The Venice Art Terrazzo Company

A nominal 3/8 inch thick polymer modified cement matrix veneer placed upon a provided level concrete slab. Polymer provides strength to allow for thinner applications of cementitious systems.

Fast installation and moderate price range make it ideal to replace vinyl or carpet without depth transition difficulties; also good to use in areas subject to moisture vapor transmission where Epoxy terrazzo or other non-breathing floors will not adhere.

Nominal 3/8″
Polyacrylate with Terrazzo topping.
Chip sizes 0, 1 & 2.

4-1/2 lbs. PSF.

All these systems adhere to the concrete and require dividers to be placed precisely above any concrete joints. To prevent the concrete from cracking and therefore the terrazzo, ACI 302.1 R.89 Concrete Joint Placement must be followed. Some of these requirements include: Concrete joints should occur a maximum of three times in feet the depth of the concrete in inches. (Example: A 4 inch slab should have concrete joints at a maximum spacing of 12 feet.) Concrete joints should run off all corridor intersections and corners.
They should not be spaced more than 1-1/2 times the width of the concrete pour.
(Example: A 6 foot wide corridor should have
concrete joints at a maximum of 9 feet.)

In addition other dividers can be set to separate
colors or as an accent themselves. In these systems the dividers not located over concrete joints are strictly decorative. They do not function as leveling devices or crack preventers.

Dividers vary in width from 18 gauge to
1/2 inch. 16 gauge or
1/8 inch are standards. Zinc is standard but brass and colored plastic are readily available.