Craftsman Concrete Floors specializes in the installation, restoration, and repair of terrazzo flooring systems, delivering long-lasting and low-maintenance floors. From our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas, we offer nationwide service, including projects throughout the state of New York. As one of the country’s leading commercial flooring installers, we provide manufacturer-warrantied systems to premier companies across America. Our industry veterans boast decades of hands-on experience spanning installation techniques, materials manufacturing, and product innovation—ensuring exceptional precision, professionalism, and meticulous craftsmanship on every project.
Terrazzo flooring provides Buffalo property owners with remarkable durability, timeless elegance, and distinctive character. When planning your flooring project, it’s essential to fully understand the elements influencing terrazzo installation prices, such as chosen materials, installation methods, and the square footage involved. Other factors impacting cost include substrate condition, design complexity, aggregate selections, and finish levels. Being aware of these considerations helps you clearly identify your project’s requirements and constraints, empowering you to strike the optimal balance between aesthetics, functionality, and budget. With informed planning, Buffalo homeowners and businesses alike can confidently integrate terrazzo floors as a standout feature in their renovations or newly constructed spaces.
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Thinset or ‘poured terrazzo’ flooring is the most common type of terrazzo floor installation. This type of terrazzo flooring offers incredible benefits such as longevity and durability, high impact and chemical resistance, low maintenance costs, and a timeless appearance. However, poured terrazzo flooring is challenging to install and requires specialized labor and materials.
Poured terrazzo flooring has one of the highest upfront installation costs of any type of flooring available. However, as discussed in this article, terrazzo flooring can provide one of the lowest long-term flooring costs for the correct use case. For this reason, we install terrazzo flooring in high-traffic use cases such as stadiums, municipal buildings, schools, and even jails.
Terrazzo tile can achieve a similar aesthetic as poured terrazzo flooring with a more straightforward installation at a lower cost. Modern terrazzo tiles can come in large format sizes, such as 24″x 24″, providing a more contemporary appearance than other tiles. However, large-format tiles are more expensive to install and manufacture because of their size. Although terrazzo tiles are less costly than poured epoxy terrazzo flooring, they’re one of the more expensive types of tile installations available.
Terrazzo flooring combines an epoxy resin binder, marble dust, and aggregates. These aggregates are most often made of marble chips; however, granite, glass, polished metals, and shells are also commonly incorporated. One benefit of terrazzo flooring is that many of these materials can be recycled materials, creating a floor with more environmental benefits than other types of flooring, such as hardwood or ceramic tile. This environmental advantage can be used to gain LEED and other environmental certifications in some circumstances. The origin and quality of aggregates are variable and significantly impact the cost of a finished floor.
Previous tile, carpet, and wood flooring installations each bring different challenges during the repair and restoration process. For example, glue left by a wood flooring installation will stain and discolor the terrazzo and requires careful surface grinding to restore. Removing carpet tack strips will leave voids in terrazzo that we will fill with appropriate, matching terrazzo material.
Marble Chips can range from $16-$40 per 50lb bag
Mother of Pearl is $80 – $100 per 50lb bag
The overall square footage of the installation impacts the cost of terrazzo flooring. Because we most often install terrazzo floors on large projects, such as stadiums and schools, economies of scale usually kick in at 10,000 sq. ft. or more. That means for small projects, such as residential kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry rooms, the price per square foot will be higher than for larger jobs, such as municipal buildings. Because terrazzo flooring materials are specialized, material costs per square foot are higher for projects under a few thousand square feet. Large projects are often specified with more economical materials to reduce cost.
$30+ per square foot
$18 per square foot
There is a direct correlation between the complexity of a terrazzo flooring design and a project’s cost. One of the terrazzo’s most desirable features is its endless design flexibility. Logos and other complex designs, such as flowers, birds, and insects, are often incorporated into terrazzo flooring. Because these intricate designs require a large variety of aggregates and epoxy colors as well as custom-bent metal divider strips, floors with complex designs cost more. Terrazzo flooring cost for single-color floors with simple divider strip patterns will always be much lower than for intricate floors. Fortunately for homeowners, most residential installations tend to be simple in design.
$20 – $30 per square foot
$25 – $60 per square foot
Terrazzo material is often poured into a cove base, providing seamless transitions between the floor and walls. If you’re unfamiliar with it, a cove base is a curved molding made from terrazzo that is seamlessly integrated into the flooring system. It eliminates the sharp 90-degree transition between the floor and wall, creating a smooth, rounded edge. This molding is often used in public restrooms, hospitals or kitchens, allowing easy cleaning and preventing moisture damage to walls. Because the cove base must be sculpted and polished by hand, this addition means an increase in cost.
Additionally, terrazzo can be poured onto stair treads, covering both the horizontal and vertical planes for a sleek, continuous look. This technique creates a durable staircase, perfect for high-traffic areas. However, the intricate hand-detailing required for casting and polishing makes terrazzo staircases quite pricey.
$28 – $35 per linear foot at 6″ tall
$80 – $135 per square foot, depending on riser configuration.
One of the advantages of terrazzo flooring is the ability to customize its level of reflectivity during the polishing process. While high-gloss finishes are commonly chosen for their mirror-like appearance, satin or matte finishes are popular in modern construction for their subtle, understated elegance.
