Terrazzo
The term “terrazzo” is often mistakenly used to describe a wide range of flooring or surface coverings. Terrazzo refers to a composite material of either concrete or epoxy binder mixed with stone, glass, marble, granite, quartz, or shells. It can be poured in place to be used for floors, wall panels, stair treads, countertops, and other custom applications. It will contain strips placed at intervals to provide movement and crack prevention. These strips can be metal (except stainless steel) and can also be used to create decorative designs and color transitions. Once the surface is poured and the terrazzo materials are added, it is carefully polished to create a durable glossy finish.
Use of terrazzo goes back hundreds of years and includes evidence in Italy when workers would cast or place scrap chips of marble into clay mortar in their own homes, uses in Venice before that, and archeological finds in Turkey dating back 10,000 years.
Use of terrazzo goes back hundreds of years and includes evidence in Italy when workers would cast or place scrap chips of marble into clay mortar in their own homes, uses in Venice before that, and archeological finds in Turkey dating back 10,000 years.
