colorado design inc., tile and terrazzo –locally owned –member ntma –more than eighty years of...

Colorado Design Inc., Tile and Colorado Design Inc., Tile and TerrazzoTerrazzo

– Locally owned– Member NTMA– More than eighty years of

combined experience

Build GreenBuild Green• As today’s market moves toward sustainable design and

construction and green products, Colorado Design Inc. is prepared to meet those needs. Terrazzo is a versatile option that is in line with green construction. With Terrazzo, there is a flexibility of endless colors and patterns utilizing richly colored marble, granite, glass or other aggregate to create limitless design and color possibilities.

Why Terrazzo?Why Terrazzo? Terrazzo flooring systems were one of the original recycled products available,

and today, Terrazzo aggregates, binders and finished Terrazzo flooring systems may contribute to US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Credits under the LEED Rating System.

– Sustainable product» Typically lasting the life of a building» Can be used for art in public projects

– Green Product» Recycled materials» Glass or plastic» Inorganic based binders contain zero Volatile Organic

Compounds (VOC)

Terrazzo FinishesTerrazzo Finishes

•Flexibility•Endless colors and patterns•Installed on floors and walls•Utilize richly colored materials

― Granite― Glass― Other Aggregate

•Natural finish•Low maintenance•Can be polished up to 3000 grit

Installation of TerrazzoInstallation of Terrazzo

• Most important step of a successful Terrazzo job is the preparation.

• Moisture testing• Shot blasting and

priming concrete


• Proper preparation of joint.


• Installing of Crack Membrane over control joint. All control joints should be honored.


• Installing Iso-Crack Membrane, required on all elevated floors.


• All floors requiring fill should be filled with epoxy.


• Layout and setting strips follow floor prep.


• Setting strip over epoxy fill


• Setting strip for emblem. An example of 1” wide strip.

Installing on wallsInstalling on walls

BaseBase


• Pouring Terrazzo


• Pouring Terrazzo at elevator


• Pouring different colors of Terrazzo


• All colors poured

Grinding baseGrinding base

Grinding floorGrinding floor

Polishing TerrazzoPolishing Terrazzo

Finished ProductFinished Product

• Finished floor over controls joints with Iso-Crack membrane after three months.


• Logo example of strip detail


• Logo with aluminum strip


• Greeley Police Station


• Stainless steel inlays with integral cove base.

Finished Product

• Example of Palladiana floor with Travatine. Other materials may be substituted.

Finished Product

• Palladiana Terrazzo infill with recycled material


• Countertop out of recycled materials shows versatility of Terrazzo.


• Example of detailed strip layout.


• Elevator Lobby


• Example of versatility of patterns.


Elevator lobby

Finished wall and baseFinished wall and base


• Walls and floor with integral base


• USAFA


• Hospital


Floor polished to 3000 grit with no sealer. This application will significantly decrease your yearly maintenance cost.


• All strip fabricated on job site. Shows quality of strip detail.


• Varying strip widths


• Polished floor


• Carrying of pattern through elevators.


• Elevator


• Lobby floor


• Example of flatness of floor.

Colorado Design Inc., Tile and TerrazzoColorado Design Inc., Tile and Terrazzo7245 Gilpin Way Suite 2507245 Gilpin Way Suite 250Denver, CO 80229Denver, CO 80229

Office: 303-288-9688Office: 303-288-9688Fax: 303-286-1126Fax: 303-286-1126

Website: coloradotileandterrazzo.comWebsite: coloradotileandterrazzo.com

colorado design inc., tile and terrazzo –locally owned –member ntma –more than eighty years of...

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versatility of terrazzo

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successful terrazzo

installation of terrazzolayout

wide strip

floor prep

sustainable design