Terrazzo Floor Restoration

Welcome once again to the Terrazzo Restoration Blog. Often we provide homeowners with useful information even if it is not directly related to terrazzo restoration. We believe all aspects of home renovation are important parts of creating a healthy, green home. As such, whenever we come across information that is useful for South Florida homeowners, we will pass it along. We hope it helps and we hope it makes clear our dedication and commitment to helping you create the best home possible.

Today we will be discussing the much talked about  Toxic Chinese Drywall that has so profoundly impacted South Florida. In a press release entitled “Toxic Chinese Drywall News”, Americas Watchdog issued a statement saying Read more…

I have written before about the green aspects of terrazzo floors. Today I am going to expand on this critically important topic. In all aspects of home maintenance, repair and design we must all be thinking green. Terrazzo floors, when restored by Colonial Floor Care’s no toxic chemicals method, are an important part of your green home.

In The New York Times on Thursday, August  20,2009, and article was published Read more…

At Colonial Floor Care, we offer innovative services in addition to expert terrazzo restoration and concrete polishing.

One of our exciting innovations is micro topping, also known as concrete overlay. This process allows homeowners to transform an unsightly concrete floor into a dazzling, color filled work of art. Similar to our acid staining procedure which offers the addition of beautiful color options for concrete floors, micro topping creates a colorful, homogenous look to add to your home design.

What is micro topping? Read more…

Welcome to the Colonial Floor Care Terrazzo Restoration Blog.We have noticed lately that many of our competitors have been featuring photographs in their ads, of floors they did not restore themselves. We wonder why. Could it be because Read more…

Many terrazzo restoration companies are advertising these days, claiming such things as “The most affordable terrazzo restoration” and “the least expensive terrazzo restoration services available”.

At Colonial Floor Care, we caution you not to be seduced by these low-cost claims. In order to provide these lower cost services, these companies must cut corners, leaving your terrazzo floors in further need of repair/restoration, or in need of a complete re-restoration.

To provide lower costs, hazardous chemicals such as crystallizers are used, which are harmful to your floors. The positive effects of crystallizers are very short lived.

Another cost cutting measure is to use inexpensive, inferior and inadequate grinding machines, and or unskilled contractors. The end result of all of these methods is a poorly done job that almost always has to be redone- resulting in a doubling of the cost,  had a proper contractor such as Colonial Floor Care been used in the first place.

Beware of low cost advertising when it comes to terrazzo restoration. Ask the contractors what materials they use, ask about their machinery and ask about the training of their contractors. Read our other articles to learn more about quality terrazzo floor restoration.

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Bill

At Colonial Floor Care, the terrazzo experts, we often talk about Mid Century Modern Style. In the 1950’s there was an explosion of commerce and design, especially in South Florida. Modern style and materials were incorporated into a great housing boom. In the above video, we get a great summary of many of the elements of Read more…

There are many exciting terrazzo art projects right here in South Florida. In this video, we see the beauty and majesty of terraazzo art in the Carnival Center

Not only in our homes, but also in our great public art, terrazzo decorates and defines Read more…

The use of terrazzo as decorative art has seen a strong resurgence in recent years. The above video is an example of an exciting recent work.

In South Florida, Mid Century Modern Architecture has become wildly popular. The style is modern, sleek, clean and elegant. Terrazzo was a key feature in the design Read more…

Did you know that most terrazzo restoration companies use highly toxic stripping and cleaning materials such as “terrazzo and marble crystallizer”? Products such as this are extremely dangerous to humans and the environment.

Ecolab has issued a Material Safety Data Sheet that describes the hazards of this product. In the report, Read more…

Why Colonial Terrazzo Restoration Is the Best

At Colonial Floor Care, we pride ourselves not only on providing the best finished product when it comes to terrazzo floor restoration,but also the most environmentally sound methods. WE USE NO CHEMICALS when we restore your terrazzo floor! We polish your terrazzo floor with high quality, diamond metal pads and Read more…