On Sat 04 Mar 2006 04:27:35p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it So'n'so?

> Has anyone ever used/installed one? Also, what's the new Samsung
> countertop material like? I want to be able to groove the top (a little
> channel to keep spills from going to the floor, and draining back to the
> sink).

IMNSHO, terrazzo would be a very poor choice. You may or may not know that
terrazzo is comprised of stone chips held together in a matrix of portland
cement and either epoxy resin, polyester resin, or polyacrylate resin. The
finished product requires multiple sealants and, usually, a heavily buffed
wax coating. The reason that commercial applications almost always look
beautiful is due to frequent and high maintenace of repeated sealants and
waxes. I doubt this is something you would want to do in a residential
kitchen setting, especially on a work surface.

Years ago I knew a family whose entire home was floored in terrazzo. They
were fairly well off, and they could easily afford to have the maintenance
performed, but it still had to be done, and they still had to endure the
process.

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Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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