ALL ABOUT
MICROCEMENT
Microcement is a 2-3mm smooth and seamless high performance cementitious finish. It does not crack and can be applied over virtually any surface. Most commonly, microcement is used on flooring.
What makes microcement?
Microcement has 3 basic ingredients
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Cement
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Resins
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Sands
Different manufacturers add in their own additives to improve on its workability, hardness or settings time.
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Advantages of microcement
No hacking required for overlay over tiles
Microcement is a popular choice for walls and floors without the need to remove existing tiles.
Seamless finish
Microcement forms a smooth, continuous surface without joints. It gives a modern look and make spaces feel larger.
Versatile
Microcement can be applied to virtually any surface such as floors, walls, stairs, furnitures and doors.
Thin Application
Being only 2-3mm thin, microcement can be applied on existing surfaces without adding significant height.
Customizable
Microcement can be customized to almost any colour and style to suit your preference and needs.
Microcement Application Process
Surface Preparation
Clean the surface to be free from loose particles such as dust and oils. It also has to be level and smooth to avoid unwanted burnishing marks.
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Apply a layer of water-based primer. Reinforce with a net if doing over cement surfaces
Basecoat
A good basecoat serves as a good key to receive the topcoat subsequently. Generally, there should be a minimum of 2 basecoats, and the sand size in basecoat should be slightly bigger than the topcoat.
Topcoat
The topcoat can then be applied in 2 coats, normally wet-on-wet, with final light press using a stainless steel flex trowel
Pore-sealer
Depending on the absorption of the topcoat, 1-2 coats of pore sealer can be applied to ensure even application of the subsequent polyurethane coat
Polyurethane varnish
Apply 2 coats minimum of clear polyurethane varnish for protection against abrasion
Top 3 Essential Tools
While we have an arsenal of tools to pull off the perfect job, these 3 tools is of the utmost importance to us.
Flexible stainless steel scrapers
A good scraper should neither be too soft nor too hard. Just the right amount of flex will be good to prevent unnecessary burnishing marks
Hard trowel with rounded edges
We never, never use trowels with a sharp edges as it will leave behind trowel marks. A hard trowel is especially important for the basecoat application to ensure a level application
Flex trowel with rounded edges
A flex trowel is used mainly in topcoat application where we need to feather the finishing coat out and press the surface to attain a smooth finishing
