Sussex
Microcement, limewash and lime-plaster work across East and West Sussex — period homes, coastal builds and Sussex farmhouses.
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Sussex is our home county. The work is more varied here than anywhere else — coastal kitchens in Hove and Brighton, listed farmhouses around Lewes and Petworth, flint and brick cottages in the South Downs, new-build extensions across the commuter villages. A significant share is heritage-sensitive — limewash on lime-plastered walls, lime-render repair on flint elevations — which is also the work we most enjoy. The microcement side here tends toward warmer, sand-and-limestone shades; the coastal light flatters them and the South Downs vernacular sets the tone.
Listed Sussex farmhouses, flint-and-brick cottages, 1930s coastal villas in Hove and Worthing, contemporary new-builds in the high-and-mid Weald, oast house and barn conversions.
Sussex interiors run two distinct lanes — coastal-modern (pale microcement, sea-bleached limewash) and country-traditional (warm-toned lime, exposed beams, beeswaxed timber). We work happily in both.
- Limewash restoration on listed and heritage Sussex properties.
- Microcement in coastal kitchens — warm-grey and sand tones.
- Lime-plaster and lime-render repair, often as a pre-cursor to limewash.
- Wet-room conversions in older Sussex bathrooms.
- Microcement on barn-conversion floors.
A Grade II Lewes farmhouse: full lime-plaster repair across two ground-floor reception rooms, limewash in Pale Clay through the principal rooms, microcement (Soft Sand) in the new garden-room extension. Worked alongside the heritage architect on the listed-building consent.
Sussex is our home county — no travel surcharge anywhere from the M25 down to the coast. Most projects are within a 45-minute drive of our workshop.
Resin flooring Sussex: working sites and coastal routes
The A23/M23 connects Brighton and Crawley with London, while the A27/A259 follows the coast. Gatwick Airport is north of Crawley in West Sussex. These routes frame different flooring briefs: vehicle workshops, stock movement, customer-facing rooms and office fit-outs. Resin flooring should be selected for the traffic and cleaning in each zone, not from a single county-wide recipe. Turning wheels, wet entrances and quiet offices can need different builds within the same premises.
Epoxy and polyurethane for industrial floors
The Crawley and Gatwick growth area hosts businesses including Virgin Atlantic and Thales UK; the coast also includes American Express in Brighton, Ricardo in Shoreham and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars at Goodwood. Commercial and industrial flooring decisions depend on the operation: dry working areas can suit epoxy, while heat and repeated wash-down can point to polyurethane concrete. Ask how the slab, chemicals and reopening window shape the specification.
Domestic garage flooring in West Sussex
At the 2021 Census, detached homes accounted for 29.4% and semi-detached homes for 27.2% in the West Sussex County Council area. For a domestic garage, test the concrete and decide whether it will hold cars, equipment or a converted exercise space. Our garage flooring Sussex page covers that brief separately rather than applying an industrial specification to every home.
Concrete finish or a resin wearing layer?
Concrete flooring Sussex projects can start with very different slabs. Polishing develops the existing concrete surface; staining colours a suitable slab; a resin system adds a wearing layer. Repairs and moisture testing may come before any of them. A showroom may prioritise the concrete appearance, while an adjoining workshop prioritises grip and resistance to fluids. Compare the preparation and maintenance for each zone rather than using floor polishing as a catch-all name for every seamless finish.
The right Sussex authority for alterations
Sussex is not one council: West Sussex has seven districts, East Sussex has five, and Brighton and Hove is a separate unitary authority. Planning and building-control questions belong with the relevant authority for the premises. Check proposed changes to historic fabric or external finishes before work starts, and keep that decision separate from choosing an interior resin colour. For hand-applied bathroom and kitchen finishes, microcement in East Sussex has its own decorative specification.
Do you work on listed Sussex buildings?+
Yes — a meaningful share of our Sussex work is on Grade II listed properties. We're experienced in working under listed-building consent and alongside conservation architects.
Is microcement OK on a coastal property?+
Yes — interior microcement is unaffected by coastal proximity. For exterior elevations we'd specify a different system (Liquid Stone or Ruboflex) with full UV and salt-spray resistance.
Can you match a historic colour from an existing wall?+
Yes — see our colour-matching service. We've matched faded limewash on Sussex farmhouse walls many times; bring us a photograph and a small piece of substrate if you can.
Which resin floor suits a Sussex workshop rather than a domestic garage?+
Select it around vehicles, turning loads, fluids, cleaning and the closure window. A working workshop may need heavier zones and markings; the domestic garage specification should follow its own actual use.
Is concrete polishing the same as epoxy resin flooring?+
No. Polishing refines a suitable existing slab, while epoxy adds a bonded wearing layer. Both require assessment of the concrete, but they produce different surfaces and maintenance requirements.
Free site survey within Sussex. Most quotes turned around in 3 working days.