TERRAZZO Introduction to Terrazzo and Available Collection
TABLE OF CONTENT
What is Terrazzo?
Colour Instock
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History of Terrazzo
Colour Selection
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Terrazzo Landmak
Techincal Specification
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What is Terrazzo? Durable, versatile, stylish and hard-wearing. Cement Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments.
Terrazzo Contains chips of marble, quartz, granite or glass ground and polished smooth or otherwise finished to produce a seamless textured surface.
The mix is what gives it a unique speckled look, held together by a resin or concrete base. Depending on your desired finish, it is then polished, honed, or sandblasted.
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Why Terrazzo? It’s eco-friendly It’s durable and long-lasting The design possibilities are endless It’s versatile The perfect material for your outdoor requirements
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How long does Terrazzo last? If you want long-lasting floors, then no other flooring option can match terrazzo’s durability. The average life cycle for terrazzo is 75 years. Some terrazzo floors have lasted over 100 years thanks to the proper care.
Terrazzo has quite the interesting history, with roots all over the globe. Let’s take a quick dip into the history books and look at how terrazzo made its way to the world... 7
History of Terrazzo can be traced back to the ancient mosaics of Egypt.
Some archaeologists have found evidence of Terrazzo floors in ruins in Turkey that date back 8,000 to 10,000 years ago.
Terrazzo more recent predecessors come from Italy. Given its reputation for durability, it became an ideal choice during the twentieth-century, and started it’s way the world... 8
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One of the most well known examples of Terrazzo is the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Created in 1958, the walk honors celebrities in the form of a Terrazzo star that displays their name.
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The Terrazzo comes in 3cm thickness with size of 58x158 cm 11
KUMLAMA TERAZZO - GRAY ASH 58 x 158cm 3cm Thickness TERKUMFLO003
KUMLAMA TERAZZO - GRAY ORCA 58 x 158cm 3cm Thickness TERKUMFLO002
KUMLAMA TERAZZO - GRAY RHINO 58 x 158cm 3cm Thickness TERKUMFLO001
Depending on the used material, there is wide variety of color and chips size options
*More Colour Options Available on Request
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Perfect applications examples • Schools, shopping malls, train and metro stations, factories, museums, exhibitions centers – any areas with heavy traffic is the perfect place for terrazzo floors. • Elames is currently installing over 26 000 m2 of terrazzo floor in 30x60 and 10x10 sizes in Marassi Galleria shopping mall in Diyar Al Muharraq area.
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Technical specification will vary depending on the components used during the production
We can divide terrazzo:
We can divide chips used:
• Poured on site cementitious • Poured on site epoxy • Precast cementitious
• Quartz • Marble • Glass
To increase quality chemicals can be added during manufacturing process to make terrazzo less porous, or more resistant, etc. Technical specs examples • For the references we attached EXAMPLES of specifications of all three materials, however those must be reviewed based on used chips, material and manufacturer. • Visually, once fixed, sometimes its very hard to differentiate terrazzo from quartz. 15
• Please contact with Elames for more information . Thank you.
What is the difference between terrazzo tiles and quartz stone and artificial marble? • Terrazzo, artificial marble, artificial stone and quartz – in all of the them the concept is same. Chips of diverse material are bounded by another material. • As for general use Artificial stone and Artificial Marble are joined by use of RESIN, so its not much recommended for outdoor. Sizes of the slabs can vary as well in terms of the thickness of the material. • Terrazzo joined by cement, can be used outdoor, however filler should be applied. Terrazzo is more corrosive, so should not be used with some chemicals, for those areas quartz is much more recommended. • Terrazzo poured on site, is another option, this one could be cement or epoxy, the epoxy is recommended for indoor application only. Its difficult for materials such as Sintered stone, Neolith, etc... as they are 100% crushed and pressed natural material, specs are high but price is about 3 times of the standard quartz/ prefabricated marble. 16
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