Apexstone
Italian Travertine Romano Tiles - Floor, Wall & Backsplash
Italian Travertine Romano (意大利罗马洞) cut-to-size floor tiles, wall tiles, and backsplash tiles with warm beige base and natural voids. Filled honed, filled polished, unfilled brushed, and unfilled tumbled finishes. Suitable for floors, walls, bathrooms, fireplace surrounds, and feature surfaces. Travertine tile supplier Apexstone - 42+ countries since 2002.
Highlights
- Cut-to-size Italian travertine tiles in 600x600 mm, 800x800 mm, and custom formats
- Filled honed, filled polished, unfilled brushed, and unfilled tumbled finishes
- Suitable for floor tiles, wall tiles, backsplashes, bathroom tiles, and fireplace surrounds
- Warm beige base with natural voids characteristic of Travertine Classico Roma
- CNC precision cutting with ±0.5 mm thickness calibration
Specifications
| Stone Type | Travertine |
|---|---|
| Commercial Name | Travertine Classico Roma (意大利罗马洞) |
| Origin | Italy |
| Base Color | Warm Beige |
| Natural Feature | Natural voids and pores characteristic of travertine |
| Backlit | No |
| Density | 2.3-2.7 g/cm³ |
| Water Absorption | 1-3% |
| Mohs Hardness | 4-5 |
| Compressive Strength | 60-120 MPa |
| Tile Formats | 600x600 mm (24x24 inch), 800x800 mm (32x32 inch), custom cut-to-size |
| Thickness Options | 10 mm (3/8 inch) for walls, 18 mm (3/4 inch) for floors, 20 mm (3/4 inch) for high-traffic |
| Available Finishes | Filled honed, filled polished, unfilled brushed, unfilled tumbled |
| Edge Profiles | Straight-cut, beveled, chamfered |
| Frost Resistance | Yes, when properly sealed |
| Sealing Required | Yes - penetrating sealer before and after grouting |
| Recommended Styles | Classical, Traditional, Mediterranean, Modern, Transitional |
| Applications | Floor Tiles, Wall Tiles, Backsplashes, Bathroom Tiles, Fireplace Surrounds |
| MOQ | From 50 m² (538 sq ft) |
| Lead Time | 25-35 days from drawing approval |
Product Detail
Italian Classico Roma travertine from Lazio is the warm beige classic that architects keep specifying — and that tile importers keep losing money on, for reasons that have nothing to do with taste. Travertine is a porous stone, and its natural holes, combined with loose thickness tolerances from commodity suppliers, turn routine tile orders into site disputes. This page explains both problems and how Apexstone controls them on every Classico Roma travertine tile order.
The Pain Point: Open Holes and Thickness Drift on a Porous Stone
Classico Roma travertine carries the natural pore structure that gives it character — and that makes it fundamentally different from marble or granite tile. Two things go wrong when a supplier treats it like any other beige tile. First, hole treatment is not specified: filled tiles arrive with resin-filled pores, unfilled tiles arrive open — and if the order mixes both without anyone deciding, the finished floor shows inconsistent texture under light. Second, thickness drifts: when tiles within one pallet vary beyond what the fixing system expects, installers fight lippage across the whole floor, burn through adhesive allowances, and blame the stone instead of the tolerance.
What this costs the buyer: a floor laid with mismatched hole treatment cannot be fixed with grout — the surface reads differently panel to panel, and the client sees it the moment sunlight rakes across the room. Thickness drift shows up as lippage, which is one of the most common grounds for rejecting a stone floor at handover. Both defects are visible, both are expensive to remediate, and both are entirely preventable at the factory stage — which is why experienced importers now audit hole treatment and calibration before they place the order, not after the container lands.
Our Solution: Declared Hole Treatment and ±0.5 mm Calibration
Apexstone supplies Classico Roma travertine tiles with the two controls that decide the floor's outcome made explicit at order stage: the hole treatment is a named surface specification, and every tile is machine-calibrated.
