Microcement in Belfast

Microcement in Belfast is a thin, seamless coating trowelled over floors, walls and worktops, with no grout lines and no joints. Zavoré is based in Birmingham and our own applicators install microcement across the UK. It suits the small bathrooms of Belfast terraces, kitchen extensions and open plan apartments where one continuous surface makes a room feel larger. Start with a sample board so you can judge the tone before anything is ordered.

Belfast homes and why microcement fits them

Belfast's red brick terraces often have a rear return, a narrow extension at the back that holds the kitchen and bathroom. These rooms are small and awkward, with odd corners and tiled surfaces that collect grout. Microcement runs up walls, around a shower tray and across the floor as one surface, which is why it is popular in exactly these rooms.

In the Titanic Quarter and the Cathedral Quarter there are newer apartments and converted warehouses with concrete or screeded floors. A seamless floor suits those spaces well, provided the base is stable.

Preparation decides everything. A floor that still moves, a springy timber floor in an old terrace, loose tiles or a green screed will all show through. We do not lay microcement over movement, and we tell you early if the floor needs work first.

Where microcement works in a Belfast home

Our microcement installations suit these surfaces.

• Bathrooms and wet rooms, on a properly prepared, waterproofed wall and floor.
• Kitchen floors and worktops in rear returns and extensions.
• Open plan apartment floors, running from kitchen into living space.
• Shops, cafes and restaurants where a hard wearing seamless floor is wanted.
• Feature walls in hallways and stairwells.

Microcement is a finish for installation by our team. For materials we sell only the lime built pastellone and beton stucco, so if you want to buy product for your own decorator, those are the ones to look at.

How a microcement job in Belfast runs

The survey comes first. We look at the substrate, flatness, cracks, damp, movement, how the room is used, access and protection. Small questions can often be answered from photos, and we say plainly if a floor needs levelling, a wall needs stripping or a damp problem needs fixing.

We then make a sample on the sample board and the colour is approved before the material is tinted and shipped.

Because Belfast is some way from our centres, the job is planned in blocks of days so the team stays on site and applies each layer in order. Primer, mesh, coats and sealer follow one another without a gap in the sequence. Dates are agreed once the sample and price are signed off. See our microcement installation page for the full process.

Buying materials, trade work and training

People using their own decorator can buy the lime built pastellone and beton stucco from our shop, with tracked UK delivery. Trade customers can set up an account on our trade page.

If you want to learn the craft yourself, the microcement course runs at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester.

More finishes in Belfast

A Belfast bathroom or kitchen often calls for a second finish on the walls. See also polished plaster in Belfast, limewash in Belfast, tadelakt in Belfast, marmorino in Belfast, clay plaster in Belfast, concrete effect plaster in Belfast, liquid metal in Belfast and decorative finishes specialist in Belfast. For the plaster that started it all, read about Venetian plastering in Belfast.

Questions about microcement in Belfast

Can microcement go over tiles in a Belfast terrace bathroom?

Often, if the tiles are sound and the surface is prepared and reinforced. Loose or hollow tiles must come off first. We check at survey, sometimes from photos first.

Is microcement waterproof?

The sealer on top is what makes it waterproof and washable, not the cement. It works in showers on a properly prepared, waterproofed wall, which is why preparation matters so much.

Will it work on a timber floor in an older house?

Only if the floor is stiff and does not move. A springy floor will crack the surface, so we may recommend stiffening it or choosing a different finish.

Do you install microcement in apartments?

Yes. Our team plans the work in blocks of days and agrees dates once the sample and price are signed off.

Call 07592 929191 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm) or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos, rough measurements and the postcode. Or start with the sample board.