Because everyone has higher and higher requirements for home decoration, there are more and more materials for floor decoration, among which terrazzo floor tiles are one of them. What are terrazzo floor tiles? What are its pros and cons. The following editor will introduce terrazzo floor tiles to you, or you will choose it for home decoration!
1. What is terrazzo floor tile?
Terrazzo (also known as terrazzo) is a product made by mixing gravel, glass, quartz stone and other aggregates into cement binder to make a concrete product, and then surface ground and polished. The terrazzo made of cement binder is called inorganic terrazzo, and the terrazzo made of epoxy binder is also called epoxy terrazzo or organic terrazzo. According to the construction process, terrazzo is divided into on-site pouring terrazzo and prefabricated plate terrazzo floor . Traditional terrazzo has a huge market in China due to its unique advantages such as low cost, optional color mosaic, and convenient construction. There are as many as one billion square meters of terrazzo floors used in various buildings in urban and rural areas across the country.
Second, the advantages and disadvantages of terrazzo floor tiles
1. Advantages of terrazzo floor tiles
a. After surface treatment, the brightness of terrazzo floor tiles can reach more than 70, and the anti-dust and anti-skid can reach the quality of marble.
b. The surface hardness of terrazzo floor tiles reaches 6-8 grades, which is close to the surface of high-hardness granite, and has good wear resistance.
c. Terrazzo floor tiles can be spliced at will, and the color and color can be customized.
d. Terrazzo floor tiles do not crack, are not afraid of being rolled by heavy vehicles, are not afraid of being dragged by heavy objects, and are not shrinkable and deformed.
e. Terrazzo floor tiles are dust-free and clean.
f. Terrazzo floor tiles are non-combustible, non-flammable, aging-resistant, stain-resistant, corrosion-resistant, odorless and free of any pollution.
g. Terrazzo floor tiles are bright and clean in color, if you need to increase the brightness, apply ordinary floor wax (it will not affect its antistatic performance).
h. Terrazzo floor tile decorative grids are horizontal and vertical, no gaps are needed between the grids, the connection is dense, and the overall aesthetics is good.
i. The architectural performance and mechanical performance of terrazzo floor tiles are the same as those of high-quality terrazzo floors used in various buildings. It meets the requirements of the national standard GB50209-2002 and the standard requirements of JC507-1993 architectural terrazzo products.
2. Disadvantages of terrazzo floor tiles
a. It is easy to be weathered and aged.
b. Rough surface with large voids, poor stain resistance, and difficult to clean after contamination.
In general, although terrazzo floor tiles have disadvantages, the advantages far outweigh the disadvantages. Of course, the actual use is still based on their own preferences. If you are interested, go to the store to see the real thing.