Method of making ornamental pre-cast terrazzo panels with integral inlay design

A process for preparing a pre-cast terrazzo panel having detailed, multicolor designs therein constituted by background and inlay designs of different colors and wherein the inlay and background colors are integral with no surface difference between the inlay and background comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a pre-cast unpolished terrazzo panel with a first background color;
• (b) cutting out an inlay pattern or design in said terrazzo panel, through the complete thickness of said panel, to create a silhouette cut-out panel;
• (c) placing said cut-out panel in a mold and releasably affixing face of said cut-out panel to a surface of said mold, pouring a blend of a second color comprising a binder and aggregate into said cut-out such that said blend contacts said mold surface, vibrating said blend to settle said blend, and curing said blend to create a cured inlay of said second color in said panel, wherein said blend when poured into said cut-out is prevented from working its way between said mold surface and said face of said cut-out panel due to said face of said cut-out panel being releasably affixed to said surface of said mold.
• (d) releasing said panel containing said cured inlay from said mold;
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• (e) polishing said face of said panel to produce a terrazzo panel having a plurality of different colors therein with said inlay color being integral with said background color and without said different colors being separated from each other by divider strips.