Terrazzo Flooring in Pittsburg CA - a poured floor planned around the slab beneath it
Tired of plain, stained concrete? We plan terrazzo around your slab's joints and cracks, so the finished floor looks right and holds up.
Is terrazzo a good fit for your Pittsburg floor?
Terrazzo flooring is a thin layer of epoxy resin or cement mixed with chips of marble, glass or granite, poured over your concrete slab and ground smooth. At Pittsburg Epoxy Floors and Concrete we install it in Pittsburg, CA and in many cities around it, including Antioch, Concord, Brentwood and Walnut Creek.
Most people who ask me about terrazzo have a plain slab they want to make into a finished floor, often an entry, a kitchen, a patio or a basement floor that's tired of looking like a basement. The price moves with the size of the floor, whether you go with epoxy or cement, the chips you pick, how busy the pattern is and how much the slab needs before we start, and the schedule mostly turns on that same slab work. You'll get your own figure in a written estimate once I've seen the floor.
What makes a floor a good candidate for terrazzo?
Most terrazzo calls start with a floor that's worn out, hard to keep clean or just plain concrete. These are the things homeowners usually notice first, and what each one tends to tell me about the slab.
Your bare concrete is stained and dull, which usually means the open surface has soaked up years of spills.
An old epoxy or paint coat is peeling in patches, which usually means it lost its grip on the slab.
Tile or carpet in a busy entry keeps wearing through, a sign the room needs a harder floor.
Hairline cracks show through an old coating, which usually means the slab moved and the coating couldn't.
Grout lines on old tile stay dark no matter how you clean them, because grout soaks up dirt.
You're remodeling and want one continuous floor across several rooms, without a change of flooring at every doorway.
If cracks are getting longer or an old coating is lifting in sheets, call now rather than wait, because the layout is easier to plan while the damage is small.
What happens when you call us about terrazzo in Pittsburg?
From your first call to the final walk-through, I'm the one who looks at your floor, and our own crew does the work. Here's how a terrazzo job usually runs with us.
Call or send us a message
Call (925) 318-8041 or send a message through the form, and we'll set a time for me to come out. I'll ask a lot of questions about the floor, because how you use the room matters as much as the slab.
I check your slab in person
I come out myself, check for moisture and old coatings and look hard at the joints and cracks, because they decide where your divider lines go and whether epoxy or cement suits the space. Then you get a written estimate for the system we talked through, so you know the cost before anything is decided.
Our crew preps and installs
Our own installers prep the concrete first, and I'm on the job for that part because most floors that fail went wrong before the first coat. Then the crew puts the terrazzo down and grinds it smooth while I check in through the rest.
We walk the finished floor
When the floor is done, I walk it with you so we can look it over together. I'll also go over how to care for it, so it stays looking the way it did that day.
Get a written estimate for your terrazzo floor
Send the form and we'll reply within one business day to set up a free visit, with no pressure and no obligation. I'll look at the slab myself and give you a written estimate.
- Call
- (925) 318-8041
- Hours
- Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM
Epoxy, cement or tile terrazzo for your floor
Epoxy terrazzo is lighter, smoother and quicker to install than cement terrazzo, and since it's non-absorbent it has the lowest upkeep cost, which counts in its favor if you're thinking long term. Cement is heavier, and the kind poured straight onto the slab, called monolithic, leans on that slab for flatness and only suits ground-level or below-ground floors. We're licensed and fully insured, and I'll tell you plainly which one your floor can handle.
The chips are where the look comes from. Marble is the classic, and swapping in glass or granite gives you brighter color or a floor that stands up better to chemicals. Thin divider strips split the floor into sections, and in most systems they have to sit right over the joints in your slab, so the pattern starts with the lines your concrete already has.
Terrazzo tile costs a little less than a poured floor and can make sense in a small room. What you give up is the custom design and the smooth, seamless look of poured terrazzo, because tiles leave joints between them. If the look is the reason you want terrazzo, I'd pour it.
Terrazzo flooring questions we hear in Pittsburg
How much does terrazzo flooring cost in Pittsburg, CA?
Installed terrazzo across the US usually costs about $20 to $50 per square foot, and that's a national range for the finished floor, not our price. Where yours lands depends on your slab and the system you pick, so your Pittsburg number comes from the written estimate after I see the floor. Our work is backed by our satisfaction guarantee.
Can terrazzo flooring be installed outdoors on a patio?
Yes, but it should be cement terrazzo, because epoxy terrazzo is prone to peeling and fading outdoors. If you want terrazzo on a patio or walkway, mention it when you call so I come out with the cement system in mind.
How long does terrazzo flooring last?
Terrazzo usually lasts 40 to 100 years. That makes it a good fit if you want a low-maintenance floor that keeps looking good, and it's the reason I'd rather get the slab right first than rush to the pour.
Will cracks in my concrete slab show up in a terrazzo floor?
They can, because most terrazzo bonds right to the concrete, so a crack that keeps moving underneath can show through. Epoxy terrazzo laid over a flexible membrane can absorb some sideways crack movement, though the membrane is an extra layer that adds to the price. That's why I look at every crack before we pick a system.
What causes concrete slabs to crack or move in Pittsburg?
Soil that swells and shrinks with moisture is one cause, because those changes can make a slab settle or heave. A soils report for one Pittsburg site found soil that can expand and called for slab floors there to sit on a layer of non-expansive fill. That's one site, not yours, so a look at your own slab is how we find out what's going on under your floor.
How do I clean and care for a terrazzo floor?
Clean terrazzo with a neutral liquid cleaner in the pH 7.0 to 10.0 range, and sweep or dust-mop often so grit doesn't wear the surface. Skip vinegar and other acidic cleaners, because they can dull the marble chips.
Other floor work that pairs with terrazzo
Basement Flooring
If your terrazzo is headed below ground, start here to see what a damp basement slab means for the floor and which systems suit it.
Concrete Grinding & Surface Preparation
When an old coating, glue or rough patches sit on your slab, grinding it down first gives terrazzo a clean, sound surface to bond to.
Call (925) 318-8041 about your terrazzo floor
Tell us the room size in square feet, whether it's indoors or outdoors, which level it's on and any cracks you know about, so I come out ready to talk about your slab.
Mon–Fri: 7 AM–11 PM, Sat–Sun: 8 AM–10 PM