The Journal
Notes from the trowel.
Straight answers to the questions we're asked every week - costs, comparisons and care, written by the people who apply the material.
The cornerstone guide · 9 min read
Microcement floors: the honest guide
Costs and where the money goes, the crack question answered properly, underfloor heating, wet rooms, curing times - and when we'd talk you out of it.
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Comparison · 6 min read
Microcement vs tiles: the honest comparison
Cost per square metre, grout, waterproofing, underfloor heating - and the cases where tiles are still the right answer.
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How-to · 5 min read
Can you apply microcement over existing tiles?
Usually, yes - and it saves days of demolition. What the preparation actually involves and when we'd say no.
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Care · 4 min read
Caring for polished plaster & microcement
The five-minute routine that keeps mineral surfaces beautiful for decades - and the three products to keep away from them.
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Costs · 7 min read
Microcement floor cost per m²: what actually sets the price
Why the per-metre rate misleads, the six things that set the price, where the money goes and five questions to ask anyone quoting you.
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Comparison · 7 min read
Microcement vs tadelakt: which one for your bathroom?
Look, feel, waterproofing, durability and cost drivers - and why lime walls over a microcement floor is the pairing we build most.
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Costs · 8 min read
What does Venetian plaster actually cost?
What sets the rate, how to bring it down and the five questions to ask anyone quoting you.
Read article→Comparison · 6 min read
Venetian plaster vs microcement
Which finish suits which room - and where each one is simply the wrong answer.
Read article→Bathrooms · 6 min read
How a microcement bathroom is waterproofed
Membrane, build-up and testing - the sealed system that makes a grout-free wet room safe.
Read article→Floors · 5 min read
Microcement over underfloor heating
Why it is the best pairing there is and the commissioning rules that make it so.
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Marmorino vs Venetian plaster
Same lime family, different character - how to choose between texture and polish.
Read article→For specifiers · 8 min read
Specifying mineral finishes
Substrates, tolerances, sequencing and sign-off - the clauses that keep a plaster spec honest.
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