Travertine with Listello Mosaic Border

Client : Homeowner in San Diego
Info : Travertine and listello cleaning, polishing, honing

Listello Mosaic Needed Special Care

This stylish floor was installed with natural travertine tile and bordered with a delicate listello mosaic inlay. Listello means “thin strip” in Italian and is often used as a decorative border in tile installations to break up the repetitive look of the floor.

Unfortunately, unsightly dirt and debris had settled into the grout, and the floor was in need of a good deep cleaning, as well as polishing and honing. It was important not to damage the listello mosaic inlay.

The Solution

The professionals at Set in Stone Restoration were able to carefully clean the travertine tile and grout without damaging the delicate listello mosaic inlay. The floor was then polished and honed to the homeowner’s preference.

For more information about travertine restoration, such as etch removal, lippage removal (leveling uneven tiles), crack and chip repair, stain removal, sealing, filling naturally-occurring travertine holes, as well as honed, slightly polished, or high-gloss polished finish, watch one or more of these short videos: Floating TravertineTravertine Strip, Hone, and Repolish, and Travertine Repair, Restoration, and Polishing or visit our Travertine Services page.


Do you have natural stone with listello mosaic borders? Don’t just let anyone clean your beautiful floors. Look to the listello experts at Set-in-Stone Restoration. We are a proud and certified Stone & Tile PRO Partner. If live in the San Diego area and you need marble floor polishing, travertine floor honing, or any other natural stone repair, restoration, or maintenance, contact us online or call 619-246-0240 today.
Natural stone listellos are typically made of limestone. The designs found on natural stone listellos are etched into the stone by a waterjet process, creating a rich, three-dimensional texture and a multitude of design and pattern options, including Old World, Asian and contemporary designs.Read more : http://www.ehow.com/info_8609317_listello-tile.html