Craftsman Concrete Floors specializes in the installation, restoration, and repair of terrazzo flooring systems, creating durable, low-maintenance spaces. From our corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas, we deliver nationwide service, including projects throughout Tennessee. As one of the country’s leading installers of commercial flooring, we offer manufacturer-warrantied solutions trusted by America’s top businesses. Our team of seasoned professionals provides decades of experience spanning installation, material production, and product innovation, ensuring unmatched precision and enduring craftsmanship in every terrazzo flooring installation we deliver.
Terrazzo floors offer a timeless blend of elegance, durability, and distinctive design, making them a popular choice for many projects in Memphis and the surrounding region. Whether you’re renovating a residential space or outfitting a large commercial building, clear insights into terrazzo flooring costs help in effective budget planning. The final cost of terrazzo floors typically depends on several factors, including the specific materials you choose, the total size and complexity of your project, design customization, and preferred installation methods. Taking the time to review these elements before proceeding with installation ensures informed choices that align precisely with your desired style, functionality, and overall project budget requirements.
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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 an ideal choice for corporate and commercial office spaces due to its upscale appearance and exceptional durability. Its refined aesthetic is particularly suited for professional environments, enhancing lobbies, corridors, and common areas, while its impressive resistance to stains and scratches ensures surfaces remain attractive and pristine through continuous traffic. Facilities such as Baptist Memorial Hospital and Shelby County Courts Building in Tennessee showcase terrazzo’s long-term value. Compared to many natural stone alternatives, terrazzo floors deliver significant cost savings, typically offering better affordability combined with lower lifecycle maintenance expenses.
Airports and transportation hubs throughout Tennessee routinely choose terrazzo flooring for its durability and practical benefits. With thousands of passengers traversing terminals daily, terrazzo’s ability to handle high foot traffic with minimal maintenance and repair demands makes it ideal from both an operational efficiency and lifecycle cost perspective. The slip-resistant surface adds an important layer of safety for travelers and staff, while terrazzo’s sleek, contemporary design elevates the overall aesthetic of terminal spaces. Although terrazzo installation can initially appear expensive compared to natural stone, its impressive longevity and low maintenance requirements frequently translate into significant lifetime cost savings.
Terrazzo flooring offers museums and cultural institutions an ideal combination of artistic flexibility and practical durability. With fully customizable design possibilities, terrazzo uniquely complements exhibitions by reflecting distinct cultural themes and enhancing aesthetic appeal. Its resilience efficiently handles visitor traffic in galleries and public spaces, significantly reducing the maintenance needed compared to other flooring materials. Additionally, while the initial installation cost may be higher than natural alternatives like marble or granite, terrazzo flooring provides long-term financial advantages due to its exceptional durability, ease of maintenance, and refinishing capability—qualities evident in spaces such as the University of Memphis and Memphis City Hall.
Yes, terrazzo significantly outperforms carpet in commercial environments due to its exceptional durability and ease of maintenance. While carpet often requires frequent replacement and cleaning, terrazzo floors offer a long-term, cost-effective solution ideal for high-traffic areas.
Although terrazzo installation costs are initially higher than some flooring options, its unmatched durability and minimal maintenance requirements make it highly cost-effective over time. Properly installed terrazzo floors can last approximately 100 years, significantly reducing long-term flooring expenses.
Terrazzo is an excellent choice for retail and shopping centers, providing a visually appealing, durable, and easy-to-maintain flooring solution. In busy retail environments like those found throughout Memphis, terrazzo withstands heavy foot traffic and maintains its polished appearance for decades.
Terrazzo offers greater design flexibility and durability compared to polished concrete, with a wider range of colors and aggregate options. While polished concrete can be a cost-effective choice initially, terrazzo’s superior longevity and lower long-term maintenance costs often make it a more economical choice for commercial and residential projects.
Absolutely—terrazzo is increasingly popular in residential projects across Tennessee due to its durability, unique aesthetics, and ease of maintenance. Homeowners appreciate terrazzo’s customizable design options and its ability to enhance property value over the long term.
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