diff --git a/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_value_io.py b/cqlengine/tests/columns/test_value_io.py
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+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from decimal import Decimal
+from uuid import uuid1, uuid4, UUID
+from unittest import SkipTest
+from cqlengine.tests.base import BaseCassEngTestCase
+
+from cqlengine.management import create_table
+from cqlengine.management import delete_table
+from cqlengine.models import Model
+from cqlengine import columns
+
+class BaseColumnIOTest(BaseCassEngTestCase):
+
+    TEST_MODEL = None
+    TEST_COLUMN = None
+
+    @property
+    def PKEY_VAL(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @property
+    def DATA_VAL(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(BaseColumnIOTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not cls.TEST_COLUMN: return
+        class IOTestModel(Model):
+            table_name = cls.TEST_COLUMN.db_type + "_io_test_model_{}".format(uuid4().hex[:8])
+            pkey = cls.TEST_COLUMN(primary_key=True)
+            data = cls.TEST_COLUMN()
+
+        cls.TEST_MODEL = IOTestModel
+        create_table(cls.TEST_MODEL)
+
+        #tupleify
+        if not isinstance(cls.PKEY_VAL, tuple):
+            cls.PKEY_VAL = cls.PKEY_VAL,
+        if not isinstance(cls.DATA_VAL, tuple):
+            cls.DATA_VAL = cls.DATA_VAL,
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        super(BaseColumnIOTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        if not cls.TEST_COLUMN: return
+        delete_table(cls.TEST_MODEL)
+
+    def comparator_converter(self, val):
+        """ If you want to convert the original value used to compare the model vales """
+        return val
+
+    def test_column_io(self):
+        """ Tests the given models class creates and retrieves values as expected """
+        if not self.TEST_COLUMN: return
+        for pkey, data in zip(self.PKEY_VAL, self.DATA_VAL):
+            #create
+            m1 = self.TEST_MODEL.create(pkey=pkey, data=data)
+
+            #get
+            m2 = self.TEST_MODEL.get(pkey=pkey)
+            assert m1.pkey == m2.pkey == self.comparator_converter(pkey), self.TEST_COLUMN
+            assert m1.data == m2.data == self.comparator_converter(data), self.TEST_COLUMN
+
+            #delete
+            self.TEST_MODEL.filter(pkey=pkey).delete()
+
+class TestTextIO(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.Text
+    PKEY_VAL = 'bacon'
+    DATA_VAL = 'monkey'
+
+class TestInteger(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.Integer
+    PKEY_VAL = 5
+    DATA_VAL = 6
+
+class TestDateTime(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.DateTime
+    now = datetime(*datetime.now().timetuple()[:6])
+    PKEY_VAL = now
+    DATA_VAL = now + timedelta(days=1)
+
+class TestDate(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.Date
+    now = datetime.now().date()
+    PKEY_VAL = now
+    DATA_VAL = now + timedelta(days=1)
+
+class TestUUID(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.UUID
+
+    PKEY_VAL = str(uuid4()), uuid4()
+    DATA_VAL = str(uuid4()), uuid4()
+
+    def comparator_converter(self, val):
+        return val if isinstance(val, UUID) else UUID(val)
+
+class TestTimeUUID(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.TimeUUID
+
+    PKEY_VAL = str(uuid1()), uuid1()
+    DATA_VAL = str(uuid1()), uuid1()
+
+    def comparator_converter(self, val):
+        return val if isinstance(val, UUID) else UUID(val)
+
+class TestBooleanIO(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.Boolean
+
+    PKEY_VAL = True
+    DATA_VAL = False
+
+class TestFloatIO(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.Float
+
+    PKEY_VAL = 3.14
+    DATA_VAL = -1982.11
+
+class TestDecimalIO(BaseColumnIOTest):
+
+    TEST_COLUMN = columns.Decimal
+
+    PKEY_VAL = Decimal('1.35'), 5, '2.4'
+    DATA_VAL = Decimal('0.005'), 3.5, '8'
+
+    def comparator_converter(self, val):
+        return Decimal(val)