Photo is for reference only. Color, veining, and shading vary between slabs. This stone is brought in per order, so tell us your full run and we will source slabs from the same block.

Beige Travertine

Quarry: Turkey
Surface Finish: Polished
Edges: Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness: 18 mm
Requires Sealing: Yes

Bare feet on a pool surround in April sun, and the stone has held almost no heat. Beige Travertine works indoors and out, and its pits and channels record how it formed rather than marking a flaw.

Quarry	Turkey
Surface Finish	Polished
Edges	Natural (Unpolished)
Thickness	18 mm
Requires Sealing	Yes

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Why Choose Beige Travertine

100% Natural A sedimentary stone formed at hot springs, with pits and channels that record how it was deposited.

Stays Cool Underfoot Holds very little heat, which makes it a natural choice for pool surrounds in Philippine sun.

Works Indoors and Out Floors, cladding, bathrooms, patios and pool coping, all in one material.

Outlasts the Kitchen Around It Cabinets date and hardware gets swapped, but the stone stays. Most counters outlive at least one renovation of everything around them.

What Is Beige Travertine?

A stone with holes in it, and that is the point.

Beige Travertine is a warm, sedimentary stone in ivory, beige, gold, walnut and rust tones, distinguished by the small pits and channels running through it. Those voids are not a defect. They are the reason the material looks the way it does.

The color runs in soft horizontal bands rather than the sweeping veins of marble, which gives a floor or a wall a layered, textural quality that reads as depth rather than pattern.

How Does Travertine Form?

It forms where mineral-rich water emerges at hot springs and limestone caves. Dissolved calcium carbonate precipitates out of the water and builds up in layers, and gas escaping through the deposit leaves the characteristic holes behind.

That origin makes travertine a close relative of marble and limestone. All three are calcium carbonate, which matters for how you clean them.

Should You Choose Filled or Unfilled?

The pits can be left open or filled with resin or cement during processing, and the choice changes both the look and the practicality.

Filled travertine gives a smoother, more uniform surface that is easier to clean and better suited to kitchens and high-traffic floors. Unfilled keeps the texture visible and reads more rustic, though the open pits collect dust and are harder to mop.

For a wall or a feature, unfilled is the more striking choice. For anything underfoot or wiped down regularly, filled is the sensible one.

Why the Mesh Backing?

Every slab ships with a fiberglass mesh bonded to the reverse. Travertine is more fragile than granite because of those internal voids, and the mesh holds it together through handling, transport and installation.

This is standard practice rather than a sign of poor material. It is also why travertine should be laid on a fully bonded bed rather than spot-fixed.

How Much Does Beige Travertine Cost?

Prices are subject to change without prior notice.

Item	Starting Rates
Beige Travertine	On request
Fabrication	₱500 per lm
Installation	₱500 per lm
Sink or hob cut-outs	₱500 per set

Cut-out charges apply only when installation is included. Delivery is priced based on distance from your nearest Stone Depot branch.

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Where Can You Use Beige Travertine?

One material across an entire project, indoors and out.

Pool surrounds are where travertine genuinely outperforms the alternatives.

Flooring in living areas, lobbies and hallways
Wall cladding and feature walls
Bathroom floors, walls and shower surrounds
Patios, terraces and garden paths
Pool surrounds and pool coping

The stone barely holds heat, so it stays comfortable underfoot when a dark granite or a ceramic tile would be too hot to stand on.

Its porosity helps here too, because the surface grips better when wet than a polished stone does. Specify unfilled or a textured finish anywhere people walk barefoot.

Running the same material from an indoor floor out onto a terrace is the other reason people choose it. Few stones look equally right in a bathroom and beside a pool.

How Do You Clean Beige Travertine?

Three habits, and acid is the thing to avoid.

Use Only Travertine-Safe Cleaner

Travertine is calcium carbonate, so vinegar, lemon and most bathroom descalers will etch it. A pH-neutral stone cleaner is the only safe daily product.

Sweep Before You Mop

Grit dragged across a soft stone scratches it, and on an unfilled surface the pits hold that grit. Sweeping or vacuuming first does more for the finish than the mopping does.

Never Use Abrasives

Scouring pads and powders will scratch travertine, and steam cleaners can drive moisture into the voids. A soft mop and a light touch are enough.

We stock specially-formulated stone cleaners at every branch, so pick one up when you collect your order.

How Do You Care for Beige Travertine?

Three habits that decide how it wears.

Seal It When It Needs It

Travertine is genuinely porous, so sealing is not optional here. Reseal when it needs it, which can be as often as every six months, and wet areas or pool surrounds will want it sooner still.

Watch the Bathroom Products

Limescale removers, toilet cleaners and some cosmetics are acidic enough to etch the surface. Keep them off the stone rather than trusting a wipe afterwards.

Refill Pits as They Open

On filled travertine the resin can work loose over years of traffic, leaving open pits behind. A fabricator can refill them, and catching it early keeps the floor even.

