Terrazzo Pricing

kongcrete

Taranis that HTC 950 is a pretty cool machine. I really dont like the four heads though. I have an HTC 800 three head and it works so much better in my opinion for uneven concrete floors.
With terrazzo I dont know if four heads would be better, but in my experience the standard three headed planetaries work better on concrete.

Have you seen the new Lavina 32" grinder? It has six heads. You can take three off when you need to do some heavy grinding and add the other three when you go to polishing and get moving a little faster.

To be honost my favoirte machine is the Substrate Technology PrepMaster 3030. I actually like using that machine better than my HTC for grinding as well as polishing. People say you cant polish with a PrepMaster or a Terrco, but I havent come accross a concrete floor that I could not polish with my PrepMaster 3030. It all comes down to determining which abrasives to use on each floor.

Terrazzo really interests me. Ill be sure to let you guys know how my first install comes out (good or bad)

Double-A

I believe that magic number is 20. You're getting closer.

__________________
"My clients’ wishes are the center of my attention." -- David Guido, a contractor in Woodstock, N.Y.
New York Times, July 20, 2006

Taranis

It needs the 4 heads to make it stable enough to be remotely controlled. No side to side movement at all. And you can get very close to the edges cos you can walk round to the front of the machine while still controlling it.
I have used the Terrco but didn't fancy it although the Terrco flexi is good with coves. That's why I was asking the question, what is the best machine for coves that also has dust extraction?
I'm looking to buy something soon and need to know all the options.
I have thought about getting into polishing concrete but there is not as much call for it here as there is in the States.

kongcrete

Have you seen the HTC 1500 or the 2500 yet? They had that beast of a machine (2500) at the World Of Concrete this year. Costs $500,000. I guess they have sold 4 of them so far

Taranis

I have seen it.
Who would'nt want to be the operator for that machine.
I toyed with buying it for 2 minutes when I went for the 950 but reality set in. Need loads of area to justify having it.
Couldn't use it on epoxy though, there would be none left having gone over it with that monster.

Taranis

Here are some images of our resins.
1st image is Pebblestone (epoxy). We also made a small breakfast bar for them in the same resin.
Lots of colours.
2nd image Polyurethane self levelling resin. Very strong and resistant.
3rd. is mosaic epoxy
I can't seem to get the text in between the pictures. Will do more.

Attached Thumbnails

     

Taranis

These are;
Entrance to a nightclub.
Epoxy SL (available in any colour you like). We also did a little girl's bedroom in pink which looked fabulous.
Quartz resin on a factory floor.
Hope you like.

Attached Thumbnails

     

Bill_Vincent

That first pic looks like something we have over here called "Chattahoochie". Nice stuff-- only problem is it was meant for exterior applications, the biggest use was pool decks and walkways down south, and I've seen more installations that failed than survived.

This first one was done by my father's crew when I was a kid. It's the exposed aggregate deck around our pool:



(obviously not taken for the deck-- that was the first tile I helped put in when I was 10)

The rest of these are mine, all epoxy terrazzo:

__________________
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right."

http://www.creativeceramicandmarble.com

Taranis

Very good work.
Like the jewellers. Good how the walkway has been centred on the "M".

Kon, you sound as though you know a lot about grinding/polishing. If you get hold of a resin man you would probably do well.

Bill_Vincent

Ever hear of a place in NYC called the Metropolitan Museum of Art? I did two of their retail stores. For those on this side of the pond, one at Stamford Town Center in Stamford, Ct., and this one in Farmington, Ct., at Westfarms Mall.

__________________
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right."

http://www.creativeceramicandmarble.com

kongcrete

Nice pictures guys! I like seeing other guys work that take pride in what they do.
Bill do you still install terrazzo flooring?

Taranis...ya I dont think HTC had terrazzo flooring in mind when they designed that 2500 machine

Bill_Vincent

Unfortunately, no. My family's business went under in 1990, mainly because of the recession, and when it did, I didn't have the grinding machines any more, so I haven't poured any since then. but it's like riding a bike-- you never forget!!

__________________
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right."

http://www.creativeceramicandmarble.com

fine-lyfinished

hey, how much i concrete polising running out there per sq/ft? also what is micro coating?

Bud Cline

fine-lyfinished,

Hi, A Chevy Lumina iz bout 20 thousand whereas a Chrysler 300 can be had for around 34 thousand. OK? 10-4 over!