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Terrazzo is a composite material, poured in place or precast, which is used for floor and wall treatments. It consists of chips of marble , quartz , granite , glass , or other suitable material, poured with a cementitious binder (for chemical binding), polymeric (for physical binding), or a combination of both.
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Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both terms are used interchangeably but floor covering refers more to loose-laid materials.
Rubber flooring used to be made from a rubber tree, a 100% renewable resource. Today styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), a general-purpose synthetic rubber, produced from a copolymer of styrene and butadiene is used for "rubber flooring". It is easy to install and maintain, is anti-static and provides effective sound insulation and vibration reduction.
The Maestrelli family commissioned elaborate floral motifs for the terrazzo floors in Violino d'Oro, their new hotel opening this fall in Venice. From Venice to Vanderbilts: A Brief History of ...
Vinyl floor tiling. Vinyl composition tile (VCT) is a finished flooring material used primarily in commercial and institutional applications. Modern vinyl floor tiles and sheet flooring and versions of those products sold since the early 1980s are composed of colored polyvinyl chloride (PVC) chips formed into solid sheets of varying thicknesses (1 ⁄ 8 in or 3.2 mm is most common) by heat and ...
Original terrazzo flooring, museum-quality frescoes, and Murano chandeliers add to the villa's charm. The Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como. Frank Bienewald - Getty Images.
Polygood comes in the form of 100% recycled and recyclable plastic panels, measuring 2800 x 1400 mm (110” x 55”), at 12mm or 19mm thick. Depending on the thickness, each panel weighs 50–78 kg (110-172 lbs). Panels are available in numerous patterns and colours, resembling materials such as terrazzo, marble, resins, and acrylics. [10] [2]