Advice on kitchen floor - clean and seal travertine(how?) or replace?

6 years ago

kitchen (and cloakroom) in my new house (1870, solid construction) have been floored with travertine which is quite textured and I think hasn't been sealed.
Problems to solve:
1: keeping it clean - not great for hygiene as it can't be mopped thoroughly - will get a lot of (maybe muddy) traffic too, as door opens straight from garden - so can I clean it? How? And seal it? with what?
2. Is it unsuitable anyway? It looks great but doesn't fully extend to walls under the units (may change layout) - plus, I cook a lot and would prefer not to stand on stone.
3. If replacing it, should I float an (eg wood or perhaps lino) floor over it? Or will it have to come out?
4 Also, issues re breathability of floor and effect on solid walls
Any thoughts welcome! Budget is tight (lots to spend on rectifying wall problems (in-render, re-render in lime).

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6 years ago
Hi, you can get professionals to clean and seal your stone. You can also do it yourself, but I'd presume the professional clean would be better. I've sealed my own stone tiles and it was very easy. A simple wipe on then off process.
From what I understand your stone is uneven surface. From that I think you can't put flooring on top without leveling it out. And considering it doesn't cover all the floor, I'd remove it if you were planning a new floor finish.
But if your not fussed for the floor, and watching your budget, and plan to replace it at some stage, I'd get my DIY on with some stone cleaner and sealer.
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