Terrazzo, tile or in-situ (12mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm tiles; 60mm-75mm in-situ)
Premium composite flooring material combining marble, granite, glass or other aggregates with cement or epoxy binders, offering exceptional durability, design flexibility, and 50-100+ year lifespan suitable for all Australian climate zones.
Premium composite flooring material combining marble, granite, glass or other aggregates with cement or epoxy binders, offering exceptional durability, design flexibility, and 50-100+ year lifespan suitable for all Australian climate zones.
Terrazzo is a composite material consisting of chips of marble, granite, quartz, glass, or other suitable aggregates, poured with a cementitious or epoxy binder. Available as precast tiles (12-30mm thick) or poured in-situ (60-75mm), terrazzo provides exceptional durability, low maintenance, and infinite design possibilities. The material achieves non-combustible classification, making it suitable for all bushfire attack levels (BAL-FZ) in Australian conditions. With proper installation and maintenance, terrazzo floors routinely exceed 100-year service life, making them highly cost-effective despite higher initial investment.
- Exceptional durability (50-100+ years lifespan)
- Non-combustible (suitable for BAL-FZ bushfire zones)
- Low maintenance costs (AUD $2-5/m²/year)
- 100% recyclable at end of life
- Infinite design possibilities
- Superior abrasion resistance (ASTM C241 Ha>20)
- Zero VOC emissions (cement-based)
- Thermal mass for passive climate control
- Seamless hygienic surface (in-situ)
- Slip resistance customizable (P3-P5 ratings)
- 01 Exceptional durability (50-100+ years lifespan)
- 02 Non-combustible (suitable for BAL-FZ bushfire zones)
- 03 Low maintenance costs (AUD $2-5/m²/year)
- 04 100% recyclable at end of life
- 05 Infinite design possibilities
- 01 High initial cost (AUD $150-400/m²)
- 02 Specialized installation required
- 03 Hard underfoot (low resilience)
- 04 Cold surface in winter
- 05 Potential for cracking without proper joints
- Density
- 2600-2870 kg/m³
- Specific gravity
- 2.6-2.87
- Porosity
- 2.1-3.2 %
- Water absorption
- 0.1-5.0 % (by mass) Polyacrylate cementitious terrazzo: max 5% by weight per NTMA; epoxy systems can be lower.
- Hardness
- 3-7
- UV resistance
- Excellent
- Chemical resistance
- Good-Excellent
- pH tolerance
- 4-14
- Surface roughness
- 0.8-100
- Tensile strength
- 4.8-70 MPa NTMA guide spec minimum 700 psi (~4.8 MPa) for polyacrylate cementitious terrazzo.
- Compressive strength
- 20-95 MPa
- Flexural strength
- 13.8-31 MPa NTMA guide spec minimum 2000 psi (~13.8 MPa) for polyacrylate cementitious terrazzo.
- Shear strength
- 1.5-20
- Poisson's ratio
- 0.18-0.40
- Impact resistance
- 8-35
- Creep resistance
- Excellent
- Embodied carbon
- 46.23
- Carbon footprint
- 13.3-21.5
- Embodied energy
- 8-15 MJ/kg
- Water footprint
- 175-187
- Recycled content
- 20-77
- Renewable content
- 0-15
- Circular score
- 8.5
- Combustibility class
- Varies (cementitious can be non-combustible if tested to AS 1530.1) Cementitious terrazzo may be deemed non-combustible when tested to AS 1530.1; resin terrazzo is combustible.
- Fire resistance level
- 0-120
- Ignition temp
- >750 °C
- Flame spread index
- 0-25
- Smoke dev. index
- 0-50
- Heat release rate
- <50
- Material cost (range)
- 120-400
- Material cost (per unit)
- 150-350
- Lead time
- 0-28
- Lifecycle cost
- 250-600
- Annual maintenance
- 2-5
- Market availability
- Good
- Expected lifespan
- 50-100+
- Maintenance interval
- 1-365
- Warranty period
- 7-10