Terrazzo Installation

[@FesterPussbucket]

So ancient. So perfect. So timeless. Terazzo is the ultimate in durability, beauty, and art all in one.

[@Rikkcas]

Great to see terrazzo work still being done. I am retired but was a union terrazzo mechanic for many years. I later went into precast architectural terrazzo and cast stone production. My family in Italy has been doing terrazzo work since the early 1900's. Labor intensive for sure. But one of the most durable floor finishes. That's why it was once very popular for government buildings and is still used in airports. It hopefully doesn't become a lost art form.

[@14207james]

Help me out... Where can I find aggregate ? Trying to get to work

[@Rikkcas]

Boss Son .. I have no idea if the bigger quarries and suppliers are still open. Where are you located? That would help me give you a better answer.

[@Rikkcas]

tanon ..its not a simple thing to just do terrazzo in your own home, unless you have seen the entire process done on an actual job site, or done an installation before. It’s definitely nothing you’ll just ‘pick up’ from a youtube video. There are many details that require hands on experience, and that need to be addressed correctly for a proper, long lasting job. The last thing you want is to ‘try’ to do it, with no experience, only to have bad results, or realize that you have to demo it all out and try again. I’ve seen many experienced concrete finishers, good with aggregate, fail because it’s much different than pouring a full slab. It’s a high level craftsmanship trade. I suggest you talk with some journeyman terrazzo mechanics before you start a project in your own home.

[@Rikkcas]

tanon do a disposable test section outside. Not in place. Trust me. Taking it out isnt fun.

[@Rikkcas]

tanon .. I’m just trying to help you son. Not telling you what to do. Thats for you to deal with. Hey... WTF do I know?... after over 40 years in the trade?-lol. One HUGE difference in workers and some crafts people these days, is that workers in te old days always listened and were happy to learn from old pros. They welcomed the information because they knew it was far more than experimenting and OJT. These days, with the internet and all the ‘experts’, anyone can (think) feel like an expert. I’m sure you might possibly figure something out. But isnt it better to get some experienced pointers?-lol A smart individual never wants to turn off a source of knowledge... at least in my view. I’m 71 and still in great shape from a life time of hard work. I have seen a lot in the building trades. Not just craft, but people communication as well. Stuff you wont find online or in a web search. I was encouraged by friends in the trades to consider writing a book on terrazzo and ancient masonry technique. But writing isnt my bag, and I have better things to do. Regardless..I still get up and look for what I can learn or share in every day. I learned something today too,... from your comments. But I’ll keep that to myself.🙂 Good luck on your project. 😉✌️

[@MartinBlais]

Nice video! Always been wondering how that was done. You guys are artists! Beautiful work.

[@Omeomy]

Thanks. Such a great flooring! So great to see expert crews out there doing the work

[@goudagirl6095]

LOOOVE the Mondrian patterning here! Looks like backbreaking work, but the result is absolutely gorgeous!

[@FlatRockFlooring]

By far our favorite floor to install, it really hasn’t changed much over the years.

[@Danman1972]

Such a skilled labor task. Looks like you really need to know what your doing. Just bought a house with Terrazzo floors. I think they are tiles, but maybe have some separators on them. Researching the process as we would like to move some cabinets and hope they did the floors first and put the cabinets on top of them. Then maybe we can have just a few small cracks patched. Would really love to keep it in the kitchen at least. Its in the entry, informal living area, and entry. The entry way will likely stay either way.

[@williamhayden7711]

What no close up shots of the floor or a final wrap up? Bah

[@windowsvistasuxalot]

Looks like an easy weekend project for myself

[@leifhietala8074]

I've done shotblasting. The results are SO satisfying. Narsty gross slab surface: gone. Virgin material ready for new surface: perfect. And the surface treatment I put on over 15 years ago, still there. Looking a little rough (it's a commercial laundry area) but it cleans well and doesn't look bad enough to need redoing yet.

[@JackmanWorks]

What a strange place for us to both be, on an 8yr old terrazzo video 😂

[@goudagirl6095]

if the surface needs to be updated, how do they do this? Is it ground or polished down, and then another layer of "resin" (or whatever they use) is trowelled over it?

[@jordanlea1502]

​@goudagirl6095 just polished, it's about 35mm thick, lasts over 100 years if maintained..

[@RyanJohnsonD]

the ending needs a worm's eye view steady cam walk over the tile.

[@mastrico5148]

Nice work. Good job

[@gauravpurecha1518]

What is the Mix we should use for the terrazzo ?

[@ML-yn1zz]

Really nice, but a close up of the floor would have been great.

[@sen_hei417]

Can i use this on toilet and bathrooms?

[@sonnyxlbright5904]

Sure, you can use in any room and they last a lifetime if not permanently submerged in water. I can tell you this because I was raised in a house where the entire floor space was done in terrazzo.

[@rharris22222]

Just found this. Great work. The best I can say about the design though is "Not as hideous most designed or inspired by Le Corbusier." I wish somebody had hired that guy to be a ditchdigger.

