Kent Homes and a Polished Wall Finish, What to Expect

Short answer. Polished plaster works well in Kent homes on living room feature walls, chimney breasts, stair walls and kitchen walls away from the hob, while microcement suits bathrooms and garden room floors. Zavoré tints the plaster to your colour in Birmingham, ships it tracked, and sends its own applicators to Kent for a planned block of days.

For every decorative finish we install in Kent, from Venetian plaster to limewash, gilding and murals, see our decorative finishes specialist in Kent page.

Would you rather have it done for you? Our own applicators provide Venetian plaster installation across the UK, including Venetian plastering in Kent.

What Kent homes look like today

Kent has a wide mix of housing. There are newer estates and family homes around its growing towns, Victorian terraces in the older town centres, and seaside houses along the coast. Many have been extended at the back, given a garden room, or opened up into one large kitchen and family space.

What polished plaster is

Polished plaster, also called Grassello, is an Italian plaster made from aged lime putty. It is trowelled on in very thin layers and burnished, which means pressed hard with a steel trowel until it turns smooth and glassy. A coat of wax finishes it. The result looks like polished marble and feels cool and smooth.

Polished plaster is not the only option. Marmorino, from the same family of Italian lime plasters, contains marble dust and stays more matt, which some people prefer in bedrooms and quieter rooms. Many homes use both, with a polished wall in one room and Marmorino in the rest.

Room ideas for Kent homes

• Living room. Polished plaster around the chimney breast, with the alcoves in a matt Marmorino of the same colour.
• Kitchen and family room. One polished wall on the dining side. Our article on Venetian plaster in kitchens explains where it works and where to avoid.
• Garden room. Microcement on the floor, carried through from the kitchen with no threshold strip.
• Seaside home. Soft sandy or pale stone colours in Marmorino for a relaxed coastal feel.
• Cloakroom. Liquid Metal, our metallic range, for a small room with a big effect.

Booking a Kent job from Birmingham

Kent is a long way from our Birmingham studio, so we plan carefully to keep the time on site efficient. First, we settle colours using sample boards trowelled in your shortlist. Then we confirm areas from photos, drawings or a visit. The plaster is tinted, so every tub matches, and it goes out tracked.

Our applicators then travel down and work through a block of days. To keep that block running smoothly.

• Clear the rooms of furniture, or gather it in the middle under covers.
• Make sure walls are sound and dry, and new plaster has fully dried out.
• Finish dusty building work beforehand.
• Let us know about parking and access.

Order a sample board in your colour, call 07592 929191 or email sales@zavore.co.uk. Read more on our Kent page.

Questions we get asked

Can polished plaster go on a ceiling?

Yes, it can be applied to ceilings. Working overhead takes longer, so we allow for it when planning the block of days.

Do I need to empty the room?

The walls being worked on must be clear. Small rooms should be emptied, while larger rooms can have furniture grouped in the middle under covers.

Can I buy polished plaster without installation?

Yes. Trade customers can buy material tinted to their colour, shipped tracked across the UK.