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Seamless floors, walls and wet rooms laid by our own team, with the preparation that old London floors and tiled bathrooms need done first.
Microcement in London means a thin, seamless coating over floors, walls and bathrooms with no grout lines and no joints. Zavoré installs it with our own team, who travel from our Birmingham base, and we also sell the lime based seamless finishes Pastellone and Beton Stucco with tracked UK delivery. The first step is a sample board, then a conversation about the floor underneath, because that decides the job.
Seamless work is decided by what is below it. London homes give us three common starting points.
Victorian and Georgian houses usually have suspended timber floors on joists. Those can flex, and a rigid surface will crack if the floor moves, however good the material is. A timber floor has to be stiffened and boarded properly first. Flats and extensions often have a screed, and a screed must be dry all the way through, not only on top. Many London bathrooms are already tiled, and microcement can often go over sound tiles that have been degreased, keyed and reinforced, with drummy tiles lifted and made good.
Warehouse conversions in places like Shoreditch and Bermondsey tend to have solid concrete floors, which suit a seamless finish well. In every case we survey before pricing and say plainly if the base needs work first.
People choose our microcement finishes for rooms where joints are a nuisance.
A small London bathroom can look larger without grout lines breaking up the walls. The surface is sealed, and the sealer is what makes it waterproof and washable. The wall or floor must still be tanked properly, exactly as it would be under tile.
The survey looks at the floor structure, the screed or boards, existing tiles, movement joints and access. A seamless floor is laid wet in one go, so we plan protection and access with care, especially up flights of stairs in a terrace or through a shared hallway in a block of flats.
We agree colour and sheen on a sample board before work begins. Greys, greiges, warm stones and off blacks are the usual choices, and the finish carries a gentle cloudy movement. Material is tinted before it leaves Birmingham. Because London is some way from Birmingham, the job is planned in blocks of days and our team stays to lay each stage in order. Details are on the microcement installation page.
If you want to buy for your own decorator, the shop lists Pastellone, which gives a seamless lime and marble floor and wall finish, and Beton Stucco, a concrete look wall finish, along with primer, matt wax and sealer. For a floor or a bathroom we would ask you to leave it to us, because the preparation matters more than the product. Trade customers can ask about a trade account.
If your bathroom has a shower with running water, also read about tadelakt in London. For the concrete look on walls see concrete effect plaster in London. Other finishes are polished plaster in London, marmorino in London, limewash in London, clay plaster in London and liquid metal in London. Our full range is under decorative specialists in London, and the classic lime finish is covered in Venetian plastering in London.
Usually yes, if the tiles are firmly stuck, degreased and keyed. Loose or drummy tiles are lifted and made good first, and the grout lines are filled and reinforced so they do not show through later.
It can if the floor flexes. A springy timber floor needs to be stiffened and boarded before a rigid surface goes on. We look at the joists and boards at the survey.
We install microcement with our own team. For people buying materials we sell lime based seamless finishes, Pastellone for floors and walls and Beton Stucco for walls, with tracked delivery across the UK.
The sealer makes the surface waterproof and washable, but the structure behind it still has to be tanked properly. Without that, the finish alone is not a waterproofing system.
Send a photo of the floor or bathroom and we will tell you what the base needs. Call 07592 929191 (Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm) or email sales@zavore.co.uk with photos, rough measurements and your postcode. You can also order a sample board and start from there.
Order a sample board tinted to your colour, or send photos and rough measurements of the walls in London and we will come back to you with the right finish and a clear quote.
For a quote, email photos and measurements of your walls to sales@zavore.co.uk or call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm.
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We also supply the trade by post, wherever you are. The shop ships tracked across the UK, and the Academy teaches the finishes in Birmingham.
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