[@lovefamily1728]

The floor looks nice :)

[@amanrajkhatakho4907]

Do you put the divider strips in the edge rims as well? Or is it a design choice one has to make? Would not putting the divider strips in the edge rims make them prone to cracking? Thanks

[@mariamilton-talbot4664]

Love the speeded-up layout!

[@tilerman]

Wouldnt like to be the guy setting that pattern out!

[@laurenlopez2973]

Stunning.

[@SelfMadeHundredaire]

I'm not really sure why the description mentions epoxy terrazzo. This video shows the installation of regular terrazzo. It would be way too difficult and time-consuming to achieve that floor pattern with epoxy.

[@horiacretan6599]

What is the cost for a project like this ?

[@hazelwood55]

If you have to ask you can't afford it. Terrazzo is the most expensive flooring there is, even more expensive than granite.

[@horiacretan6599]

, i do terrazzo floors, just curious of their pricing, so i can compare to my estimates. labor is always expensive, materials are cheap.

[@noweare1]

No wonder my kids college tuition is so high. Why this floor for a college ? SMH

[@williamw9120]

@@horiacretan6599 what does real cement terrazzo cost these days per foot on an existing slab in a finished home? Per SF?

[@phillhuddleston9445]

@@noweare1 Where else are they supposed to waste all that money!

[@ernurosken363]

Здравствуйте как с вами связаться хотел научиться эту технологию

[@harieeshks6765]

awesome work

[@velazcontre9247]

I worked there with the polishers

[@MariaRodriguez-kd7qw]

Beautiful

[@nsanzerugezejuvent9286]

How many kg of cement per 1m scare?

[@charithmadushanka8993]

can i kindly have a contact detail of a terrazzo professional? i would love to learn this art? thank You

[@sentomerojamadah5255]

Am in Uganda i need the marchine

[@carlyleellis6984]

Need tighter shots of finished floor

[@A3Kr0n]

I've never heard of epoxy terrazzo before.

[@sumairayaqoob8039]

Wonderful

[@avryptickle]

Gorgeous

[@missinglinq]

That has to be $40-$60 SF?

[@VioletVoorhees]

Quite all the interiors from 50s to 70s are made like that in Italy, with different designs, also in not popular buildings. I can’t really believe that people is going to put PVC flooring. They don’t know what they have under their feet.

[@sonny12681]

I would like to know how the ancient world made Terrazzo floors. The Parthenon in ancient Greece has Terrazzo floors that are over 2,000 years old and I would like to know how those floors were built. Modern builders should start using the ancient method of Terrazzo floors because there is proof that these floors last thousands of years.

[@Rikkcas]

Sonny12681 those pavements were done using a specific clay as the binder. A form of pozzolan, which is an ash material that gets sticky with the addition of water. They didnt have Portland cement or epoxy back then. The polishing was done by hand with stones attached to pole handles. Those floors were also built up in different layers of materials. Today’s epoxy terrazzo is a thin layer over an existing slab. But epoxy has very strong wearability as well. Cement terrazzo is also very durable, but not as industrial strength(or as fast) as epoxy methods. I personally prefer the cement based type because it doesnt have the plastic glossy look the epoxy has. The ancient terrazzo is more like traditional multi-layer cement terrazzo. I suspect the ancient work is similar to sand cushion terrazzo, except with deeper sub base layers.

[@velazcontre9247]

Nice

[@meditartodososdias]

Parabéns ficou lindo

[@ispamalot]

To bad we don’t get to see it 😅😂.

[@emmitstewart1921]

So they must be too ashamed to show us a close-up view of the finished floor.

[@agasiminasyan4102]

Super

[@robtome2563]

👍👏👏👏👏

[@autismknights8971]

No sound for me? WtF? I even backed out clicked another video!

[@sabirkhan566]

Good

[@realandrewcinque22]

cool

[@Meath10]

The guys voice is exactly like Kenny Powers

[@nicolemaddix4291]

The name Grinding Crew has sexual connotations in many cultures 😎🏁

[@JackDaniels-ki5ug]

Okay texan boi

[@silentndeadly]

Color pattern makes me want to puke

[@Udav-TV]

красиво

[@KameraShy]

Pattern is too busy.

[@ApartmentDecorCo]

this design looks so ugly.

[@hughjaness1041]

Are u jimmy kimmels secret brother in and out of rehab?

[@regulusforrester6429]

Good work. Terrible design. Modernity was a mistake.

[@alfredharb9877]

Terrazzo isnt modern😂

[@deckiedeckie]

Can the whites do it?.....or they just supervise??jejejejejejejeje

[@dosam_6146]

Well that was a disappointing ending 👎

[@frankplughoff2948]

Great job! Too bad it’s so ugly!!!

[@Pedroceo]

This shows you literally nothing about how the floor is laid. Advert at best.

[@velazcontre9247]

Nice