Terrazzo Under Carpet

It s a labor intensive project.

Terrazzo under carpet.

Metal strips often divide sections or changes in color or material in a pattern. It consists of chips of marble quartz granite glass or other suitable material poured with a cementitious binder for chemical binding polymeric for physical binding or a combination of both. Roll the carpet padding then you can sweep the floor to clear it of dust and debris. A 56 year old terrazzo floor that s been hidden under carpet gets a polishing.

How do i know if i have a terrazzo floor. Terrazzo floors were installed during original construction in banks schools government buildings airports and many homes in florida built. The carpet padding is what provides the cushion under the woven fabric flooring and might tear apart when you begin to roll it up. Roll up the carpet padding left over the terrazzo.

Over time the brilliance and luster of a terrazzo floor will diminish films residues will build up spots will wear due to high traffic and abrasive materials tracked in. There is original terrazzo under the carpet but it s dull stained and cracked in some places. Mike and lindsey were so eager to see whether there was beautiful original terrazzo flooring under the miles of wall to wall carpet in their new 1964 edward durell stone house of good taste that after they closed they made an immediate bee line to pull up the carpet. Many new home owners look under the carpet hoping for wood.

I hear these stories every day. That is unlikely in florida but some are shocked to see terrazzo.