So beautiful, so durable and so versatile that is what terrazzo can be for you. Terrazzo is one of the more popular choices for building materials, construction products and precast elements for highly urbanized residential, commercial and institutional spaces. It is now widely utilised for high-impact flooring, pre- fabricated elements and bathroom partitions and in more recent times for interior decoration purposes.
Creativity sets the standard and with terrazzo sky is the limit! Design flexibility is one of the very many concerns when one decides to use terrazzo for any of their building or construction projects. Truthfully speaking terrazzo is one very beautiful and amazing building material and designing element for those with a keen eye for creative design and permanence.
Terrazzo offers many countless uses. Terrazzo is highly flexible with its many valuable uses. Use it as tiles (terrazzo tiles which is laid and grouted or in-situ which is poured on site or beautiful and safe non-slip pavers used in walkways) or as precast (exquisite applications that include stairs, steps and risers, skirting, wall panels, coving, benchtops for kitchens, bathrooms or lavatories and general work areas, columns, shower partitions and more recently as public furniture in parks and walkways). Terrazzo pre casts are available in attractive finishes according to your requirements. Remember, the precast method of application lessens the work time required significantly as your precast elements are fabricated at the factory prior its on-site installation!
Terrazzo is exceptionally durable. Terrazzo is strong enough to endure the test of time. You can use terrazzo even in very high foot traffic areas such as shopping centres and railway stations and normal wear and tear is the least of your problems especially with today’s many advances in the science of terrazzo production and methodology.
Terrazzo is easy to clean. It is the sensible choice because it is so easy to clean. A damp cloth or mop will easily wipe away accumulated dirt. One can just mop-apply a polishing agent and air dry it to give your terrazzo a shiny new finish. The word beautiful is just one of the many superlatives and expressions that have been attributed to the magnificence of terrazzo. And, the expressions never stop coming because an individual enamored to terrazzo’s natural beauty has his own impression of the materials’ splendor.
Terrazzo offers a wide selection of colours to choose from in its pallet. Terrazzo’s colour combinations are achieved through the various methods used and the added aggregate mix and the mixing agent used. The number of collective colour options and combinations for terrazzo are amazing. There are the traditional marble and granite chips of all colours and sizes. Then, when using epoxy terrazzo, various colors of recycled and virgin glass can now be fully utilized, including but not limited to recycled mirror glass, bottle glass, plate glass and recycled porcelain. You can even have a special colour created for you.
Since terrazzo is one of the more popular choices as a construction material and in precast elements it offers many advantages, so use it to the hilt to provide you that added advantage in your projects.