Microcement in London

London is more than half of our annual work. The bulk of it is Victorian and Edwardian housing stock from Hackney down to Clapham, plus mansion-block flats in Marylebone, Maida Vale and Kensington, plus a steady stream of rear-extension and basement renovations. The work splits cleanly: limewash on the original lime-plastered rooms in the period parts, microcement in the new-build extensions and renovated bathrooms. Access is the constant — we plan parking permits, lift bookings, and noisy-work hours into every London quote, because the difference between a smooth London install and a difficult one is logistical, not technical.

• Microcement in side-return kitchen extensions, floor and splashback in one continuous run.
• Wet-room conversions in mansion-block bathrooms with limited substrate options.
• Limewashed walls in principal bedrooms of stripped-back Victorian terraces.
• High-end matt paint specs for designer-led full-house refurbishments.
• Microcement on basement floors with cementitious tanking specs.

London projects carry no travel surcharge. We cover the full A406 North Circular / A205 South Circular ring and everything inside — SW, W, N, NW, E, SE and EC postcodes — with most jobs within 45 minutes of our base off the A23. We plan around the ULEZ, the CCZ and the relevant council's parking-bay suspension lead times.

Microcement in London flats and compact rooms

At the 2021 Census, flats made up 54.0% of homes across the London region and 30.0% of households rented privately. That means many compact bathrooms and kitchens, where seamless microcement suits well: no grout lines, a thin 2 to 3 mm layer over sound tiles, and one finish across floor, walls and shower. Lift bookings and building management rules in blocks shape the programme as much as the finish. See microcement bathrooms and microcement kitchens.

Venetian plaster, tadelakt and polished plaster in London

Shops, restaurants and offices across the West End, the City and Canary Wharf go through constant fit-outs, and decorative walls are a regular part of them. Venetian plaster and Marmorino give a polished, stone-like wall; tadelakt is a lime finish for curved, wet-area surfaces. Our polished plaster page and tadelakt guide explain both.

Concrete polishing and resin floors for London businesses

Commercial floors in offices, showrooms and back-of-house areas often call for a polished concrete look or a resin system with anti-slip grip in kitchens and service corridors. Concrete polishing works on a sound slab; where it will not suit, concrete-look microcement or an anti-slip floor coating may be the answer.

Conservation areas and planning across the boroughs

There is no single planning council for London: each of the 32 boroughs and the City of London is its own local planning authority. Planning data lists more than 600 conservation areas within 8 km of Trafalgar Square, 56 of them in Westminster alone, including Mayfair, Covent Garden and Belgravia. Interior microcement rarely needs consent, but external decorative finishes on Portland stone, white stucco or yellow London stock brick should be checked with the borough first, and listed buildings need care inside too.

Hard water and heating

Thames Water, which supplies central London, describes all the water in its region as hard, though some outer boroughs are served by other companies. Limescale shows on any shower surface, so sealed microcement should be cleaned with a pH-neutral cleaner rather than descalers. Across the region 70.5% of homes use mains gas only, and microcement works over properly commissioned underfloor heating too.