Craftsman Concrete Floors specializes in the installation, restoration, and repair of terrazzo flooring systems, creating durable and low-maintenance floor solutions. From our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas, we offer nationwide in-house services, including expert coverage throughout the state of Arizona. As one of the nation’s premier commercial flooring installers, we partner with top-tier American companies, providing manufacturer-warrantied systems. Our experienced professionals bring decades of expertise in installation techniques, advanced materials manufacturing, and innovative product development, ensuring precision craftsmanship and lasting quality for terrazzo flooring projects of all types and sizes.
Terrazzo floors offer lasting elegance and exceptional durability for homes, offices, and commercial spaces in Chandler. When considering terrazzo flooring installation, understanding the range of influencing factors is crucial to budget effectively and achieve desired outcomes. Some of these factors include chosen materials, preferred installation methods, and overall project scope. For instance, epoxy-based terrazzo often involves faster installation and offers additional design flexibility, while cement-based terrazzo is more suitable for outdoor settings or historically inspired projects. Evaluating project specifics, including labor, design complexity, and surface preparation requirements, will provide valuable insights to ensure your flooring project not only meets functional needs but also achieves your style and cost preferences.
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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 frequently selected for educational institutions such as Arizona State University Polytechnic Campus or Hamilton High School, primarily due to its exceptional durability and long lifespan in high-traffic areas. Beyond resisting decades of wear and tear from constant student foot traffic, terrazzo requires minimal upkeep, making it particularly cost-effective and sustainable for large campuses. Additionally, while initial installation costs vary based on factors like aggregate selection and installation methods, terrazzo’s low-maintenance nature significantly reduces lifetime flooring expenses, providing notable economic advantages compared to other natural flooring alternatives.
Terrazzo flooring is particularly ideal for airports and transportation hubs due to its remarkable ability to handle high foot traffic with minimal maintenance and repairs. This durability, combined with terrazzo’s sleek aesthetic, provides a contemporary feel that elevates the visual appeal and enhances passenger experience within terminals. Additionally, its slip-resistant surface significantly increases safety for both travelers and airport personnel. Arizona’s busiest transportation centers benefit from terrazzo floors, as their superior durability and longevity provide substantial long-term savings, even though initial installation costs can be higher compared to other natural flooring options like marble or granite.
Terrazzo flooring is widely used in healthcare and medical facilities due to its seamless, non-porous surface, which significantly reduces bacterial growth and contamination risks, essential for maintaining hygienic environments. Additionally, it meets the rigorous sanitation standards required by hospitals and clinics while providing exceptional durability. Resistant to wear and easy to maintain, terrazzo minimizes ongoing maintenance expenses, delivering a high-value flooring solution in the long run. Although terrazzo’s initial cost can seem higher compared to natural flooring materials like marble or granite, its extended lifespan and reduced maintenance need make it a cost-effective investment for healthcare settings.
Terrazzo flooring is typically VOC-free, as it is composed of natural aggregates and cementitious or epoxy binders that emit minimal or no volatile organic compounds. This makes terrazzo an excellent choice for indoor air quality, especially beneficial in residential and commercial spaces.
Yes, terrazzo flooring can be installed outdoors, provided the correct materials and installation techniques are used. In Arizona’s dry climate, terrazzo is particularly suitable for outdoor patios and walkways, offering durability and resistance to weathering.
Terrazzo is an excellent alternative to hardwood flooring, offering superior durability, lower maintenance, and resistance to moisture and scratches. While hardwood can be sensitive to Arizona’s dry conditions, terrazzo remains stable and attractive, making it a practical choice for homes in the region.
Terrazzo flooring can be waxed, but it is generally not recommended or necessary. Properly installed terrazzo floors by Craftsman Concrete Floors are polished and sealed, providing a naturally glossy finish that requires minimal upkeep.
Properly installed and maintained terrazzo flooring can last approximately 100 years, making it one of the most durable flooring options available. Its longevity and low maintenance requirements contribute to its overall cost-effectiveness and value.
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