Terrazzo floor care for your home

Terrazzo restoration starts with the installed system and the problems you want addressed. Worn areas, discoloration and cracks may call for different decisions. Refinishing a surface is a different scope from addressing a damaged area; neither should be assumed to resolve the other.

We discuss what can reasonably improve and what may remain visible. Some stains cannot be fully removed, and existing damage can limit the result. Restoration is an agreed scope, not a promise to return every floor to an unmarked original appearance.

Honing is surface refinishing associated with a smooth, lower-reflection appearance. Polishing aims for a more reflective finish where suitable. The choice should reflect your preferred appearance as well as the binder, aggregate and condition of the floor.

A developed polished finish is different from a maintenance dressing on top of the surface. An uneven shine doesn't tell us which treatment is appropriate by itself. We assess the existing finish before discussing the work and intended result, rather than prescribe the same refinishing sequence for every home.

Sealing needs to suit the whole terrazzo system. Cement-based binders and epoxy binders cannot share an assumed sealing prescription, and a penetrating stone sealer is not a universal answer for terrazzo.

Suitable sealing can support stain resistance, but it does not make the floor stain-proof or protect acid-sensitive aggregate from etching. Sealer also does not remove a scratch, repair a crack or create a polished finish. A sealing request can be assessed without assuming full restoration is needed.

Show us cracks or older patched areas during the walkthrough. Their condition and possible underlying causes need separate consideration before a repair scope is agreed. A patch may remain visible because the original aggregate and appearance can be difficult to match. Cosmetic repair does not stabilize structural movement or guarantee that a crack will never return.