Terrazzo Floor Cleaning and Polishing in Coconut Grove

Case Study | Coconut Grove

Terrazzo floor cleaning and polishing in a Coconut Grove home: about 1,600 square feet of terrazzo tile with grout missing across almost the whole floor. The joints looked black, but it was not black grout. They were open and full of dirt. Here is what we found, what we did, and how the floor was finished.

Kitchen, same spot: before and after

The Job at a Glance

Coconut Grove | Terrazzo tile | Work by Edwyn and Jose

STEP 1 OF 3

The owner walked the floor before we came out and marked the spots and stains that bothered her with blue tape. Up close, the problem was the joints. Grout was missing across most of the floor, and the open joints had packed with dirt, so every line read dark. At one joint, a chip in the terrazzo was pitted. The surface also had grout haze and was dull next to how terrazzo should look.

Along the island, same spot

STEP 2 OF 3

Edwyn and Jose filled the missing grout in a color matched to the grout the owner already had, so the new joints blend into the old ones. They removed the grout haze, then cleaned, polished and sealed the floor. Low-moisture method: chemistry plus controlled extraction, with no high pressure and no steam.

Living room toward the glass doors

STEP 3 OF 3

Terrazzo can be finished matte, satin or high shine. This floor was taken to a high shine and sealed. Because the grout fill was color matched, the joints now read as part of the floor instead of a grid of dark lines.

By the windows

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