Micro cement.

[matt58k]

Hi we are trying to decide between microcement and tiles.

 

atm laying UFH so need to decide pretty soon.

 

have a few tilers priced already but looking for micro cement recommendations.    Any help appreciated.

 

thanks Matt.  

[Mr Punter]

For several years we have holidayed in a villa in Portugal.  They had microcement and I saw many areas fail at considerable expense to the owner.  It looked great at the outset.  I would go with tiles.

[garrymartin]

We looked at it for our current en-suite remodel. Suppliers wouldn't provide a warranty for using it on the timber floor and shower tray. They seem happy if you're going on to a solid wall or floor, but it just doesn't seem to cope well with any movement and they said we could end up with micro-fractures that might leak. As it's a wetroom, we're back to tiles too.

[IanR]

11 hours ago, matt58k said:

Hi we are trying to decide between microcement and tiles.

 

We were close to going with micro cemenet / micro screed but in the end went with poured resin.

 

If you've not had a good look into poured resin it may be worth considering.

 

 

[AppleDown]

We visited a friend who microcement last year and we fell in love with it - so much so that we want a good 65m2 of it downstairs on the build. We've gone to a few different providers and each one uses a slightly different buildup.

 

The two we've had the best experience with so far - and the ones with a more 'technical' approach - have been Forcrete and Topcret. There were a couple of local installers who quoted, but they simply just use a primer and then a couple of layers of product and a sealer. The two mentioned have a much more substantial process of building up the layers, adding strength etc. Yes it's all theory at the moment until we get it down - but from the time it takes to actually apply, the number of layers and the specific build up, I'm happy spending the extra £s on it vs tiles.

 

We have also done our own 'scientific' stain testing with a few sample sheets on cement board. Went wild with the usual coffee, raspberries, spirulina and ketchup - baked in the sun and didn't leave a mark.

 

 

[matt58k]

Thanks for advice will call forcrete and topcrete.    Any idea of pricing appreciated. C150/sqm so far 😞. 

[AppleDown]

20 minutes ago, matt58k said:

Thanks for advice will call forcrete and topcrete.    Any idea of pricing appreciated. C150/sqm so far 😞. 

It's not cheap - the best product and buildup for the floor from Topcret is about £160m2 including install.