Terrazzo Floor Restoration

Presents have been given and recieved, the Holiday feast have been consumed and now is the time we all start to think about New Years resolutions.

We all have them, and we all start them, but most of us (myself included) don’t stick to them.  We all have great intentions, but alas; the husle and bustle of the new year will get in the way.  While we wait for that big crystal ball be counted down in Times Square or what ever our New years eve will be,  there are a few ways to keep a new years resolutions to completion.  Don’t aim to high, everyone always seems to want to “do it all” and that sets us up for failure.  Keep it simple is my motto.  Another way is to tell as many people as you can what you are resolute in getting it done.  If  is weight you want to loose…take is slow and say 5 lbs instead of 50.  More time spent with the family, make it  a weekly thing you can do easily.  This will go for just about everything.

This year I have resolved to finally get the last remodeling project out of the way and that is going to be so easy!  Our last remodel job is restoring the old Terrazzo Floor we found when we took out the carpet in the 1953 Bungalow we have in South Florida.  Being from the north, this type of flooring I had never seen before.  So when we started the remodel, I had to do my research on it.  What I found was a company that has been recommended by friends for their historical restorations of this type of Floor.  Now that we are ready we are scheduling our restoration with Colonial Floor and Stone Care .  This New Years resolution will be easy, just call and make the appointment and what looks like a mess will put the finishing touch to a newly historical  remodeled 1950’s home. Now I just have to work on the harder resolutions!

Colonial Floor Care
One thing I enjoy seeing  this time of year, is  everyone seems to come together, become a bit more joyful, wanting to connect with family and friends. Enjoying the Holiday decorations that are displayed around town. Driving around with the family to look at  the many homes with their own light show that people enjoy putting up. I have to admit, I am one of those people.  Tis the Season to be Jolly!

Growing up in Western New York I remember the fun as a child (and with my own  children when they were small) playing in the snow. Getting our own tree from our woods behind the farm, decorating the house.  Yes these traditions I continue here in south Florida along with new ones such as making Christmas tree ornaments from shells and sand dollars with my children and now grandchildren.  Putting lights up around a Palm Tree instead of a Blue Spruce tree in our front yard.  Being able to enjoy the beach and festivities without worrying about the bundling up in case of a snow storm to watch the Boat Parades up and down the Intercostal Waterway.  Yes we all keep our traditions, putting some type of variation in there when the need arises.

Just like the winter cleaning, as my Mother use to call it.  From Thanksgiving on, the house had to be ready and spotless for the upcoming festivities.  When I moved to here to Florida, that tradition continued.  As I started to take up old dirty carpet to have it replaced before the holidays, I received a wonderful gift.  Terrazzo flooring under years of vinyl tile and carpeting.  When I first saw it, I had no idea what it was, or what to do with it. I knew it had to be something, it wasn’t just plain concrete it had color in it.  So I call a friend who owned a flooring company to see what this floor was.  It didn’t take but a few seconds for him to tell me what a wonderful, historic and artful floor I had uncovered called Terrazzo.  And even luckier, was that it was not in really bad condition.  His company has been in business restoring this wonderful type of floor for 26 years. He was able to have the house done before that Holiday.  My floors were the talk of my parties!

He was enthusiastic about his business and the natural stone floors his company cleans, polishes and restores.  For much less than what it would have cost to replace the old carpet (and take up the vinyl tile under the carpet) I had this ugly floor restored to what I only can describe as multi-colored, shining art on my entire home’s floor!  So winter holiday time is the time that I clean up, shine up and decorate my home.  Colonial Floor Care keeps my newly reclaimed Terrazzo treasure clean for another Holiday Season.  Give them a call for all you Terrazzo cleaning, polishing and all natural stone care and concrete needs. 561-337-1408 for all of Palm Beach county.  Colonial Floor Care also services Miami/Dade by calling 305-731-2242 and Ft lauderdale by calling 954=566=4555

Enjoy the Holidays!