Microcement in Riyadh

Seamless floors and walls are a natural fit for new Riyadh interiors, and microcement in Riyadh is how a room loses its grout lines and thresholds. Zavoré installs microcement with its own artisans in Riyadh homes, offices and hotels, and anywhere in Saudi Arabia. Photographs of the space and a sample board are the easiest way in.

Riyadh apartments and villas that suit a seamless surface

Much of the city has been built in the last few decades on concrete frames, and the result is a great many apartments, villas and offices with plain square rooms. Tiled floors run through hallways, kitchens and living areas with a grid of joints that cuts every space into pieces. A trowelled surface that carries on from room to room makes the same plan feel larger and calmer.

Open plan ground floors in the villa districts, such as Al Malqa and Hittin, gain the most. Where a family wing meets a reception wing, a continuous floor removes the thresholds. Tower apartments around Olaya and the King Abdullah Financial District have smaller footprints where the effect of no joints is stronger still.

Bathrooms are the other draw. A shower floor that turns up the wall as one surface is easier to keep clean than tile, provided the waterproofing behind it is done properly first.

Where microcement works, and where lime does the job

Floors, walls, shower benches, niches, worktops, stair treads and landings can all be finished this way. Cafes, boutiques, clinics and offices use it for the calm, even look. Read more on our microcement page.

We install microcement ourselves, from the first primer coat to the final sealer, and the same artisans stay on the job throughout.

A seamless floor depends on what lies beneath it. Springy joists, loose tiles, a screed that is still damp or a structural crack will all telegraph through, so preparation takes more time than the finish.

How a microcement job in Riyadh is planned

We begin with photographs, drawings and measurements of the floors and walls. A survey follows, because we need to know the base before we fix a price. Tiles must be sound and keyed, screed must be dry all the way through, and any movement joints in the building have to be carried through the finish.

Colour and sheen are agreed on a sample, and tinting follows the approved sample. Our artisans then work in blocks of days. A seamless floor is laid wet across the whole room, so the team stays on site and lays each layer in order. Dates are set once sample and price are signed off, and our microcement installation page sets out the stages.

Learning microcement in the UK

Our microcement course is taught in person at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester. Students travel to the UK from abroad, and airport or station pickup can be arranged with the booking.

More finishes in Riyadh

Seamless surfaces often sit beside other finishes. A wet room can pair with tadelakt in Riyadh, and calm lime walls come from limewash in Riyadh or clay plaster in Riyadh. A similar grey, wall only, is on the page for concrete effect plaster in Riyadh. Lime based sheen comes from polished plaster in Riyadh and marmorino in Riyadh, and metallic walls from liquid metal in Riyadh. For the whole range see our decorative finishes specialist in Riyadh page, our Venetian plastering service in Riyadh and our Venetian plastering in Saudi Arabia page.

Questions about microcement in Riyadh

Can microcement go over existing tiles?

Usually, if the tiles are firmly stuck, degreased and keyed. Loose ones are lifted, and grout lines are filled and reinforced. We check this at the survey before pricing.

Is microcement waterproof in a shower?

The sealer makes the surface washable, but the tanking behind it must still be done properly, as it would under tile. A seamless surface is easier to keep clean, though it does not replace waterproofing.

Do you install microcement across Riyadh?

Yes. We install microcement in every part of Riyadh and anywhere in Saudi Arabia. Send photos and rough measurements to start.

Will a seamless floor crack?

It follows movement beneath it. On a dry, rigid and properly primed base with joints carried through, it stays sound. That is why we spend longer on preparation than on the finish.

Telephone +44 7592 929191 from Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm UK time, or email sales@zavore.co.uk with a few photographs, rough room sizes and the address. Start with the sample board to see the surfaces dry.