1968 Terrazzo Floor Restored by SafeDry

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This article will deal with the restoration of a 1970 terrazzo floor. Many terrazzo floors from 1968, 1969, 1970 and 1971 look very similar to this floor. Many years ago we struggled with these floors. This era of terrazzo floors was not always of the same quality as previous years. Most terrazzo restoration systems have a hard time getting good results from these floors. It is hard to get a highly polished shine and these floors tend to be thinner then their predecessors. This can cause an uneven look and lines of marble loss in the floors.

Today our terrazzo floor restoration system makes these floors more flat, and brings these floors to a highly polished shine. When a floor has a high shine it can hide many flaws. Our planetary floor grinding and polishing system gives our floors a brilliant shine and helps make the floor more flat. In fact, our system produces the flattest floors in the home terrazzo restoration business. Our process uses wet and dry diamond polishing to give your terrazzo floors a shine that will last years and years. Check out the beautiful floor. These pictures tell thousands of words. By Joe Martin  



Terrazzo Floors Help Spark a Huge Demand for Retro Design In Florida.

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Florida has a lot of terrazzo flooring from the 50s, 60s and 70s. With a large availability of these old homes in Florida many have gained a love for the home designs from these eras. I have had people call me for terrazzo restoration and say they were going to modernize the homes a little and restore the terrazzo then sell. I let them know that the old bath tubs, sinks, bathroom tile bathroom and kitchen cabinets are in high demand and should be restored and not replaced.\I talk to new home owners every day. Many love the old retro look from these home and want to preserve them.I have had home owners say the were tearing out the tub liners and whatever the tub looked like they would restore it. Even the old colored fixtures are in demand.
Retro is in in Florida and these homes are now in demand. At Safe Dry we restore old terrazzo. When terrazzo was installed in old Florida homes it was often covered with carpet, tile or vinyl. Other areas were left exposed and a topical sealer and finish was installed. These floors were honed to around 200 grit, so they were very respective to dirt and stains. \It is no wonder so many people hated them. Terrazzo finish would get scared very easily. It would need stripped and finish would need re-installed every year or two.
Today we diamond polish terrazzo flooring with a shine that is not the illusion a a shinny floor, but a floor that shines on its own.Our floors do not have a glare. When a light shines on the terrazzo you see the light build, not a glare of light. This is what terrazzo was always desired to look like. With Safe Dry's terrazzo restoration these floors do not need any polishing for seven to ten years under normal residential use. We install an impregnating sealer that penetrates the floor and lasts two years. We also have an upgrade penetrating sealer that lasts five to ten years.

If you are buying a home with terrazzo flooring to make your home, rent it out or resell it you should consider restoring the terrazzo and saving the fixtures. Go retro.

Terrazzo Restoration by SafeDry



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Today I want to show some of our latest pictures, including some taken today at a job just completed in Sarasota Florida. I also want to talk about how and why I take the pictures of terrazzo restoration floors.
I could do a whole blog of  of plant reflections in floors we have restored. I must admit to being a plant lover. If I had terrazzo in my home I would surround my rooms with windows and flowers and plants. Imagine enjoying your plants , not only outside, but on your floor in high definition.
Sometimes I forget to show the entire floor after the terrazzo restoration. I am trying to do a better job of showing the whole floor before and after. We have made marked advances in our terrazzo floors over the years, but in the past few months we have stepped up our game more then ever.
As the owner of SafeDry, I and promise to always keep up to date with all the advances in terrazzo restoration. When we find high quality new products we always Incorporated them into our system and test their effectiveness and place within our system.
I think one of the best ways to show how great a terrazzo floor looks is to take pictures of the reflection off the floor. When you take a picture of a palm tree, on a quality terrazzo restoration, you can see the space between the fron strands. You can see flowers in bloom. I have even taken many pictures of reflections of people standing outside and these pictures look great.
This does not tell the whole story. Terrazzo floors look great at night. In low light you can often times see the whole room reflect off the floor.
The job just completed in Sarasota was stunning. It had a great variety of marble stones and colors. I am sure you will agree that this floor was worth saving. Now on to the great terrazzo floor.

Here are some pictures from another terrazzo restoration done in Sarasota in March.

Terrazzo Restoration

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Terrazzo Restoration

SafeDry has been doing terrazzo restoration for many years. We test many products and systems to insure we give our customers the best, longest lasting floor possible. Several years ago we made a decision to switch our system to use an HTC grinder.

At the point we changed we were using the same machine almost all our competition used. We were using a weighted swing machine. That machine weighed around 150 pounds. Change meant a significant investment for us. A swing machine runs from $800 to $1,000. Our new system would cost us a $20,000 investment. Since we clanged to our HTC 500 grinder we have never looked back. I have never felt we could match our new system with the old one. 

The new system came with one big problem. It made the floors look so good that we had to learn how to step up our game in edging. Floor edging is very important and the better you make a floor look the more you have to work on edging.

In the past couple of years we have tested many new systems and implemented new steps in order to maximize our finished shine. None of our steps include any topical finish or sealer. We use an impregnating sealer the penetrates the floor and fills the pours to protect the floor. When we finish with your terrazzo floor the shine you see is the floor, not the illusion of a shinny floor.
We never recrystallize terrazzo floors. This process means the floor needs buffed every one or two years. With our system, under normal where, your floor will not need any polishing for seven to ten years. We use only diamond grinding and polishing. We show our HTC 500 grinder, but never share all our steps.
SafeDry has spent many late nights figuring out the best products and which order they are best used in. We are not going to show other how to replicate what we do. In short our complete system is secret. The results of our terrazzo restoration system are evident. Check out how great our floors are looking these days.