Seamless surfaces, no grout lines.

What it actually is

Microcement is a thin, hard-wearing cement-based coating applied by hand over an existing surface. Because it goes on as a continuous skin, there are no joints and no grout lines — nothing to discolour, nothing to scrub, nothing to catch dirt.

It’s thin enough that in most cases it goes over what’s already there rather than needing a rip-out. That matters more than people expect: it can be the difference between a bathroom being out of action for a fortnight and for a few days.

Applied

By hand, over existing surfaces

Finish

Concrete or flat

Joints

None — fully seamless

Best for

Bathrooms, floors, kitchens

Two finishes, two very different rooms

A concrete finish keeps the movement and cloudiness of the trowel work, so it reads as a natural, textured surface. A flat finish is calmer and more even. I’ve done both recently — one bathroom in concrete, another in flat — and they are two completely different rooms.

Where it works

• Bathrooms and wet rooms — walls, floors and shower areas, sealed throughout
• Floors — running continuously through a space with no thresholds breaking it up
• Kitchens — splashbacks and surfaces that would otherwise be tiled
• Commercial — restaurants, retail and offices, where it takes traffic well

Living with it

Sealed properly, microcement handles daily use and water well. It’s a hand-applied finish rather than a factory product, so it carries movement and character — that’s the point of it, not a defect.

How much

Priced on area and on how much preparation the existing surface needs. I come and look, measure up, and send a written price within one to two days.