Comments on: Terrazzo tiles in 19 color ways and 3 sizes from Daltile

By: Mandi H.

Mandi H. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:40:44 +0000

My entire house is original solid slab terrazzo and we absolutely love it. Very easy maintainance, however, if you spill something you should not let it sit on the floor for long. Nothing different really than wood floors. It can be slippery, so be careful! Put some great rugs on the floor and you are good to go!

By: Darlahood

Darlahood — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:30:16 +0000

Cold feet? Wear slippers! An anecdote: my grandparents had terrazzo in their Florida room and I used to rollerskate there because the room was so big and unfurnished. Crashed into the piano… broke my wrist. Terrazzo can be dangerous, folks (both for your pocket book and your body!) I love the “pink champagne” one

By: Heidi Swank

Heidi Swank — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:06:40 +0000

Daltile also has recycled glass terrazzo that comes in a beautiful blue. We’re looking at using Daltile’s terrazzo in our entire house here in Las Vegas. Can’t wait!

http://daltileproducts.com/series.cfm?series=291&rm=4

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:35:47 +0000

My store in Florida is a complete poured slab of terrazzo- a whole city block long! All the storefronts are built on top of the slab.

Houses have them in abundance here in Miami, and in all colors. I was thinking about the Vermont Slate flooring for my breezeway in Michigan where I have a great MCM ranch. Floor’s just concrete in there now, house has hardwood.

Any ideas? Slate or terrazzo. It does get cold in winter!

By: Gretchen S

Gretchen S — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:06:30 +0000

There is a 1958-built community center here in Sacramento with a two-sided grand fireplace that uses a terrazzo ledge. They used a terrazzo that is *exactly* like the middle bottom row in the swatch set above and it is stunning!

By: Virginia

Virginia — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:35:52 +0000

Oh swoon! I was just looking at a house that has gorgeous original terazzo floors (under terrible 80’s carpet). They were pitched to me as a maintenance headache. On closer investigation, they don’t seem any worse than wood on a day to day basis, and they seem to last quite a bit longer with proper care. Anyone have any feedback about care to share?

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:14:45 +0000

Sarah, do you know if you can use terrazzo as the flooring when you have radiant heat? Thanks, Rebecca

By: Patty (in Dallas)

Patty (in Dallas) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:26:12 +0000

When I was in college my family’s house had a beautiful terazzo floor in the kitchen. It had one seam between the kitchen area and the breakfast area.

I have to say, I did not appreciate that house like I should have. It was a beauty.

By: SaraTinkelman

SaraTinkelman — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 12:09:08 +0000

While it’s certainly true that terrazzo floors are idea for warmer climes (my aunt had one installed when they built their new Florida home in the ’50s), do remember that there are those among us with just enough dumb luck to have bought a li’l ole post-modest house with radiant-heated floors. A-h-h-h…And if I had my way,’druthers, the Vermont Blue slate dining room and the steps up from the DR up to the stone floor front vestibule would be yanked done, too. I’ve had repeated estimates in the $$$$$$$$-range to restore these badly decomposed things,, which would be awfully nice. But since we already have toasty floors, the beauty of terrazzo beckons like the sirens..

By: TappanTrailerTami

TappanTrailerTami — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:29:22 +0000

Great find Pam! This should be easier for folks to get than the other manufacturer out there, Fritztile. Fritz has many more colors, and is generally sold as commercial flooring. I wanted this in the worst way for my bathrooms, but after talking with a flooring contractor out here (CA) who said this stuff is gorgeous, but runs about $18-$25 per square foot installed.

For anyone interested, here is the Fritztile website, checkout each link on the left side menu to see all their colors/patterns.

http://fritztile.com/tile/CL-200/