Industry · Hospitality
Statement-floor terrazzo for hotels, restaurants, and resorts.
Lobbies, ballroom pre-functions, F&B, and back-of-house — flooring that photographs well for the brand book and survives a decade of luggage carts, heel traffic, and red-wine spills.
What this floor has to survive
The conditions that make spec selection non-trivial.
Brand expression
Flagship hotel brands want custom aggregate blends, logo medallions, and divider patterns that signal property tier. The floor is the photograph — generic gray won't do.
24/7 traffic, zero downtime
An open lobby cannot close. Repairs and refurbishments happen between 11 PM and 5 AM with the chandelier still on. Every system selection has to account for night-pour windows.
Front and back of house
The same project asks for honed terrazzo in the lobby and chemical-resistant urethane mortar 30 feet away in the prep kitchen. One sub coordinating both keeps the seam right.
Recommended systems
Three systems we install most often in hospitality.
Hospitality is where epoxy terrazzo earns its reputation — but we pair it with the right back-of-house systems so the GC isn't carrying two flooring subs.
Epoxy Terrazzo
Lobbies, pre-function, retail concourses. Custom aggregates with brand-color glass for property identity.
System detailsPrecast Terrazzo
Stair treads, planter caps, reception-desk fascias, and elevator surrounds — shop-cast to match the field pour exactly.
System detailsUrethane Mortar (Industrial Coatings)
Kitchens, dish rooms, bar back-of-house. Thermal-shock and grease resistance that resinous epoxy can't match.
System detailsSpec highlights
The numbers that show up in the submittal.
- Custom aggregate
- Brand-color glass + marble
- Slip rating (wet, honed)
- DCOF ≥ 0.42
- Logo medallion lead time
- 10–14 days from artwork
- Night-pour capability
- 11 PM – 5 AM crews
- Cure-to-traffic
- 12 hr after final grind/seal
Schedule reality
How we work around the operation.
Hospitality projects almost always operate on hard PR-driven open dates. We map the pour, cure, grind, and seal sequence backward from the ribbon-cutting and stage crews and materials to that calendar — not the other way around.
- Phased pours by zone
- Night-shift and weekend crews on request
- Vapor and dust containment for occupied spaces
- Daily progress reports to GC superintendent
FAQ
What this industry asks first.
Can you reproduce a brand color in the aggregate?
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Yes. Glass aggregate is available in nearly every Pantone equivalent, and we routinely custom-blend marble chips with branded glass to hit a precise palette. Samples in two weeks from a brand-standards file.
How do you handle logos and inlays?
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Logos are inlaid as zinc or brass divider strips defining the artwork outline, with custom aggregate fills inside each cell. Up to four colors per medallion as a standard offering — more on request.
Will lobby work shut down check-in?
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No. We phase the lobby in quadrants with hard barricades and night-shift the louder operations. The front desk stays operational; guests route around through temporary aisles we set with the operations team.
Can the kitchen and the lobby be bid as one package?
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Yes — and they should be. We self-perform both. One submittal package, one schedule, one warranty contact. GCs save the second-sub coordination and material handoff headaches.
Hotel, restaurant, or resort opening in DFW?
Send the brand standards and the open date. We'll return aggregate samples, a medallion concept, and a schedule that backs into the ribbon-cutting.
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