You will have to decide when to stop between each change of grit by cleaning with water drying and comparing the patch to the rest of the floors.
Demolish terrazzo flooring.
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Removing epoxy mortar with terrazzo under the epoxy.
The demolition of the terrazzo is not an easy task and needs to be cut all the way through detaching it around and from the areas which have to be saved before demo.
Removing a terrazzo floor is a bit trickier than other types of tile floors because the tiles themselves are so heavy and thick.
We are removing thin set from a terrazzo floor.
New terrazzo or newly restored terrazzo use upwards of 3500 grit to polish the floors.
Ride on floor sander.
Demolition of floor structure on the ground floor made of plain concrete base d 8 cm waterproofing and thermal insulation d 5 5 cm plain concrete d 12 cm and finish terrazzo floor d 7 cm removal of debris out of the facility and transport to the building site landfill and then to the landfill designated by the investor to 15 kilometers away.
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You will need to use a hammer drill which functions as a mini jackhammer to remove most ot the terrazzo.
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In your case i would suggest that you remove it you can use a 4 1 2 grinder with a dry cut diamond blade to cut through it so that it will break apart easily with a hammer get someone to hold a vacuum hose by the blade to extract the dust these terrazzo bases are really dense and hard and heavy be careful safety first.
Floors gone more uses powerful grinding machines equipped with diamond grinding discs to remove any carpet glues mastics tile thin set or other coatings that may have adhered to the floor.
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You also need someone that knows what and how to work with terrazzo and look at the cracks or other evident problems which probably need to be taken care of.
Your floor may not be that reflective.
Terrazo is basical a cement floor with a high polish you can scrape pretty agressivly and you can use paint remover wont hurt the terrazzo hocidw do you remove battery acid from terrazzo.
The cost to remove flooring starts at 1 26 2 46 per square foot but can vary significantly with site conditions and options.