How Much Does Poured Terrazzo Cost in the UAE?

Poured in-situ terrazzo starts from AED 220 per square metre in the UAE, supplied and installed by RBS Group, the UAE’s No.1 decorative surfaces company. The price covers the full on-site process — marble and stone chips in a cement or epoxy binder, poured seamless, then ground and polished back. Exact quotes follow a site visit, and bespoke work is priced on consultation.

How much does poured terrazzo cost in the UAE?

Poured in-situ terrazzo costs from AED 220 per square metre, supply and installation included, for a cement-binder mix with a standard chip selection. Epoxy binders and premium chips take the figure upward from there. Every price is quoted per square metre and confirmed after a site inspection, because subfloor condition and layout change the work involved.

How much does a poured terrazzo villa floor cost?

A typical 80 m² villa ground floor in poured terrazzo starts from around AED 18,000 in total. Large, open-plan ground floors are where poured terrazzo makes the most economic sense, because the per-metre price falls as the seamless area grows. Most of our residential work is in Dubai and Abu Dhabi villas, where a single unbroken floor runs from entrance to kitchen without a joint.

What moves the price

The starting figure rises with the specification:

• Binder type — cement is the baseline; epoxy binders cost more and open up brighter colours and thinner pours.
• Chip selection — premium Italian marble chips cost more than standard aggregate.
• Divider-strip patterns — metal strips laid in geometric designs add setting-out labour.
• Area size — small areas price higher per square metre, since crew and machinery costs are spread over fewer metres.
• Grinding and polishing passes — a deeper, glassier polish takes more passes.

All prices are supply and install, per square metre. Bespoke work with imported chips is priced on consultation, and every exact quote follows a site visit.

Is poured terrazzo cheaper than terrazzo tiles?

No — terrazzo tiles are cheaper upfront than poured in-situ terrazzo. What tiles cannot give you is a seamless surface: every tile brings grout joints, which collect dirt and read as a grid across the floor. Poured terrazzo is one continuous surface that can be re-ground and re-polished decades later — a repairability tiles do not offer. For a single small room, though, tiles can be the more sensible spend, since small poured areas price high per square metre.

Poured terrazzo or marble slab — which is the better choice?

Marble slab is the better choice for natural veining and book-matched drama, and poured terrazzo is the better choice for a seamless, joint-free floor whose composition you decide yourself. Terrazzo cannot imitate stone’s veining, and we would not pretend otherwise. What poured terrazzo offers instead is a surface with no joints for coastal humidity to work on, a floor that stays cool underfoot through 45°C summers, and a look you compose through chip and binder choices. In day-to-day upkeep, terrazzo asks less of you than polished marble does in the Gulf climate.

How long does poured terrazzo installation take?

Installation typically takes 10 to 15 days, including the cure before grinding and polishing. Terrazzo is poured wet on site, so the binder must cure fully before the floor is ground back — that stage cannot honestly be rushed. We sequence the work so other trades can continue elsewhere in the property while the floor cures.

How much does polished concrete cost in the UAE?

True polished concrete — mechanically ground, densified and polished — starts from AED 180 per square metre from RBS Group. Treat far cheaper quotes with care: many advertised “polished concrete” services are grind-and-seal, a topical coating over lightly ground concrete that neither densifies the slab nor lasts, and it is a different product altogether. Genuine mechanical polishing hardens the surface itself, which is why it endures in villas, showrooms and warehouses alike.