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Microcement walls and floor in the dining room at Maysan, LXR Doha, with timber furniture
Microcement

Microcement kitchens

Splashbacks, islands and joinery faces in one continuous surface - with a sealer specification honest about heat, oil and acid.

What to expect

In a kitchen, microcement is usually specified for the vertical and the visible: splashbacks, island returns, joinery faces and the wall behind the run. It removes the tile grid and the grout, and lets wall, island and floor share one colour and one texture.

Worktops are where to be careful. A microcement worktop is possible and it is done, but a worktop is the hardest surface in a home - direct heat, standing oil, red wine, lemon juice and knives. The sealer specification does the work there, and some sealers that resist heat resist staining less well. We would rather set that expectation at specification stage than at handover.

Everywhere else in the kitchen the material is well within its comfort: seamless, cleanable, repairable in place, and applicable over existing tile without stripping the room back.

In practice

Splashbacks, island returns, joinery faces and full wall runs in one surface Applied over existing tile or plasterboard, avoiding a strip-out Colour and texture shared with adjoining floors and walls Worktops possible, with the sealer specified explicitly for heat, oil and acid Damage made good by re-working and re-sealing rather than replacing a panel

Specify it

Applied thickness Approximately 1 to 2 mm on walls and joinery faces
Worktops Specified case by case; sealer chosen for heat, oil and acid exposure
Behind hobs Confirm heat exposure and sealer rating before specifying
Cleaning Neutral pH cleaners; avoid abrasives and strong acids on the sealer
Repair Local re-work and re-seal rather than panel replacement

Microcement is a durable, low-VOC cement-based finish. It is not a natural or vapour-open material — for that, see clay plaster or lime plaster. Emission and content testing is published by the manufacturer.

View evidence — Cemher VOC emissions certificate (PDF, 0.8 MB)

Kitchens in place

Delivered work, photographed on site. Photography: Conmarble.

Microcement surfaces continuing from floor to walls and joinery in the atrium lounge at Maysan, LXR Doha
One colour and texture shared between floor, wall and joinery.
Sand-toned microcement surfaces and built-in joinery in the sales centre lobby at LA7, Egypt
LA7 Wellness Beach Club - carried onto built-in joinery.

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Built with this material, by our own artisans. Open the project for the full set of photographs and the story of the installation.

Sealed Microdur Plus microcement in the lounge at Maysan, LXR Doha
Maysan, LXR Doha Microdur Plus, sealed system, floors and walls throughout View the project →
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Microdur Plus Technical data, coverage and the full system build-up. The microcement family Technical data, coverage and the full system build-up. All applications Floors, walls, bathrooms, kitchens, pools, exteriors and decorative. Delivered projects Where this material is already on site. Request a sample panel Send a finishes schedule and we will reply within one working day.

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We supply the material and we apply it, so the specification and the workmanship sit with one party. Send a finishes schedule, an elevation or a mood board and we will come back with the system, the build-up, the sample programme and a completed clause.

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