Timeless Beauty of TERRAZZO FLOORING:

TERRAZZO FLOORING

The terrazzo flooring originates back to the days of 15^th century but gained popularity in back 1920s in America. In between of 1970s, the demand of terrazzo flooring saw a drastic fading. Yet in present scenario, the terrazzo floor demand has resurfaced as one of the global design trends. You must know that terrazzo has its own new demand and outlook. The terrazzo flooring that you can see today in any home or commercial buildings is much different than those seen century’s back. Here are few of the things that you need to know about the growing trends of terrazzo flooring.

 • Terrazzo flooring is installed everywhere today extending from airport, schools, hotels and designers reviews the terrazzo specifications for the projects because of the sustainability, durability and flexibility in design options.

•  Epoxy terrazzo is a system for using which benefits many buildings with easy and faster installations, cost effective materials and amazing artistic appeal.

• Widely used as flooring is no longer a subject to being just a floor material. The innovative steps have taken the form of stairs, wall surface, table tops and other.

One of the most important benefits of terrazzo flooring is its easy maintenance. You can easily maintain the flooring as it is very easy to clean. Most of the commercial buildings like schools, malls, airports or other experience high amount of daily foot traffic. The terrazzo floor retains its colour, smoothness and shine along with lustre everyday just by normal cleaning routine. The best part of going for terrazzo is you don’t need to replace it. Down the line it means the flooring can lasts for decades. The high-end finish attracts eyes of home owners and forces them to go for the one.

DEEP CLEANING OF TERRAZZO FLOORING:

DEEP CLEANING

Terrazzo floors gives an amazing look to any home by adding shine to the interiors. They are designed using marble chips properly mixed with resin base or cement. While the flooring is highly durable and easy to maintain but it can stain over time if not properly taken care of. Deep clean the terrazzo floor using natural stone cleaner or any commercial terrazzo cleaner for preventing any type of chemical etching for tile cleaners. Deep clean the terrazzo floors twice or thrice every year, sweep them on daily basic and give them touch of wet mop to add spark and maintain them brand new.

·         Sweep away the floor thoroughly, starting from one corner of the room and moving along the other side in your preferred direction. Once you are done with sweeping process, use a dust pan and collect all the swept away dirt and grimes. Using dust pan brings ease in throwing away the dust.

·         Fill two buckets with warm water (quantity of water should be 1 gallon) and add half cup of terrazzo tile cleaner to one of the buckets and put on the rubber gloves.

·         Dip the scrub brush in the cleaning solution and then scrub the floor using the circular motion. Work in fragments or say segments, rinsing the scrub brush the clear water which often gets dirt as you work your way on the floor. Wipe off the edges using the cloth dipped in the cleaning solution. If you have an electric floor scrubber, you can replace manual effort using the machine for terrazzo floor scrubbing.

·         Further dry the floor using a towel.

Things You Will Need for Deep cleaning the terrazzo floors:

•             Dust pan

•             Broom

•             2 buckets

•             Tile cleaner

•             Scrubbing brush

•             Rubber gloves

•             Towel or clean cloth

•             Machine for scrubbing (optional)

Tips for deep cleaning:

•             Always try to use the long-handed scrubbing brush if you have an issue with back.

•             Use knee pads to protect your knees while scrubbing the floor.

Warning:

Avoid using vinegar, bleach, oil and wax on terrazzo floors.

Using a steam cleaner on terrazzo floor:

terrazzo floor

Just like other surface flooring, terrazzo that requires regular maintenance for keeping it clean and dirt free. The floor is mainly composed of cement mixed with recycled products. You can use the steam cleaner on the terrazzo flooring for removing the caked-on dirt and stains. Steam cleaning machines are easily available from hardware shops, home improvement outlets or retail stores.

·        Preparation of the floor:

Before steam cleaning the terrazzo floor to deep clean, you need to remove off any furniture present in the room (if possible.) sweep away debris from the flooring surface in the dust pan. Dispose the dust in any thrash bag or can. You don’t need any debris turn wet from steam and adhering to the terrazzo flooring.

·         Setting up the steam cleaner machine:

Open up the water container of the steam cleaner and fill it with recommended amount of water from the side of manufacturers. If the water is hard then try to use distilled water otherwise use tap water. Avoid overfilling the container as that can cause water from leakage from cleaner and directly spill on the flooring. Do not use any cleansing solution in the steam cleaner. Cleaning solutions will lead to damage and clogging of the machine.

·         Using the Steam cleaner:

Plug in and then turn on the steam cleaner. Hold on till its ready light illuminates. The illuminating light indicates that the machine is ready for usage. Place the cleaner in one of the room’s corner and tap the trigger for starting the release of steam. Steam cleaner sanitizes and cleanses the flooring. Continuing the steam releasing and moving the cleaner till the complete terrazzo floor is clean. Leaving up the steam cleaner at one place can lead to pale residue build up on the terrazzo flooring using a towel saturated with white vinegar for removing it.

Caution: 

If the terrazzo flooring is not properly sealed with the commercial sealer, avoiding usage of steam cleaner over the flooring. Doing so will introduce moisture in the pores of floors and can cause cracks and damage to the flooring. Only periodically steam clean the terrazzo flooring when the debris has layered on the surface of floor. For regular cleaning, use damp mop and mild cleaning solution recommended mainly for terrazzo flooring.

If you have terrazzo floor, and want to take care of it, then do contact Manmachine Solutions and get your floor treated professionally. Dial 99-100-33246 or visit the website https://www.manmachinesolutions.com/.