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A BRIEF HISTORY OF<br />

<strong>DIVIDER</strong> <strong>STRIPS</strong><br />

IN TERRAZZO FLOORING


Doyle Dickerson Terrazzo is a terrazzo contractor in Charlotte,<br />

North Carolina. We are dedicated to honing the craft of terrazzo,<br />

providing a floor that will last for generations. This booklet<br />

features a brief history on divider strips, its purpose in terrazzo<br />

flooring, and installation photos displaying how divider strips can<br />

help create a flooring design only limited to your imagination.


Purpose of a Divider Strip<br />

During a terrazzo installation, the divider strips are placed in the<br />

terrazzo as a means of separating epoxy resin colors and act as a<br />

control Divider strips joint, are which placed reduces in terrazzo the as a means amount of separating of cracks epoxy in resin the flooring. colors and<br />

act as a control joint, which reduces the amount of cracking in the surface.


TIMELINE<br />

1700s<br />

Like many great imports coming to<br />

America, terrazzo soon followed.<br />

Gifted craftsmen started paving the<br />

way for terrazzo to become a staple<br />

in the flooring industry for years to<br />

come. With the advancement in<br />

installation methods, wood strips<br />

were introduced to divide different<br />

marble colors.<br />

1920s<br />

Wooden strips were soon replaced<br />

with brass divider strips.<br />

1930s<br />

White metal strips were developed.<br />

1940s<br />

During the World War II era, plastic<br />

strips were developed as metal<br />

became a necessity during this<br />

period to build tanks, ships, planes<br />

and weapons.<br />

Aluminum Divider Strips<br />

World War II Propaganda


TIMELINE<br />

2010s<br />

Currently, there is wide range of<br />

materials being used as divider strips<br />

today. Most divider strips are made<br />

from zinc, aluminum, brass, stainless<br />

steel and plastics.<br />

Installers can cut divider strips at a<br />

construction site or use a waterjet<br />

machine to create a customized<br />

terrazzo design out of metals like<br />

aluminum, zinc or brass.<br />

Check out some of these divider<br />

strip layouts:


Types of Divider Strips<br />

a. Standard Divider Strip with Anchoring Device<br />

This strip is available in white alloy of zinc or brass<br />

and 14,16, or B & S gauge. It is extensively used in<br />

Sand cushion, bonded, and other structural types of<br />

cementitious types of terrazzo.<br />

b. Heavy Top Divider Strip with Anchoring Device<br />

This strip is available in white alloy of zinc or galvanized<br />

steel bottom section. Top section available in white<br />

alloy of zinc or brass and width of top section is 1/8”,<br />

1/4”, 3/8” or 1/2”


THANKS FOR VIEWING<br />

Doyle Dickerson Terrazzo<br />

1709 University Commercial Place<br />

Charlotte, North Carolina 28213<br />

USA<br />

Tel: (704) 921-4940<br />

Fax: (704) 921-4941<br />

info@doyledickersonterrazzo.com<br />

doyledickersonterrazzo.com<br />

©2016 Doyle Dickerson Terrazzo, Inc.

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