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Selection, care and troubleshooting: the questions that come up after delivery.

Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s00. Not a photograph of our goods.

Can terrazzo be used outdoors, and what decides it

Yes, and the deciding variable is not the material but the binder. A resin system is light and takes water and chemicals well, and it is sensitive to ultraviolet light. A cement system is unaffected by the sun and is heavy enough to need a real base.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s66. Not a photograph of our goods.

How to read a terrazzo grading sheet in five minutes

A data sheet is an argument dressed as a table. Five questions separate a sheet that tells you something from one that only fills a space.

2 min read Reference photograph of a terrazzo surface, s70. Not a photograph of our goods.

Sealed or unsealed is the wrong first question

Almost nobody sells unsealed terrazzo and almost everybody talks about it as if they did. The real question is which binder you have, because that decides whether sealing is possible at all.

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