No grout lines to scrub
Because the floor is poured as one surface, there are no joints collecting dirt the way tile grout does. Daily care is usually a dust mop and a weekly damp mop with a neutral cleaner.
Traditional terrazzo installation · Bellflower, California
A floor poured from stone.
Pacific Coast Terrazzo installs traditional terrazzo: chips of marble, quartz, granite, and glass set in cement, then ground and polished until the whole floor reads as one seamless surface.
The material
Stone chips, set in cement, ground smooth.
Terrazzo is not a print or a tile pattern. It is a poured surface: loose stone chips bound in cement, cured, then ground flat and polished. What you walk on is real stone, all the way through.
Marble whiteclassic, bright
Charcoalgrounding dark
Rustwarm earth
Sagequiet green
Brasssoft gold
Stone greyneutral base
Chip tones like these are the palette of traditional terrazzo. A floor can run nearly one color, or carry a scattered mix across the whole room. Thin metal divider strips separate one field from the next, the same strips you see marking the bands on this page.
The craft
How traditional terrazzo comes to be.
Four passes turn loose stone into a floor. This is the traditional method, the one Pacific Coast Terrazzo is named for.
01
Pour
Stone chips are mixed with cement and poured in place, divided into fields by metal strips that will later read as fine lines in the finished floor.
02
Set and cure
The pour is left to set and cure until the cement has bound the chips into a single solid slab.
03
Grind
Grinders cut the surface flat, exposing the chips and leveling the whole field to one even plane.
04
Polish
Successive finer passes polish the floor to its finish, then it is cleaned and sealed. The result is a surface with no grout lines and no separate pieces.
Terrazzo carries from inside to outside without a change of material. Illustrative photo.
Why it endures
A floor that does not ask for much.
Stone all the way through
The color and pattern are not a surface layer. Grinding and polishing expose fresh stone, so wear does not rub the look away the way a coating can.
At home anywhere
Terrazzo has floored schools, hospitals, airports, and homes for generations. The same material suits a quiet hallway and a room that takes daily foot traffic.
Service area
Based in Bellflower, California.
Project areas, scheduling, and quotes go through the business directly. Use the contact form on their site to start that conversation.
Questions
Asked about terrazzo, answered plainly.
What exactly is traditional terrazzo?
Stone chips set in a cement base, poured in place, cured, ground flat, and polished. It is a poured floor, not tile and not a coating.
How is it different from tile?
Tile is made of separate pieces with grout joints between them. Terrazzo is one continuous surface, so there are no joints to crack, stain, or scrub.
How do you care for a terrazzo floor?
Generally, daily dust mopping and a weekly damp mop with a neutral cleaner are enough. Avoid harsh acidic cleaners, which can dull a cement-based floor over time.
Where does terrazzo work best?
Anywhere a hard, seamless floor makes sense: entries, kitchens, living areas, and commercial spaces. It has a long history in schools, hospitals, and airports for the same reason.
How do I get a project started?
Through the contact form on the Pacific Coast Terrazzo site. The business lists no phone number, so the form is the way to reach them.
Contact
See your floor in stone.
Tell Pacific Coast Terrazzo about your space and your project through the form on their site.
Pacific Coast Terrazzo lists no phone number. This page carries none either, on purpose.