When I tell people that I restore terrazzo many respond, "what is terrazzo?" Terrazzo is seeing a big comeback these days. Every airport I have been to has terrazzo in some areas of the airport. Terrazzo owes its rebirth to its extreme durability, low maintenance and label as a green floor. With today's diamond polishing technology is is also very slip resistant.
Terrazzo's origin date back over five hundred years. the name Terrazzo comes from the word terrazza meaning terrace. Its origins date back to the 1400s when Venetian workers took scrap pieces left over from their work for use on their terraces. They would embed the chips into the clay. eventual the workers learned to embed the chips into mortar. Goat's milk was the sealer of choice. The process helped to reserve and also gave the surface a wet marble look.
Terrazzo was a preferred flooring in Florida from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. I believe it was chosen for its cooling effect. terrazzo is much more energy efficient then tile or carpet. I have had many customers tell me their electric bill fell substantially after they pulled up their flooring and went back to the terrazzo.
Terrazzo today is made up of Portland cement often mixed with epoxy to accelerate the curing time. At a ratio of around 2-1 marble or other stone, shell or glass are added to the mix. This is poured as an overlay to cover the concrete foundation, The thickness is around 5/8 to 3/4 of an inch.
Safe Dry we restore terrazzo to a shine not possible in the 1950s-1970s. With today's technology we can create a floor that is slip resistant, low maintenance and beautiful. Give us a call and we can walk you through our multi step process. Log onto SafeDry.com or just give us a call. 877-824-0501
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