There is little doubt that if you’re installing flooring for a large space, especially in a commercial building, that terrazzo flooring is the best investment for your money over time. Today, we’ll help you to figure out whether or not terrazzo is the right choice for your space.
If you’re torn about the type of flooring to install into your building, there are a number of factors to choose from. Not least of all, of course, is price. “Price” however is a short-sighted way of looking at things, and you should instead shift your focus to the more long-term, ROI-based train of thought that incorporates more than just the initial price tag.
Don’t get us wrong: We wrote this blog to make it clear that you can, and likely will, see a return on your investment when you opt for terrazzo flooring in your building. After all, you don’t have to put terrazzo flooring into every single room, but using it in the main areas, such as a lobby or foyer, is likely what you’re considering. When you compare the cost over time for terrazzo flooring in your area to that of carpet, hardwood, stone, and other flooring types, it is evident that the terrazzo will eventually outperform everything. Even if you don’t plan on owning your building throughout the 40+ year life of your terrazzo flooring, the benefit will serve as a selling point for prospective buyers, especially if the flooring can transfer over with little-to-no changes. While seeing an ROI on price alone depends wildly on the cost of installation for various flooring types in your area, it is normal to see terrazzo pay itself off (with excess) the first time you have to replace any other flooring type.
Terrazzo flooring, unlike other flooring types, can pay off instantly. After all, how can one put a pricetag on the branding possibilities that come with being able to make your floor appear on-brand. There are numerous examples of major companies using terrazzo flooring in their global headquarters to reinforce branding messages to anyone visiting or even viewing it online. If you want to get creative, your terrazzo flooring can reflect just about anything you envision it to, and it won’t cost you much more in labor or material to execute some truly intricate things. When you consider the possibilities for blowing someone’s expectations away upon their first visit to your building, no other flooring material can even begin to add value in the same sort of way.
How often do you want to deal with the problem of looking at a new flooring expense appear on your balance sheet? If you’re like us, the answer is as close to never as possible. Floors are better seen and not heard from or about, which is yet another reason terrazzo pays itself off so quickly: It’s incredibly easy to maintain and more durable than just about any flooring solution in any environment, but especially in high foot traffic areas. Your terrazzo floors will outperform whatever the second-best option you had in mind was year after year, allowing you to spend your time worrying about something more important – or nothing at all.
There is something uniquely professional and prestigious about a terrazzo floor, whether it’s elaborately decorated or not. From the moment your clients, customers, potential tenants, or any other potential partner first sets foot in your building, they’ll get the impression that they are in a well-maintained space that exudes professionalism. Whether your company inhabits the entire building or you’re leasing out every square inch of space possible, business will thrive in a building that feels business-like and suffer in one that feels cheap. At the end of the day, you want your building to feel like it is a suitable environment for the business that is conducted there, which means seeing past any initial price savings on flooring material.
After all of this build up, you’re likely expecting the other shoe to drop. While terrazzo installation often costs more per square foot than some other flooring materials, the added cost is to account for the skill and labor-intensive work associated with your flooring, not the material cost. Since terrazzo is, by nature, comprised of recycled materials, the material cost is almost entirely negligible when compared to any similar material. Additionally, because you are able to use numerous different recycled aggregates with very little change in price, you can create dazzling displays or simply use a material that would otherwise cost a fortune, like marble, for instance.
If you’re thinking of installing terrazzo flooring in your building, you should check out the vast array of terrazzo flooring supplies available on our convenient and secure website. We’ve compiled the best terrazzo aggregates, tools, and materials in one convenient place so that those interested in this extraordinary flooring material across the country can find exactly what they need without having to worry about risking a lackluster product. In fact, you can rest assured that your products are the best available in the industry, because everything we sell on our website was handpicked to serve as the supplies we pick from for our own local terrazzo flooring company in the Atlanta area.
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