Terrazzo!!! Help

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Got some terrazzo that has carpet glued down on it for 20 years and they want carpet removed and terrazzo floor restored. Is this possible?? What's the procedure?? Thank you
 

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The process of removing the glue will insurev that the terrazzo will need to be polished
Probably 4 grits then powder polished
Who is going to lift the carpet and remove the residue?
To do so with out scrapers sounds like $5 to $8 a foot alone
Another buck a step for restoring...


Are you equipped?


and hungry enough to take this on?
 

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I would be at 15 dollars a foot, you don't know how much filler will be needed.

And depending how many guys are going to be onsite you will need 3 or 4 days, depending square footage.
 
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All depends on the glue.

As it ages it gets brittle and can be easier to remove

the big PROBLEM is if the glue has leached into the matrix. In which you could grind to open and to poultice treatments, however no guarantee

mike is correct, often the cost of restoration out ways new cost of an average floor.
 
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Removing the discoloration in terrazzo from moisture or glue is a toss up. You can do several things to lighten it, but I wouldn't guarantee total removal. Depending on the texture of the terrazzo, you may have to start with a 70 grit metal or copper bond diamond to get it all smoothed out. A lot of times terrazzo takes on a snakeskin, or lumpy texture from years of abuse. If this was the case and just covered with carpet, then you need to grind.

As far as patching goes, it's kind of the opposite of stone. You want to open up cracks to get (matched) aggregate in there with the epoxy so it blends well when you finish.
 
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