The document discusses the role of divider strips in terrazzo flooring design, emphasizing their importance for controlling cracking and creating complex patterns. Various materials such as aluminum, brass, zinc, and plastic, along with their properties and costs, are outlined. It highlights how divider strips aid in color transitions and the overall design of terrazzo floors.

1. Divider Strips in
Terrazzo Flooring

2. DESIGN LAYOUTS CONTROL CRACKING
Terrazzo is often characterized by its aggregates and its binder
(epoxy or cement). Divider strips play an important role in how
terrazzo is installed, with several material and thickness options.
Divider Strips are used in terrazzo floor for:

3. Design Layout
With divider strips, architects can plan out
complex patterns, logos and other custom
designs.
Installers can easily bend divider strips to
form the layout of the terrazzo floor.

4. Color Transition
Divider strips can also call for a color
change in a terrazzo floor design.
Installers will mix the appropriate colors
and trowel the material between each
section of divider strips.

5. ALUMINUM
BRASS
ZINC
PLASTIC
Materials
Some options when
designing a terrazzo floor:

6. Aluminum
Aluminum divider strips are the most
commonly used material.
Easy to bend. Easy to grind. Aluminum
divider strips are more affordable as
well, and can offer a source of
recycled content in terrazzo projects.

7. Zinc
Zinc divider strips are another option.
Zinc divider strips look similar to
aluminum, but have a higher price
point.

8. Brass
Brass divider strips can be used as a
design element in terrazzo floors.
It's a high-end material so it will cost
more than aluminum and zinc.

9. Plastic
Common plastic strips colors are black
and white but designers have options
to have custom-colored strips.

10. Thickness
Divider strips can vary in size as well.
Gauge is a term used in the terrazzo
industry.
Divider may vary in width from 18 guage to
1/2", 16 gauge or 1/8".

11. Control Cracking
In helping the performance of terrazzo
floors, divider strips control cracking in the
terrazzo topping.
Dividers should be placed precisely above
any concrete joints.

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