Is Beige Travertine Good for Floors?

One of the better stones for the Philippine climate.

Yes. Travertine suits a warm climate better than almost any other natural stone, and the reasons are practical rather than aesthetic.

It barely holds heat, so it stays cool underfoot through the afternoon.
The textured surface grips better than polished stone when wet, which matters around pools and in bathrooms.
The same material works indoors and outdoors, so a floor can run straight out onto a terrace.
Sealing is needed from time to time, because the stone is genuinely porous.
It is softer than granite, so grit and heavy furniture will mark it over time.

The trade-off is maintenance. This is not a fit-and-forget floor in the way porcelain or granite is, and anyone who wants zero upkeep should look elsewhere.

What you get in exchange is warmth and texture that manufactured tile does not reproduce. A travertine floor reads as material rather than as surface, and it improves with a bit of wear rather than looking tired.

Does Beige Travertine Need Sealing?

Non-negotiable, but on the stone’s schedule.

Yes. Travertine is the most porous stone we carry, so sealing matters more here than on any granite or marble.

Those internal voids that give the stone its character also give liquids somewhere to go. Unsealed travertine will absorb oil, wine, coffee and pool chemicals, and a stain that has soaked into a pit is difficult to lift.

Test it when you are unsure. Put a small pool of water on the surface, leave it 15 minutes and wipe. A darker patch where the water sat means the sealer has worn through.

Sealing resists staining and does not prevent etching. Acid dissolves calcium carbonate on contact, so keeping vinegar and descalers off the stone is a separate discipline from sealing, which the water test tells you when to repeat.

Travertine vs Granite and Porcelain

Three ways to floor a warm-climate house.

Choose travertine if comfort underfoot matters

Nothing else stays this cool in Philippine heat, and around a pool that is the whole argument. It also carries texture and warmth that a manufactured tile cannot reproduce.

Choose granite if you want the floor to look after itself

Granite is harder, far less porous and does not etch. It gets hot in direct sun and it reads as harder-edged, but it asks almost nothing of you.

Choose porcelain if budget and maintenance lead

Porcelain never needs sealing and costs less across a large floor. It cannot match the depth of real stone, and a chipped tile shows its manufactured body immediately.

On pool surrounds, travertine wins outright

Cool, grippy when wet and unbothered by sun. Granite gets hot, marble weathers, and polished anything becomes hazardous the moment someone climbs out of the water.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the holes in travertine?

They are gas voids, formed as the stone was deposited at hot springs and carbon dioxide escaped through the setting mineral. They run through the body of the stone rather than sitting only on the surface.

The pits are a characteristic of the material rather than a fault, and they are what distinguishes travertine from the limestone and marble it is otherwise related to.

Should you buy filled or unfilled travertine?

Filled for anything underfoot or wiped down regularly, because a smoother surface is far easier to keep clean. Unfilled for walls and features, where the texture is the point.

Filling uses resin or cement and can work loose over years of traffic. A fabricator can refill open pits, and catching it early keeps a floor even.

Does travertine etch?

Yes. Travertine is calcium carbonate like marble, so vinegar, lemon, wine and acidic cleaners all dissolve a microscopic layer on contact and leave a dull mark.

No sealer prevents this, because etching is a chemical reaction on the surface rather than absorption. Keeping acids off the stone is the only real defense.

Is travertine slippery around a pool?

Less than most stone, which is why it is a standard choice for pool surrounds. The porous, slightly textured surface grips better when wet than a polished finish does.

Specify unfilled or a textured finish for anywhere people walk barefoot. A filled and honed surface is smoother and correspondingly less grippy.

Does travertine really stay cool underfoot?

Yes, noticeably. The stone holds very little heat compared with dark granite or ceramic tile, which is a genuine advantage in Philippine sun.

This is the practical reason it turns up around pools and on terraces so often. A dark stone in the same position can become too hot to stand on by mid-afternoon.

Why do the slabs have mesh on the back?

Travertine is more fragile than granite because of the internal voids, and a bonded fiberglass mesh holds the slab together through handling, transport and installation.

It is standard practice for this material rather than a sign of poor quality. It does mean travertine should be laid on a fully bonded bed rather than spot-fixed.

Can travertine be used for kitchen countertops?

It can, but it is not what we would recommend. A kitchen counter meets calamansi, vinegar and tomato daily, and travertine etches on contact with all three.

For countertops, granite or engineered quartz will serve you far better. Travertine earns its place on floors, walls and around pools.

Where can you buy Beige Travertine in the Philippines?

Stone Depot carries Beige Travertine at all five branches: Cebu, Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo and Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Travertine is indent order, so your material is brought in for your project rather than held in the yard. Ask your branch about current lead time.

Color and pit density vary between batches, so tell us the full area when you order and we will bring in material from a single batch. All branches are open Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and you can message any branch on Facebook or email email@stonedepot.com.

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