Throughout many old churches of Chicago and Chicago’s suburbs one can notice lots of terrazzo floors installed, 50, 80 and even over 100 years ago. It is an interesting fact that back than people realized the longevity, durability, and great value of terrazzo systems.  Even back in those days terrazzo

HISTORIC TERRAZZO FLOOR This beautiful home is like in a time capsule. The house was built in 1956. It was designed by Edward D. Dart who was a Mid-Century modern American architect. One of Chicago's most recognized architects, Dart became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects at the

This epoxy-based terrazzo floor had numerous scratches, scuff marks, extensive wear and tear after heavy usage and high traffic for a long period of time. TERRAZZO FLOOR STRIPPING We protect the working area and begin with the first step of terrazzo floor restoration - terrazzo floor stripping. In this step

Terrazzo might be over several hundred years old from its origination, but the modern look, intricate designs, and high durability make popularity of this floor type boom nowadays. Beautiful, mosaic-like appeal exposes chips of highly polished marble, quartz, granite, glass, shell, or other aggregates. The design possibility of terrazzo can

Did you know that besides polishing or honing granite or most of the natural stone surfaces you can also antique finish them? It also called brushed finish or leather finish. The idea behind is to create a textured surface on a face of stone that would mimic wrinkled and grooved

Terrazzo back story Before we get to terrazzo refinishing, let's mention that the roots of terrazzo hail from Italy. Originally made as a mix of glass, marble, granite, and quartz aggregates with cement, nowadays you will come across terrazzo aggregates mixed with epoxy resin as well as with concrete. What

A lobby interior and design always represent buildings in the best or the worst ways. It serves as a signature and the first impression for its guests, workers, and residents. In downtown Chicago, every highrise building can compete for the best lobby Design and the most important for marble and

If you have a natural stone at your home it means that you have responsibilities that yet to be discovered. Sometimes you choose to have natural stone and sometimes it was chosen for you. In both of the cases, there are lots of discoveries and surprises before becoming comfortable with

Nothing against The Kia guys but need to make a point here. Another day I was installing small terrazzo floor sections in my shop for training and tools and equipment testing purposes. We only restore terrazzo and that was the first time I have experienced installing one. I have prepped