Silver Travertine

Silver travertine is the grey member of the tumbled travertine family. The base is a light-to-medium grey with bands of darker charcoal and occasional cream streaks, more directional than the browns and beiges, so a Silver deck has visible movement even from a distance. It has the same open pits, cool surface and rounded tumbled edges as Ivory or Walnut, and it is chosen for modern pool decks, grey-and-white color schemes, and anywhere a beige stone would fight with a grey house or a slate roof. It ages to a slightly lighter, more even grey as the surface wears.

What this collection contains

Most of the 44 products are natural stone. Coping: bullnose and eased edge in 4x9, 6x12, 12x12, 12x24, 14x24, 16x24, 24x36 and 16x48, with two remodel drop-face profiles. Tumbled pavers: 12x12, 16x16, 12x24, 16x24, 24x24, 24x36, 24x48 and 36x36 at 1-1/4" and 2". One 24x72 tread at 2" serves steps and wall caps. The collection also holds four porcelain pavers in a silver travertine look, 3/4" (20 mm) through-body and rectified with a matte face, in 24x24, 24x36 and 24x48. They match the color of the stone closely and are meant for the same jobs where a frost-proof, no-seal surface is preferred, or for a rooftop or pedestal application where 3/4" thickness and a flat rectified edge are needed.

Mixing stone and porcelain

A workable combination is Silver travertine coping, which gives the rounded bullnose or crisp eased edge that porcelain cannot easily provide, with the silver-look porcelain as the deck field. The color match is close but not identical, since porcelain repeats a printed pattern and travertine does not, so order a sample of each. The porcelain vs natural stone guide lays out the trade-offs. For an all-stone deck, 12x24 eased edge coping with 24x36 pavers in a stacked layout is the usual modern spec, and 6x12 bullnose with 16x24 pavers the traditional one.

Sister greys

Silver anchors the silver and gray color page. Silver River is the same family with stronger, wavier banding, and Tundra Grey is the smooth marble alternative if you want grey without pits. The travertine color guide compares Silver with the warmer colors under the same light.

Also sold as: "Silver Travertine" and "Silver Tumbled" at distributors are the same type of stone. Our Silver is a close match; check the distributor name cross-reference and compare a sample before ordering a pallet.