Terrazzo Floor Restoration
"Our New 11-14 Step Process is Out shining all of our Competition"
These pictures are from a 1970 thin-set terrazzo we did. This floor turned out beautiful. Our new steps add time to the terrazzo restoration, but without recrystallization we can still get your terrazzo floors to shine great. Our process will outlast all the competition.
Safe Dry has been performing terrazzo restoration in Tampa and all of central Florida for many years. We have the terrazzo system that can make your terrazzo floors look great. Your terrazzo flooring will be ground down in order to start fresh. Our objective is to offer a terrazzo restoration that will return your terrazzo floor to its original look. That is where the fun starts. Once we do that we will start terrazzo polishing. This terrazzo floor restoration will put a terrazzo shine on your floor that the installer never thought possible. We have done many of these terrazzo restorations from Tampa to Daytona to Sarasota to Venice to Ocala. We will teach you proper terrazzo floor care as well as what terrazzo cleaners are best for your floor. My blog talks a lot about the origins of terrazzo and offers a world of knowledge. Please check out our blog and be the most knowledgeable person in your area in terrazzo refinishing. http://safedry.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-is-terrazzo-and-where-did-it-come.html
We understand that there are terrazzo cleaners that will try to clean your terrazzo, but we Have seen terrazzo that looks great until it completely dries, then it looks the same as it did when starting the project. At Safe Dry we feel terrazzo needs grinding to get the best results.
Your Florida terrazzo Is most likely made of Portland cement and Marble. Terrazzo today is often made of epoxy and marble. At Safe Dry we restore terrazzo with the best equipment available. We use the best equipment along with the most steps and the most advanced tooling in the world.
SafeDry can clean any type of terrazzo floor. Your terrazzo flooring will look new again after it is cleaned by SafeDry. Our terrazzo floors get second looks after they are cleaned, thats how we maintain an "A" rating with the BBB. Our clients are satisfied with our professional services and technicians and they know their terrazzo tile floors are in good hands with SafeDry.com. Whether itsterrazzo floor, terrazzo flooring, epoxy floor, epoxy flooring, floor coating, floor coating, deck waterproofing, moisture vapor, floor coatings, urethane flooring, urethane coatings we do it all. What is terrazzo and where did it come from?
Safe Dry offers Terrazzo cleaning and restoration in Tampa, , , Holiday, Sarasota, Bradenton,Venice, Port Charlette and Lakeland. We also offer terrazzo restoration in Orlando,Miami,Jacksonville Apopka, Leesburg, Homassa, Lady Lake and all of the Florida including, Hillsborough, , Pasco, Polk, and Hernando counties. We can make your terrazzo look like new again. Our eleven step process will make your floors the pride of the neighborhood. Call today for a free in home estimate.
If you own rental properties, why replace the carpet when you have beautiful terrazzo underneath. Let us show you how great that old washed out floor can look. We use seven steps that will not only make your terrazzo look wonderful, but keep it looking that way for the long haul as well. At Safe Dry we can hone and diamond polish your terrazzo to look better then you ever thought possible. At Safe Dry we will hone and diamond polish to 3000 Grit. That means your floor will last for as long as you maintain it. Even after seven years we can return your floor to like new with only one step of our eight step process.
Proper Terrazzo Care
It is important for home owners with terrazzo flooring to understand proper care of their floor. At Safe Dry we can give you a great looking terrazzo floor, but it is up to you to maintain your floor. One of the reasons people polish their terrazzo is not only to get a great looking floor but, also to have a floor that needs little maintenance to stay looking great.
In order to keep your floor looking great you need to clean with a neutral cleaner, Dust mop often, preferably with a microfiber dust mop, and have a good rug at your main entrance to wipe your feet on. A natural cleaner is a product with a pH near or at 7.0. We sell these cleaners, in a highly concentrated form,so one gallon will last for months and the pH of 7.0 means you can the product is safe for all cement and natural stone floors.
Terrazzo is made of marble and Portland cement, so it should be cleaned to protect that shine and extend the life of the shine.
Dust moping often is another very important step in protecting terrazzo. The average grit of a grain of sand is 200. Properly polished terrazzo is done up to 3000 grit. Sand is the enemy of terrazzo, so dust mop often and enjoy the same shine on your floor for many many years to come.
The third step is a good rug at the entrances to your home. Best to stop the sand before in ever gets in.
Follow these steps and visitors to your home will marvel at a terrazzo shine they never thought passable.
Some Of Our Previous Work:
Is a Polished Floor Slippery?
Flooring systems used on industrial, commercial, and residential floors should provide a safe walking surface in both wet and dry conditions. By measuring the coefficient of friction (COF), a quantitative number can be used to express the degree of slip resistance of a floor surface.
When the coefficient of friction is measured from a resting position, it is called the "static coefficient of friction" (SCOF). When it is measured when the surfaces are in relative motion, it is called the "dynamic coefficient of friction". Measuring the dynamic COF is difficult and requires a strict laboratory environment for accurate results. The James Machine would be used in this situation under the ASTM D-2047 standard. Almost all portable and laboratory meters measure only the static COF and most measuring devices (slip meters) refer to static COF based off the ASTM C1028 standard. The Sellmaier slip test meter measures both Static and Dynamic coefficient and provides a digital printout and audit trail.
The higher the SCOF, the less slippery the surface. It is possible to have too high a SCOF; the surface can be too slip resistant and difficult to walk on. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) initially set a standard of 0.50 or higher for polished surfaces. Because the required friction for normal walking is significantly below that figure (as measured on the James Machine), a coefficient of 0.35 is sufficient. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will only recommend that you try to achieve a 0.50 SCOF for flat surfaces. In short, there really is no set standard that anyone will stand behind. Plus, all of the standards were tested using natural stone and liquid sealers / coatings. So we have to group ourselves in with this category until they do testing for polished concrete.
The test results shown here were done with the Sellmaier FSC-2000 at HTC's facility in Knoxville, TN. Test #1 was a dry test with a leather slider on polished concrete at a level of 3000 grit. Test #2 was a wet test with synthetic slider on polished concrete at a level of 3000 grit. The results were taken from an average of multiple readings and tests.
