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Do terrazzo floors need to be sealed?

Whether it needs sealing, how often, and which finishes seal differently from which.

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Yes, a cement-bound floor does, and the timing is measured in hours not weeks: the trade guidance is a penetrating sealer applied about 12 hours after installation, with two coats as standard. A resin-bound epoxy floor is a different case — it is non-porous, so it needs a sealer for stain resistance and UV protection rather than for permeability.

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Do terrazzo floors need to be sealed?

Yes, a cement-bound floor does, and the timing is measured in hours not weeks: the trade guidance is a penetrating sealer applied about 12 hours after installation, with two coats as standard. A resin-bound epoxy floor is a different case — it is non-porous, so it needs a sealer for stain resistance and UV protection rather than for permeability.

Does terrazzo need sealing, and how often?

A cement-bound terrazzo floor does, because a cement matrix absorbs by definition — the Chinese classes run from 8.0 per cent downward, and the higher the absorption the more often the sealer is refreshed. A resin-bound terrazzo does not need one in the same way: it absorbs very little, which is why it is the usual choice on walls.

Why does the batch matter more than the colour?

Because cement and pigment are the colour. A terrazzo panel takes its colour from the binder and the pigment, and the code requires one colour layer to use one factory's pigment in one batch — which is why two panels ordered months apart from the same colour name are not the same colour, and why a repair in a different batch shows.

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