#Good Construction Practices – Terrazzo floors

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#Good Construction Practices – Terrazzo Floor


Terrazzo is described as a composite material, poured in place or prefabricated for precast terrazzo which is used for flooring, base, walls, stair treads, countertops, and other custom products. Classic terrazzo is a mixture of marble fragments, called the aggregate, and a cementitious binding agent, called the matrix.  It is resilient and can be used inside and outside, and it can be cast in place or laid in manufactured tiles. Terrazzo adds a luxurious component to both interior and exterior designs and can be used in truly innovative, sustainable ways, yet architects often don’t choose it because it can be expensive and difficult to detail.

Dividers used in terrazzo floors must be located directly over concrete joints, which should occur a maximum of three times the depth of the concrete in inches.

Concrete joints should also be detailed to run off all corridor intersections and corners and never be spaced more than 1.5 times the width of the concrete pour.

Today, about 90 percent of terrazzo being installed is epoxy-based. It is used widely because of its design flexibility, speed of install, the introduction of crack suppression membranes and overall weight of epoxy terrazzo.

Cement terrazzo is generally used for outdoor applications. That is because moisture. There should be enough vapour protection. If any old slab is very wet it will create cause issues with the terrazzo bonding to the slab. So if you want cement terrazzo, you need skilled contractor.

Poured-in-place terrazzo is one of the most durable floor systems you can purchase on the market today and one of the benefits of having poured-in-place terrazzo floors is that the terrazzo is monolithically bonded to the substrate. When terrazzo is bonded to a slab, the concrete substrate will break before the bond between the slab and terrazzo breaks. Poured-in-place terrazzo also creates a seamless floor system, which is easier to maintain when compared to a tile floor with grout joints.

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