1. Four Named Finishes, One Decision Per Project
Our travertine tile range covers filled honed, filled polished, unfilled brushed and unfilled tumbled surfaces. The choice is yours — filled surfaces for a smooth, contemporary floor where the pores are closed and the surface cleans evenly; unfilled surfaces for the rustic, textured character where the open pores are part of the look. What matters commercially is that the treatment is written into the order, so the floor that gets installed is the floor that was specified — not a pallet-level lottery.
2. Machine Calibration to ±0.5 mm
Tiles are calibrated so thickness stays within ±0.5 mm across the order. For the installer this is the difference between a flat floor laid at pace and a floor that has to be coaxed level tile by tile. For the contractor it removes the classic "the stone is not one thickness" argument at handover, because the tolerance is a written specification, not an excuse.
3. Sizes That Match the Program
Standard formats include 600 x 600 mm (approx. 24" x 24") and 800 x 800 mm (approx. 31.5" x 31.5"), with custom sizes produced to drawing. Fewer size surprises means the laying pattern your designer drew is the pattern that gets built, and wastage on site stays predictable.
The Value for Tile Importers and Contractors
- No ambiguity at handover. Hole treatment and ±0.5 mm calibration are written specifications, which converts the two most common travertine disputes into checkable line items.
- Faster installation. Calibrated tiles lay flat without shimming, so fixing crews cover more area per day — a direct labor saving on every square meter.
- Spec-compliant material. The stone's technical profile — density 2.3 – 2.7 g/cm³, water absorption 1 – 3%, Mohs 4 – 5, compressive strength 60 – 120 MPa — is documented so project specifiers get real figures, not catalog guesses.
- Predictable wastage. Standard and made-to-order sizes keep cutting plans and site wastage within the margin you quoted.
Classico Roma Travertine Tile Specifications
| Parameter | Specification |
|---|---|
| Material | Classico Roma travertine (natural travertine) |
| Origin | Lazio, Italy |
| Appearance | Warm beige tones with natural pore structure |
| Surface finishes | Filled honed / filled polished / unfilled brushed / unfilled tumbled |
| Standard sizes | 600 x 600 mm (approx. 24" x 24"), 800 x 800 mm (approx. 31.5" x 31.5"); custom sizes to drawing |
| Thickness | From 10 mm to 20 mm (approx. 0.4" – 0.8") depending on format |
| Calibration | ±0.5 mm thickness tolerance |
| Density | 2.3 – 2.7 g/cm³ |
| Water absorption | 1 – 3% |
| Mohs hardness | 4 – 5 |
| Compressive strength | 60 – 120 MPa |
| MOQ | 50 m² (approx. 540 sq ft) |
Purchasing FAQ
Should I order filled or unfilled travertine tiles?
It depends on the look and the maintenance expectation. Filled honed or filled polished surfaces close the natural pores for a smooth, even floor. Unfilled brushed or unfilled tumbled surfaces keep the open pores for rustic character. Both are valid — the key is choosing one and writing it into the order, which is exactly how we supply.
How accurate is the thickness?
Tiles are machine-calibrated to a ±0.5 mm tolerance across the order. This is the tolerance installers need to lay large-format floor tiles flat with normal adhesive beds.
Can you produce sizes other than 600 x 600 and 800 x 800?
Yes — custom sizes are produced to drawing. Send the laying plan or the cut sizes and we will confirm production feasibility and pricing for the format.
Is travertine suitable for bathrooms and wet areas?
Classico Roma travertine is widely used in interior floors and walls, including bathrooms. Water absorption of 1 – 3% is typical for travertine; surface finish and sealing are project decisions. Tell us the application and we will advise which of the four finishes other buyers use in comparable spaces.
What is the minimum order quantity?
MOQ starts from 50 m² (approx. 540 sq ft), which suits residential projects, retail fit-outs and first trial containers for importers evaluating the Italian travertine program.
Request a Classico Roma Travertine Tile Quote
Send us the tile size, thickness, surface finish (filled or unfilled) and total area. We will reply with pricing for a calibrated, declared-finish order — the two specifications that keep travertine floors out of dispute.
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