This high-end residential construction project consisted of a total renovation of an Island home near City Park in New Orleans that was flooded during Hurricane Katrina. The slab had to be remediated for moisture content and patched for levelness due to the different thicknesses of the original flooring materials that were removed before new construction could begin. The architects, designers and homeowners worked diligently with Terrazzo Masters on defining the beautiful and unique terrazzo formulas designed to match the renovations. The resulting custom flooring blend includes a generous amount of large Mother-of-Pearl aggregate in addition to natural marble aggregates. The owners are pleased with the outcome of the overall flow and ease-of-maintenance of their new custom terrazzo flooring to augment the beauty of their newly renovated home.

• 1,500 square feet total
• Dovetail Gray Pigmented Epoxy Matrix
• 85% Georgia White Marble aggregate, size #1 – #2
• 15% Mother-of-Pearl aggregate, size #3 – #4
• All original existing floor finishes were removed.
• Entire substrate slab was prepared by shot-blast method.
• A Moisture Mitigation System was applied to the existing substrate slab.
• Epoxy Primer was applied.
• Slab cracks were epoxy injected and treated with a flexible Crack Isolation Membrane.
• Elevation differences were filled and leveled using an Epoxy/Sand Mortar.
• 3/8″ high x 1/8″ wide Aluminum Divider Strips were used per design drawings.
• A #80 – #150 grit Metal Diamond Tooling rough dry grind process was utilized
• A #200 – #800 grit Resin Diamond Tooling Wet hone and polish process was utilized.
• All grinding and polishing was performed with variable speed, direct drive, counter-rotating, 4-head Terrazzo Grinder/Polishers.
• Multiple Acrylic Sealer and High-Solids Finish Coats were applied and Hi-Speed Burnished to the desired final gloss level.