What is Terrazzo?

Terrazzo is a flooring technique that results in an attractive and durable floor that is easy to maintain. Terrazzo is created using pieces of marble or stone chips and is an excellent choice for a number of different decorative schemes. The cement binder provides the medium for the arrangement of stone or marble chips, which allows you to create terrace floors that have a unique color composition and design.

The traditional terrazzo floor is created rather on the spot than ready elsewhere and then installed. Any existing floor in space is removed or ready to accept a layer of concrete, which forms the basis for Terrazzo. After smoothing wet cement to the site, the surface is built by colored stones and marble chips. At this point, the arrangement of stones and chips can be very free or carefully placed to adhere to a specific design idea. Part of the beauty is that it is possible to use as many pieces of stone or marble as he demanded.

Once they are orPy in its place, will be used tonons and other tools to make the surface as smooth as possible. The extermination may not be accurate at this point, because the goal is really more to ensure that the stones are firmly in front of the concrete file. After the cement is dry, ground machines are brought to achieve a more accurate even surface, and also add the polishing element to the floor.

The last step in preparing the Terrazzo floor includes cleaning and sealing the surface. When the polishing is completed, all the rest are removed from the surface and the thin layer of sealant is applied. The final result is a color floor that will last a lot of traffic, will be easy to maintain and take many years.

Today, there are specially designed terrazzo tiles that can be attached to an existing floor in a process similar to the installation of linoleum tiles. While the design styles are more limited than the approachFreeform, installation usually takes less time and requires less preparation.