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Silver-Grey Stone, Split Along Its Own Grain

Silver travertine with a hand-split face, supplied as a 15.2 x 61cm ledger panel, by Hyperion Tiles.

Silver travertine is the cool member of the family: a soft pewter grey running from near-white to charcoal along the mineral seams, with none of the honey warmth that marks the classic stone. Split rather than sawn, each narrow strip breaks along its own bedding plane, and the fracture exposes a crystalline face that catches light in flecks. The effect on a grey stone is quite different to a cream one — warm stone bounces light back at you, whereas this reads as depth and shadow, closer in feeling to slate or a weathered flint wall than to a Mediterranean terrace.

Because the palette is essentially monochrome, it sits comfortably in contemporary rooms where a busier stone would fight the joinery. Use it on a media wall, a chimney breast, an entrance hall return or the panelled face of a kitchen island, and light it from above or below rather than straight on — grazing light is what pulls the relief out. The 61cm panel width means the courses run long and the vertical joints all but vanish, so even a modest wall reads as continuous coursed stonework rather than tiling. It performs well in bathrooms and on a shower return, provided you accept that a textured face needs a brush rather than a wipe, and on floors it is best reserved for defined decorative areas.

Product specification

Product Name: Silver Travertine Split Face Ledger Panel

Brand: Hyperion Tiles

Material: Silver Travertine — natural stone

Finish: Split Face — natural riven texture

Colour: Grey

Available Sizes: 15.2 x 61cm

Suitability: Internal walls and floors — bathrooms, showers, wet rooms, hallways

Underfloor Heating: Suitable

Frostproof: No — internal use only

Sealing: Required — before grouting and again after

Sold By: The tile — 10.8 tiles per m²
Delivery

In-stock orders are dispatched within 3–5 working days, with express options available. Special-order and made-to-order ranges carry their own lead time, shown on the product page and confirmed when you order. Pallet, slab, large-format and bathware orders travel on a specialist off-load service — we confirm the timescale and book a date that suits you before dispatch.

Delivery is calculated at checkout from your order and postcode (we do not offer showroom collection) and UK delivery is free on orders over £1,000 on most ranges. For pallet deliveries please tell us about access issues in advance — low trees or bridges, narrow roads or gateways, gravel drives, or no turning or unloading space — as a re-delivery charge may apply if we cannot complete delivery.

When your order arrives

Please check your delivery as soon as it arrives. Once goods are unloaded they become the responsibility of the receiver, so if anything isn’t right, contact us within three working days and we’ll put it right quickly.

Returns

To request a return, contact Hyperion within 14 days of delivery. For eligible online consumer cancellations, you have a further 14 days after telling us to send the goods back. Contact us for the correct return address; your statutory cancellation does not depend on our authorisation.

Additional supplier returns have their own eligibility rules, charges and exclusions. These do not override statutory cancellation rights or rights for faulty goods. See our refund policy and supplier return guidance before arranging a return.

Product Frequently Asked Questions

Do these natural stone mosaics need sealing?

Yes. Marble, travertine, limestone and onyx are porous stones, so they should be sealed with a good impregnating stone sealer before grouting and again once the grout has cured. Sealing before grouting is the step most often skipped, and it is the one that stops grout haze staining the face of the stone. In a shower or wet room, expect to re-apply the sealer every couple of years.

Will the mosaic I receive look exactly like the photograph?

No, and that is the point of natural stone. Veining, tone and the density of markings shift from block to block, so your sheets will be their own thing rather than a copy of the photograph. Order the whole job in one go so it comes from a single batch, then open several boxes at once and shuffle the sheets as you lay, which spreads any variation evenly instead of leaving it in patches.

Can I order a sample before I commit?

Yes. A sample swatch is £2 and is posted to you, which is the sensible way to judge natural stone against your own light, paint and sanitaryware. You are also very welcome to see full sheets in our Ascot showroom, where you can lay them next to the rest of your scheme.

Can these be used on a bathroom floor or inside a shower?

Yes, provided the stone is properly sealed and the substrate is sound and tanked. Mosaics are particularly good on shower floors because the dense grout joints give grip and the small pieces follow a fall to the waste without needing cuts. Bear in mind that a polished finish is considerably more slippery underfoot when wet than a honed, tumbled or brushed one.

Are these mosaics suitable for underfloor heating?

Yes. Natural stone conducts heat well and is one of the better surfaces to lay over underfloor heating. Use a flexible adhesive and a flexible grout, leave the system off until the adhesive and grout have fully cured, then bring the temperature up gradually over several days rather than all at once.

What grout should I use with a stone mosaic?

A fine, unsanded grout is best for the narrow joints found in mosaic sheets — sanded grouts can scratch a polished or honed surface as you work them in. Seal the stone first, choose a grout tone close to the mid-tone of the stone unless you actively want the pattern outlined, and clean the faces as you go rather than letting haze set.

Can I use these outside?

We recommend these mosaics for internal use. Marble, limestone and travertine are frost-sensitive and will etch and weather in a British winter, and a mesh-backed sheet is not the ideal build-up for an exposed terrace. If you have an external or poolside scheme in mind, talk to us first and we will point you at something specified for it.

How should I clean and look after natural stone mosaics?

Use warm water and a pH-neutral stone cleaner. Keep anything acidic well away — limescale removers, vinegar, lemon and most bathroom sprays will etch a dull mark into marble, travertine and limestone within seconds. Avoid bleach and abrasive pads too, and wipe up splashes of wine, oil or toiletries promptly rather than letting them sit.

Do you deliver, and what does it cost?

We deliver throughout the UK, and delivery is free on orders over £1,000. Below that it is calculated at checkout. Stone is heavy, so larger orders travel palletised to a kerbside — please make sure someone is on site to check the boxes over before the driver leaves.

Can I see this mosaic in person?

Please do. Our family-run showroom is at 67 High Street, Ascot, and stone is one of those materials that really does need to be seen rather than scrolled past. Bring your paint colours and a photograph of the room and our team will help you work through it. Call 01344 620211 if you would like to check we have a particular mosaic out on display.

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Installation & Care Tips

Installation & care

  • Sealing & Adhesive: Seal with an impregnating stone sealer before grouting and again once the grout has cured. Test the sealer on an offcut first: on a pale grey stone some sealers pull the tone noticeably darker, which may be exactly what you want or exactly what you do not. Fix with a white, non-slump flexible S1 adhesive so the panels hold position on a vertical face while curing.
  • Layout: Get the substrate plumb and true before the first panel goes up — grazing light is the point of this stone, and the same raking light that flatters the relief will expose a bowed wall mercilessly. Start from a levelled batten, butt the panels tight so the courses run unbroken, and stagger the vertical joints between courses. Return the panels around external corners with a mitre or a purpose-made corner rather than leaving a sawn grey edge on show.
  • Cleaning: Warm water and a pH-neutral stone cleaner only, applied with a soft brush that can reach into the fracture. Acidic limescale removers, vinegar and bleach will etch a permanent dull mark into the split face and leach the darker charcoal seams towards a flat, washed-out grey.
PLAN IT ONCE. KEEP IT TOGETHER.

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