Terrazzo floor restoration

Description:

This Watford project records a full restoration of an approximately 50-year-old terrazzo floor. The gallery includes views of the floor and a before-and-after repair image, giving a useful view of both its age and visible improvement. Older terrazzo can have local wear, damage or repairs that differ from the surrounding aggregate pattern.

A full assessment considers the binder, aggregate, cracks and joints before surface grinding or polishing. Refinishing can make the floor more even in appearance, but it cannot reverse every historic repair or underlying movement. The original notes do not specify a final gloss level, sealer or exact area, so those details should not be inferred from the photographs. This is an individual Watford case study. For another terrazzo floor, images of worn patches and a wider view of its pattern help determine whether local repair and refinishing are suitable.