Guide · East Sussex · BN1
Hand-installed Microcement kitchen splashbacks across Brighton
Refurb briefs in Brighton for microcement kitchen splashbacks typically arrive at the point the client has already ruled out tile. The reason is almost always the same — one of victorian sub-basements and converted seafront arches drive most resin briefs here, a continuous victorian sub-basements and converted seafront arches drive most resin briefs here — and microcement kitchen splashbacks is the finish that answers it. The Brighton catchment we work across covers BN1, BN2 — reached via the A23 London Road, 5 min from our brighton workshop via the a23. Nearby coverage includes Hove (2 mi), Rottingdean (3 mi), Saltdean (4 mi). Site conditions matter here: salt-heavy coastal air demands UV-stable polyaspartic top-coats. That shapes the primer and sealer specification below, not just the visible finish.
Substrate diagnosis before we quote
A splashback sits on a moisture-tolerant substrate — usually 12 mm cement board or existing sound plaster with a bonding primer. The build-up is thinner than a wet-room wall (2 mm total) but still needs mechanical bond and a hospitality-grade sealer to survive daily cooking splatter.
Detailing notes for your designer
A splashback that runs continuously from worktop to underside of the wall units reads as one surface. A colour drawn from the worktop veining (rather than a contrasting slab) knits the kitchen together. Consider a matt sealer — kitchen splashbacks look best matt.
System specification
On-site programme
- Substrate prepDay 1
Cement board fixed and taped, or plaster made good and primed.
- Base coatDay 2
Fibreglass mesh embedded in reinforced base coat, ready for colour.
- Colour coatsDay 3
Two thin passes hand-trowelled to the required colour depth.
- SealerDay 4
Two coats polyurethane kitchen-grade sealer, satin or matt.
Common install-time pitfalls
- ✕Applying over MDF or standard plasterboard — moisture cycling will lift the finish.
- ✕Under-priming plaster — the base coat delaminates.
- ✕Domestic-grade sealer — tomato and turmeric will stain within months.
- ✕Trowel marks over-worked into the finish rather than left as texture.
The local considerations for Brighton
kitchen splashbacks in Brighton — Q&A
Other guides for Brighton
Microcement kitchen splashbacks — other Sussex towns
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The short version
For kitchen splashbacks in Brighton: expect a £900–£2,400 per installation budget, a build programme of about 3–5 working days on site, and a survey-to-install window of 4–6 weeks. The finish is one continuous mineral surface — no joints, no trims, no visible transitions.