Concrete effect plaster in Exeter

Concrete effect plaster in Exeter is a smooth, cloudy grey wall finish laid in mineral plaster with a steel trowel. We supply Beton Stucco, tinted to the colour you choose. Zavoré is based in Birmingham, where the Academy is, and our own applicators install across the UK. It belongs in Exeter's modern and converted buildings rather than its period rooms. Begin with a sample board set against the real wall.

Modern Exeter, warehouses and new flats

Exeter has an old quayside lined with warehouses and a Custom House, and some of those buildings now house bars, shops and flats. Brick and stone walls beside the water give concrete a natural neighbour. Away from the river the city has been building up quickly, with flats around the station and in the new neighbourhoods of Newcourt and Monkerton, all with flat, clean plasterboard.

Those flat new walls are what this finish likes. Beton Stucco is thin, a few passes thick, so the wall underneath shows through. It wants a skimmed, flat surface that is primed so the coats pull off evenly. Plasterboard joints, tape lines and roller stipple from old emulsion all come up if ignored.

We would not use it in a Georgian drawing room full of cornice, panelled doors and picture rail. Concrete fights them. Period rooms are better with lime finishes. It also does not suit damp walls that have not been fixed, or a rented flat where someone will want to roll emulsion back over it in two years.

Where concrete effect works in Exeter

Our concrete effect plaster suits these places.

• Feature walls and chimney breasts in new build flats.
• Open plan kitchen and living walls in rear extensions.
• Bars, cafes and shop interiors around the Quay and the centre.
• Stairwells and lobbies in office and apartment conversions.

Concrete reads as concrete because of scale. Large, slow, soft variation looks like a cast panel, and small busy mottling does not. That is judged on the sample.

How a concrete effect job in Exeter runs

We survey first, covering flatness, cracks, joints, damp, movement, access and protection. Small questions can often be answered from photos. We say plainly if a wall needs skimming, stripping or a damp problem fixing first, because corners and arrises matter more than faces.

The sample is agreed in your colour and the material is tinted to it before it ships. Exeter is some way from Birmingham, so the work is planned in blocks of days, with our team staying on the job so each coat goes on in order. Dates are agreed once the sample and price are signed off. See the concrete effect installation page.

Buying and learning

You can lay this yourself on a small wall such as an alcove or chimney breast. A long open plan wall with a return is harder, because the cloud has to carry across without a join. Buy through the shop, ask about a trade account, or take the concrete effect course.

More finishes in Exeter

Related finishes include microcement in Exeter, which suits floors and wet areas, and liquid metal in Exeter for a shimmer. Softer walls come from limewash in Exeter, clay plaster in Exeter and marmorino in Exeter, and shine from polished plaster in Exeter. Showers need tadelakt in Exeter. See also Venetian plastering in Exeter and decorative finishes specialist in Exeter.

Questions about concrete effect plaster in Exeter

Is concrete effect plaster the same as concrete effect paint?

No. Most concrete paint is acrylic with grit, rolled on. Beton Stucco is mineral plaster trowelled in thin coats, so the tone sits inside the material.

Can I put concrete effect in a converted Quay warehouse flat?

Often well, since the walls are typically plain and the setting is industrial. We survey the substrate first.

Will it suit my Victorian terrace?

Usually not in rooms with cornice and panelled doors. Lime finishes sit better there. A modern extension at the back is a better home for it.

Can it go in a bathroom?

Not inside a shower. Tadelakt is the choice there. A sealed wall elsewhere in the room can work.

Send photos of the wall and we will say what it needs. Call 07592 929191 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm) or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos, rough measurements and the postcode. You can also order a sample board and start from there.