Microcement in Winchester

Microcement in Winchester gives a bathroom, kitchen or hallway one continuous surface with no grout lines. Zavoré installs microcement, and our showroom and training centre in London is open by appointment. For materials we sell the lime built alternatives, pastellone and beton stucco. A sample board is a good first step, and a call or a few photos of the room is often enough to start the conversation.

Winchester houses and what sits under a seamless floor

A seamless surface is only as good as what is underneath it, so the housing matters more here than the colour. Winchester has Georgian and Victorian houses with timber floors, Edwardian villas, converted stables and outbuildings, and modern flats and houses with concrete or screed floors.

Old timber floors move. A springy board will crack a rigid surface however good the material is, so a floor like that has to be stiffened and overboarded before microcement goes on. Many period houses also have a lime plaster wall or a solid floor that has been wet in the past, so we check for damp and say plainly if something has to be fixed first.

Newer homes are kinder. Kings Barton and other recent developments, and the 1930s and postwar streets in Weeke, Stanmore and Highcliffe, tend to have screeded floors and boarded walls. A screed must be dry all the way through, not just on top, and plasterboard needs joints reinforced and the right primer.

Underfloor heating is common in newer builds and extensions. It suits a thin seamless floor, but movement joints in the structure have to be carried through the finish rather than covered over. We look at that at survey.

Where microcement works in a Winchester property

Our microcement finishes suit the following spaces.

• Bathrooms and wet rooms, floor to wall in one surface, on a properly prepared and waterproofed base.
• Open plan kitchens and living rooms in extended houses.
• Hallways and boot rooms that take heavy use.
• Stair treads and landings.
• Worktops and vanity tops.
• Restaurants, shops, offices and hotel interiors in the city.

The sealer is what makes microcement waterproof and washable, not the cement itself. A failure is almost always in the primer, the mesh or the sealer, which is why we put so much of the job into preparation. We would not lay it as a cheap alternative to tile, and we would not lay it over a floor that still moves.

How a microcement job in Winchester runs

Every job starts with a survey. We look at the substrate, flatness, cracks, damp, movement, how the room is used, access and protection. Photos can answer small questions first. Tiles must be sound and keyed, or taken up. Timber needs stiffening. Corners and junctions are reinforced before the primer goes on.

We then agree a colour on a sample board, and the material is tinted to the approved sample before it ships. Winchester is some way from our centres, so the work is planned in blocks of days. The team stays on the job and lays each coat in order, then seals. Dates are agreed once the sample and price are signed off. More detail is on the microcement installation page.

Materials, trade and training

For floors and bathrooms we would ask you to leave the laying to us. A seamless floor has no grout line to hide a join, and the whole room has to be laid wet in one go. Walls are kinder. We sell beton stucco and pastellone through the shop with tracked UK delivery, and a confident decorator can learn the wall finishes.

Decorators can ask about a trade account. Our microcement course runs at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester.

More finishes in Winchester

Microcement in Winchester works well beside other finishes. tadelakt in Winchester is the older answer for a shower, and concrete effect plaster in Winchester gives the cool concrete look on a wall. For a softer room try limewash in Winchester or clay plaster in Winchester. Walls with more shine come from polished plaster in Winchester, marmorino in Winchester and liquid metal in Winchester. Our wider work is covered under decorative finishes specialist in Winchester, and our page on Venetian plastering in Winchester covers the classic lime plasters.

Questions about microcement in Winchester

Can microcement go over my existing tiles in Winchester?

Sometimes. The tiles must be sound, degreased and keyed, or taken up. A drummy tile will telegraph through, so we check at survey.

Is microcement suitable for a period house with timber floors?

Only once the floor has been stiffened and overboarded. A springy timber floor will crack a rigid seamless surface, and no material bridges that movement.

Can I have it in a shower?

Yes, on a properly prepared, waterproofed wall and floor. The primer, mesh and sealer decide how well it lasts.

Do you sell microcement for my own decorator?

We install microcement. For materials we sell the lime built pastellone and beton stucco, tinted to colour and sent with tracked UK delivery.

For a floor or bathroom, 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.