Marg Career Library - Terrazzo Workers and Finishers

Overview:

To create durable and decorative surfaces, mix cement, sand, pigment, or marble chips together and apply to floors, stairways, and cabinet fixtures.

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A High School Diploma degree or Associate degree is enough.

Blend marble chip mixtures, place in panels, then roll the chips into place using a roller.
Clean the chipped area with a wire brush, then feel and look at the surface to see if it's rough or uneven.
For joints or colour changes, cut metal division strips and press them into the terrazzo base to produce designs or patterns, or to help avoid cracks.
Using a hoe, trowel, tamper, scraper, or concrete-mixing machine, mix cement, sand, and water to make concrete, grout, or slurry.
Using edging tools, jointers, or straightedges, form expansion joints and edges.
To prepare for bonding, wet the surface, then fill holes and cracks with grout or slurry and smooth with a trowel.