Craftsman Concrete Floors specializes in the installation, restoration, and repair of terrazzo flooring systems, creating durable and low-maintenance floors. From our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas, we proudly offer comprehensive nationwide services, including throughout Ohio. As one of the country’s premier providers of commercial flooring, we install manufacturer-warrantied systems trusted by America’s leading companies. Our dedicated industry veterans bring decades of expertise in flooring installation, materials manufacturing, and product innovation, ensuring every project we undertake is completed with unmatched accuracy, professionalism, and craftsmanship.
Terrazzo floors are an enduring flooring choice that can add lasting elegance and personality to residential homes, offices, and commercial buildings in Cleveland. Understanding the various factors impacting terrazzo flooring costs is essential when beginning your project. Key determinants include the choice of terrazzo materials such as epoxy or cement-based systems, the complexity of installation techniques, and total project size or square footage. Additionally, considerations such as design customization, preparation and terrazzo finishing methods, and long-term maintenance costs can also influence your overall budget. Exploring these factors thoroughly allows you to balance style preferences and practical budget considerations effectively, ensuring your Cleveland project achieves its intended look and feel.
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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.
Hotels and hospitality spaces throughout Ohio frequently opt for terrazzo flooring due to its unique blend of durability and elegance. Terrazzo instantly elevates hotel lobbies, hallways, and public areas, adding subtle luxury appreciated by discerning travelers. Its proven stain resistance and durability against heavy foot traffic ensure lasting appeal despite daily use. Additionally, its ease of cleaning simplifies maintenance routines, allowing hotel staff to efficiently maintain a polished, welcoming environment. Though natural terrazzo installations incur higher upfront costs, their exceptional longevity and reduced lifecycle maintenance expenses often result in overall long-term savings.
Terrazzo flooring offers a sophisticated and practical solution ideal for corporate and commercial offices, creating a professional and upscale aesthetic particularly suited for high-visibility spaces such as lobbies and common areas. Large, high-traffic facilities like Cleveland City Hall or prominent medical centers such as MetroHealth Medical Center exemplify terrazzo’s durability and premium aesthetics due to its high resistance to stains and scratches, ensuring a lasting pristine appearance. Additionally, while the upfront installation costs can seem substantial, terrazzo flooring proves highly cost-effective over its lifespan due to significantly lower maintenance expenses compared to natural-stone alternatives.
In healthcare and medical facilities, terrazzo flooring offers crucial advantages due to its seamless, non-porous surface, which naturally resists bacterial growth and contamination, meeting the rigorous hygiene and sanitation standards essential in hospitals and clinics. Its exceptional durability and ease of maintenance significantly reduce ongoing maintenance expenses, providing valuable cost savings over time compared to other premium flooring options like natural stone. Additionally, terrazzo’s flexible design attributes allow healthcare facilities across the United States to integrate aesthetically pleasing patterns and custom branding, creating a calming and welcoming environment for patients and staff alike.
Installation timelines for terrazzo flooring depend on the project’s size and complexity, typically ranging from one to three weeks. In Ohio, factors like weather conditions and indoor humidity levels can slightly influence drying times, but experienced installers manage these effectively to stay on schedule.
Terrazzo flooring offers significant advantages in historic restoration due to its durability, versatility, and ability to replicate original designs and colors. Additionally, terrazzo’s low maintenance requirements and long lifespan make it a cost-effective choice for preserving historic buildings.
Terrazzo flooring originated in 15th-century Italy, where Venetian artisans combined marble chips with clay to create durable, attractive surfaces. Introduced to the United States in the late 1800s, terrazzo quickly became popular in public buildings and homes, including many historic structures in Cleveland.
Terrazzo flooring is favored in educational institutions because of its exceptional durability, ease of maintenance, and resistance to heavy foot traffic. Its customizable design options also allow schools and universities to incorporate logos, mascots, or school colors directly into the flooring.
Terrazzo is generally considered superior to marble in high-traffic areas due to its greater durability and resistance to wear and staining. While initial installation costs for terrazzo may be comparable or slightly higher, its lower long-term maintenance expenses make it a more cost-effective choice.
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