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Terrazzo is a composite material poured in place
or precast, which is used for floor and all treatments.
It consists of marble, quartz, granite, glass or
other suitable chips, sprinkled or unsprinkled,
and poured with a binder that is cementitious,
chemical or a combination of both. Terrazzo is
cured, ground and polished to a smooth surface
or otherwise finished to produce a uniformly textured
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The following are the generally accepted types
of terrazzo which meet the above definition:
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- Standard Terrazzo: Most
common type of Terrazzo using relatively small
chip sizes.
(See Chip Size Chart)
- Venetian
Terrazzo: Terrazzo in which larger chips are used.
(See
Chip Size Chart.)
- Palladiana: Utilization
of thin, random fractured slabs of marble, sometimes
with Terrazzo joints between each slab.
- Structural
Terrazzo: Terrazzo Contractor places 4 inches of 4,000
psi concrete plus cementitious Terrazzo topping.
- Rustic
Terrazzo: A uniformly textured form of Terrazzo in which
the matrix is depressed to expose the chips.
- Resinous
Matrices: A Terrazzo system usually applied in a thin cross-section
in which small chip sizes are used. The matrix
is composed of resinous or chemical materials
or, in some cases, resinous additives to Portland
cement, which are often highly resistant to acids,
alkalis and other normally harmful materials.
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