Concrete effect plaster in Bournemouth

Concrete effect plaster in Bournemouth is a smooth, cloudy grey wall, laid in mineral plaster with a steel trowel rather than rolled on from a tin. It suits the newer end of the town, the apartments, lofts and open plan kitchens. Zavoré supplies Beton Stucco, tinted to your colour, and our own applicators install it. Everything we install, we teach. We are based in Birmingham, where our Academy is. Start with a sample board.

Modern flats, lofts and open plan houses

Beyond the Victorian villas, Bournemouth has a good stock of modern apartment blocks, converted lofts and extended 1930s houses with the back wall knocked out. These have flat, square walls, which is just what concrete effect needs. A wall of cloudy grey behind a dining table or a hob area reads as a deliberate design choice.

It is a thin decorative skin, a few passes thick, not cement render and not structural. Left matt it is cool to the touch. Sealed, it takes a light sheen and becomes wipeable. What lies beneath decides how good it looks, so plasterboard needs reinforced joints and the right primer.

We are plain about where it does not belong. Skip it in Victorian rooms full of cornice, picture rail and panelled doors, because concrete fights them. Skip it inside a shower, and on walls that move or are damp. In a rented flat, remember someone will want to roll emulsion back over it. And if you want one flat even colour with no variation, choose paint.

Where concrete effect works in Bournemouth

Our concrete effect finishes suit modern spaces with square walls.

• Open plan kitchen and dining walls.
• A feature wall behind a bath or hob area, properly prepared.
• Hallways and stairwells in newer houses.
• Loft conversions with flat, square walls.
• Fireplaces and chimney breasts.
• Shopfronts, gallery spaces and bars in the town centre.

How a concrete effect plaster job in Bournemouth runs

We survey the substrate, flatness, cracks, damp and movement, plus access and protection. Photos let us answer small questions early. Our concrete effect installation page sets out the steps.

You then approve a sample from your sample board, and the material is tinted to that colour before it ships.

Bournemouth is some way from Birmingham, so we plan the work in blocks of days. The team stays on the job and lays each coat in order, rather than driving back and forth between coats. Dates are agreed once the sample and price are signed off.

Buying the material and learning it

You can lay this yourself, but whether you should depends on the wall. A small alcove or a chimney breast is a fair first job. A long open plan wall with a return is harder, because the cloud must carry across without a join. We sell the material through our shop, with trade accounts on our trade page.

To learn it properly, see our concrete effect course at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester.

More finishes in Bournemouth

If you are weighing up the whole range, look at polished plaster in Bournemouth, microcement in Bournemouth, limewash in Bournemouth, tadelakt in Bournemouth, marmorino in Bournemouth, clay plaster in Bournemouth, liquid metal in Bournemouth and a decorative finishes specialist in Bournemouth. For the classic Italian lime finish, see our Venetian plastering in Bournemouth.

Questions about concrete effect plaster in Bournemouth

Is concrete effect plaster heavy or structural?

No. It is a thin decorative skin that behaves like a skin, so the wall beneath decides how it looks.

Can it go over plasterboard in a new flat?

Yes, with joints reinforced and the right primer. We survey and say plainly if a wall needs more preparation.

Is it wipeable in a kitchen?

Sealed, it takes a light sheen and becomes wipeable. Keep it a sensible distance from a hob and talk to us about the layout.

Would it suit my Victorian villa?

Usually not in rooms with cornice and panelled doors. It sits better in the modern extension, loft or open plan part of the house.

To talk it through, call 07592 929191 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm) or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos, rough measurements and the postcode. Or order a sample board and see the colours on your own wall.