High-gloss finishes require additional polishing steps compared to matte finishes, which makes them slightly more expensive. However, the difference in cost is typically minimal, as the extra polishing is not particularly time-intensive.
$.50 to $1.00 more expensive for most floors.
Thin-set terrazzo flooring is generally installed directly on a structural concrete slab. Subfloor preparation includes grinding the existing subfloor and installing an epoxy-based primer. This primer is required to ensure a high level of adhesion between the structural concrete slab and the terrazzo flooring. Subfloor preparation for new construction will always be less expensive than renovation projects, as we must remove fewer contaminants and make fewer repairs for new construction projects.
When installing a terrazzo floor, the subfloor must be tested for moisture transmission. If the transmision of moisture is high, a moisture vapor barrier must be installed.
At Craftsman Concrete Floors, we always restore terrazzo floors correctly–with a heavy diamond grind and polish. This provides the most durable, slip-resistant terrazzo floor possible.
$1.00 to $1.50 per square foot for most floors.
When installing terrazzo flooring in a renovation project, we must carefully demolish the existing flooring to prevent damage to the subfloor.
$1.00 to $3.00 per square foot for most floors.
Basic thin-set terrazzo flooring ranges from $15-40 per square foot.
Terrazzo flooring with complex patterns can range from $25-$60 per square foot.
Terrazzo flooring with unique aggregates, intricate patterns, or smaller project sizes can cost up to $100 per square foot.
High-quality terrazzo tiles start around $18 per square foot.
Depending on size and complexity, the installation cost can be $10 – $15 per square foot.
The installation will take at least three days for small projects such as residential bathrooms or kitchens. Because terrazzo is a poured product requiring cure time, it is impossible to complete these installations in fewer days. The installation time will vary based on the overall square footage for larger jobs such as commercial buildings.
Because terrazzo flooring is extremely durable, these floors provide a long-term solution for buildings that require a very long life. In fact, for most terrazzo installations, these floors will generally exceed the usable life of the building. Terrazzo maintenance is usually as simple as sweeping, mopping, or auto-scrubbing. Because of this, the cost of a terrazzo floor across its life is generally lower than any other type of flooring. Further, for businesses that cannot accept any downtime, such as stadiums, business owners can be confident that their terrazzo flooring will be in good order throughout its service life.
Craftsman Concrete Floors is a specialty floor installation company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1999, we offer nationwide in-house service installing Polished Concrete, ESD Epoxy, Terrazzo Floors, Urethane Cement, and Concrete Overlays through our regional offices.
Terrazzo flooring is ideal for educational institutions, including schools and universities, as its exceptional durability and extensive lifespan enable it to withstand heavy foot traffic and daily wear and tear for decades. Its minimal maintenance requirements result in substantial long-term savings, especially beneficial for campuses managing large facilities with constrained budgets. Although upfront installation costs for terrazzo floors can initially be higher compared to other flooring options, their longevity and ease of upkeep significantly lower lifetime costs. Additionally, terrazzo ensures environmental responsibility, as it commonly incorporates recycled materials, reinforcing sustainability goals of educational institutions nationwide.
Terrazzo flooring is frequently chosen for luxury residential developments due to its sophisticated, custom appearance that enhances the aesthetic appeal of high-end homes and premium condominiums. Homeowners in regions near upscale amenities, such as the Nichols School or Buffalo General Medical Center, often select terrazzo for its durability and minimal maintenance requirements, ensuring their flooring remains pristine with limited upkeep. Although natural terrazzo can involve higher upfront costs due to materials and skilled labor, many owners consider it a worthwhile long-term investment. Furthermore, terrazzo is popular precisely because it can be customized to align seamlessly with either modern or traditional design sensibilities.
Museums and cultural institutions frequently select terrazzo flooring due to its unmatched durability, low-maintenance, and ability to withstand constant visitor circulation. This material also enhances the aesthetic appeal of exhibition spaces and galleries, providing customizable design flexibility to thoughtfully reflect specific artistic and cultural themes. While natural stone flooring can be costly to install and maintain, terrazzo is significantly more economical over its lifespan. Its sustainable nature makes it a popular choice not only for cultural institutions, but also in notable public spaces like the Erie County Court Building and prominent universities such as the University at Buffalo in New York.
Terrazzo flooring typically has a higher initial installation cost compared to options like vinyl or carpet. However, its exceptional durability and minimal maintenance requirements make it a cost-effective choice over time, especially for high-traffic areas such as schools or commercial spaces.
Yes, terrazzo flooring contributes positively to indoor air quality because it does not harbor dust, allergens, or mold. This makes it an excellent choice for allergy sufferers or sensitive environments, including healthcare facilities and educational institutions throughout New York.
Terrazzo is favored in educational settings due to its exceptional durability, ease of maintenance, and long-term cost-effectiveness. Its ability to withstand heavy foot traffic and resist stains makes it ideal for busy campuses, ensuring a clean and attractive appearance for decades.
Terrazzo flooring is environmentally friendly, as it often incorporates recycled materials such as glass or marble chips. Additionally, its long lifespan significantly reduces waste and the need for frequent replacements, aligning with sustainability goals in cities like Buffalo.
Absolutely—terrazzo flooring is highly customizable, allowing for intricate designs and luxurious finishes that complement upscale interiors. Its timeless elegance and versatility make it a preferred choice for luxury hotels, upscale residences, and prestigious commercial spaces.
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