Travertine is a banded, compact type of limestone* formed near streams and hot or cold springs where calcium carbonate is deposited and evaporation results in a calcite-rich supersaturated solution.  It is one of the most frequently used and sought after natural stones in today’s modern architecture landscape. The process of its formation results in some incredible geological phenomena throughout the world, from Turkey to China to Spain to Guatemala to Yellowstone National Park right here in the United States.  These breathtaking occurrences generally take the form of large terraces, pools or “walls," and are indicative of the natural beauty that travertine and limestone possess.  Several examples of these pools and terraces are shown below:  

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Travertine, Marble, Slate, and Limestone provide an unmatched combination of natural beauty, affordability, luxury, and durability for a variety of projects.  Generally these materials come in tiles that range from 3/8’’ to 5/8’’ thick depending on the format, making them excellent options for interior applications as well as exterior applications where there is an available concrete surface to install upon and the tile will not be exposed to freeze-thaw cycles. 

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Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! We just wanted to share some pictures we received from a customer of ours that installed our Arandis Dream 18x26 Granite Mini Slabs in their bathroom and our Santa Cecilia 18x26 Granite Mini Slabs in their kitchen. Here is a quote from the customer: 

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18x31 Granite Mini-slabs and 18x26 Granite Mini-slabs vs. Full Slabs and Granite Tile 

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The Versailles pattern, sometimes also referred to as the French pattern or the Ashlar pattern, is a multi-sized pattern that offers builders and homeowners a variety of benefits.  The first benefit is that aesthetically the Versailles pattern is an extremely attractive option.  The use of four different sizes (8x8, 8x16, 16x16, and 16x24) does a great job of breaking up large areas such as living rooms and patios, but is also surprisingly adaptable to smaller areas such as hallways and bathrooms, providing important continuity when desired.  

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Before deciding on a natural stone tile for your home or garden, there are a few things you should know about your material and format options. After all, you want to make sure that the stone and the look that you choose is well suited for the application. You will want to know what kind of care it will require, what areas it is designed to cover, and most importantly, if it possesses the durability to last for a lifetime. 

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Hi Everyone!!! 

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We would like to welcome all of our visitors to the newly updated Rock Bottom Tile and Stone LLC online showroom. This is the fourth complete upgrade that we have made to our site since Rock Bottom started doing business with customers nationwide in 2008. Our goal with the new site is to provide you with a higher level of functionality, more pictures of material both install and in stock, and more information so that you can make an informed decision on your natural stone selection. 

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Welcome to the new Rockbottom web site. We are still in the final phases of testing but will be finished soon. If while using the web site you find any bugs please feel free to contact our web design team, ITzetta LLC, info@itzetta.com.