Terrazzo Marble Floors

Large authentic terrazzo tile made in america.

Terrazzo marble floors.

Metal strips often divide sections or changes in color or material in a pattern. Terrazzo is a composite material poured in place or precast which is used for floor and wall treatments. Terrazzo flooring offers great sustainability benefits including recycled products and extended lifespan. Patterns utilizing 3 through 7 chips are referred to as venetian.

During the fifteenth century workers discovered a new use for discarded chips from slab marble. Additionally terrazzo installations may contribute to the us green building council s credit s under the leed rating system. To prepare for the pour workmen cut inch deep grooves called control joints into the slab to guide the inevitable cracking as the concrete cures and shrinks. A finished terrazzo floor has a minimum of 70 chip density on the surface.

772 770 0814 772 335 0069 1 877 837 2996. Terrazzo is either poured like concrete in situ i e. With the addition of mosaic vinyl flakes and decorative quartz projects can have endless design options. Chips are graded by number according to size in conformity with industry standards.

Terrazzo flooring has a long and rich history that dates back over 500 years. Our large format tiles offer a sleek sophisticated modern feel while providing the look of traditional poured in place terrazzo. In your home or you can use terrazzo tiles instead. Terrazzo composed of 1 and 2 size chips is referred to as standard.

We manufacture large format tiles 4 x4 x3 8 and 4 x8 x3 8. Terrazzo is a flooring material traditionally made by exposing marble chips on the surface of concrete and then polishing until smooth. After it is cured it is ground and polished smooth or otherwise finished to produce a unifor. Now however you can buy terrazzo in tile form.

It s often used in public buildings because it s long lasting and can be refinished repeatedly. Terrazzio is truly unlike any other flooring company. Terrazzo is a composite construction material made by combining chips of aggregates such as marble or stone with either concrete or epoxy resin. Depending on the types of materials used terrazzo can be used both indoors and outdoors.

A traditional terrazzo job like the one at the ewells house consists of a cement and aggregate mix spread over a concrete slab to a depth of about half an inch. It consists of chips of marble quartz granite glass or other suitable material poured with a cementitious binder polymeric or a combination of both. Additional chips may be sprinkled atop the mix before it sets.