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Tips For Choosing a Terrazzo Contractor |
>>>Find a terrazzo contractor or supplier in your
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It's important to choose a qualified, dependable,
terrazzo contractor for any job. Being that terrazzo
is one of a few remaining handcrafted floor finishes,
these tips may be helpful toward selecting a
reliable contractor and obtaining the best possible
results.
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- Select a terrazzo contractor known for high-quality
work and that has an established reputation in
the community.
- Verify the contractor's insurance
coverage (and licensing if required in your
state).
- Use the NTMA specification guidelines
to help prepare yourself as an educated specifier.
- If
you obtain proposals from more than one terrazzo
contractor, ensure that all are
bidding on the same type of mix and construction.
- Visit
terrazzo projects by the prospective contractor(s)
of the same system and scope.
Talk with the owners of the projects.
- Insist
on a written contract or agreement, in addition
to any guarantee offered
by the terrazzo contractor and supplier.
- Your
terrazzo contractor should be able to submit
a qualifications statement
upon
request.
- If you are unable to verify
references and reputation, and being that terrazzo
installations require skilled and
trained artisans, request
that only a suitable terrazzo contractor
be
subcontracted for your installation.
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The
fastest and easiest way to ensure a professional,
pre-qualified terrazzo
contractor for commercial, residential, or government
work is by using a member of the National Terrazzo & Mosaic
Association, Inc.
In the fall of 1923, a group of 25 terrazzo contractors
and suppliers met in Chicago and formed the National
Terrazzo & Mosaic Association. Their goals
were to establish a trade group that would set
standards, promote growth, and ensure quality.
Today, the NTMA is a not-for-profit trade association
that has strict and rigorous membership requirements.
Its members must be proficient in all types of
terrazzo systems, and must abide by the quality
assurances established by the NTMA. |
An NTMA Contractor Member: |
- Accepts full responsibility
for the terrazzo installation.
- Provides
an experienced management organization.
- Provides
skilled journeymen craftsmen trained to do
a quality terrazzo installation
- Supplies properly
selected, high quality materials and schedules
their delivery
for use in correct
quantities and on time.
- Keeps informed
of the most up-to-date techniques and materials.
- Knows
the NTMA standards, and installs terrazzo in
accordance to these standards.
- Insists that
all work meets or exceeds expectations.
- Has
the financial wherewithal to complete the project,
regardless
of any situations.
- When disputes
arise, the NTMA can conduct on-site job inspections
of
its members
to ascertain whether
the installation meets association
standards. (The NTMA does not
inspect non-member
work.)
- Consistently lives
up to the NTMA's "Quality
Assurance."
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