.
After grinding the travertine flat, epoxy resins were used to fill the holes created. Epoxy resins will consolidate the stone, making it more durable, and will take a shine unlike the cementitious fill normally found in travertine.
The travertine floor is then diamond honed, diamond polished, and active polished to create a high gloss that brings out the natural beauty of a travertine floor.
The owners just purchased this home in Windermere from out of state, which included newly installed travertine floors which were poorly installed. The lippage on this floor was tripping the owners regularly. Clean Image of Orlando had to grind the floor flat. The process is done wet and is contained, so no dust is created.
Following the grind, the floor was filled with an epoxy filler instead of cementitious fill. Epoxy takes a shine as opposed to the fill that comes standard in travertine tile. The floor was completed by using diamonds to bring the floor to a low-gloss also known as a high hone finish.
This homeowner in Alaqua Lakes had lived with this sunken tile and raised travertine edges for long enough. They called Clean Image of Orlando for a solution. The Italian Klindex was used to flatten the floor. The grinding process is done wet, so it’s completely dust free, and is contained to eliminate the mess.
After the flattening process, the travertine floor was filled with an epoxy, which has advantages over cementitious fill; it will take a shine as opposed to the latter. The floor is then brought back up to a high polish using diamond resins, and an active (if desired) polishing compound afterwards.
This travertine floor in Celebration had some very obvious places where the installer had tried to fix a problem, but created a bigger one in the process. Clean Image of Orlando came into the picture on a referral from a different customer with a similar problem. Using an Italian marble machine, the floor was able to be restored to a better than factory finish.
This travertine floor in Altamonte Springs was installed with major lippage. The owners called us asking if we could reinstall their floor, but were relieved to hear that they didn’t need to. We ground the floor flat using our Italian stone working machine. The next step was filling the holes with an epoxy filler. Epoxy is used instead of a cementitious fill because epoxy is able to take a polish where as the factory fill isn’t. We finished the floor up by bringing it to a high hone.
This is another typical bad travertine installation. The key problem was lippage, or uneven tiles. We flattened the floor, and filled it with an epoxy filler, which has many advantages over cementitious fill (the factory norm.). After that, we worked the clarity back up with diamond resins. The finish was left at a high hone at the owners request.
This is an example of bad lippage and what travertine looks like after grinding and before the filling process. There are different fillers that can be used including cementitious, epoxy, polyester, acrylic and urethane. There is much skill required to have the fill remain flush with the surrounding travertine instead of recessed.